Leaf-peeper alert: Fall color approaches peak at Crow’s Nest October 12, 2011 The red maples are at their peak of fall color in an outrageous combination of bright reds, oranges and yellows. Where they grow in…
About those trails (Crow’s Nest): October 7, 2011I hate to have to be apologetic about anything at the preserve, but here goes: our trails are still really wet. Many we cannot mow…
The best job in the world… October 6, 2011I gave a presentation yesterday to the fifth graders of French Creek Elementary, about Crow’s Nest Preserve and what I do there for Natural Lands…
Crow’s Nest: more blooms September 28, 2011The flowering season is not over yet. Here are a couple of things now in bloom: Here’s a top-down view of turtlehead (Chelone glabra). I…
Crow’s Nest: Fall WebWalkers, WebWanderers, and WebWigglers September 19, 2011Our fall season of nature clubs begins October 12, 13, and 14. We offer three after-school programs and two morning ones for home-schooled kids. The…
Crow’s Nest in the community: September 24 events September 17, 2011Mark your calendars: next Saturday Natural Lands Trust will be represented at a couple of community events. First I’ll be giving a walk and talk…
Crow’s Nest: Fox Hill Trail completed September 15, 2011 Eagle Scout candidate David Scheuermann has completed his project at Crow’s Nest: the design and building of our new Fox Hill Trail and a…
Crow’s Nest: What’s in bloom in fall I didn’t manage to keep up with tracking all of this summer’s blooms, but the meadow wildflowers were spectacular despite the drought. Now that…
A Champion of Open Space September 14, 2011We lost this week a champion of open space. Eleanor Morris, co-founder—with her late husband state Representative Sam Morris—of French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust.…
Crow’s Nest rain barrel-just in time! September 8, 2011We’ve had more rain than I could have imagined, and all the projects I had planned this week are thrown out the window. Yes, the…
