Crow’s Nest is foremost a “Preserve”—protected open space that Natural Lands Trust owns and manages for its native species, ecological value and public use. But…

I feel like I got away with something today: I mowed the lawn at Crow’s Nest during the only dry two hours this week, got…

We’ve had a glorious week of weather in our region that has allowed me to catch up with the rampant rain-fed spring growth. All of…

Flowers fill the woods now as the trees’ leaves emerge bright. I haven’t taken many pictures lately so I’ll include here better ones that Denis…

In addition to the usual June and October dances that are held at Crow’s Nest, we will also be hosting the May event for Elverson…

This weekend I had the pleasure of joining Kevin Fryberger of Brandywine Conservancy to co-lead a walk at their Waterloo Mills Preserve on the topic…

Here’s the latest report on spring at the preserve: hawthornes (Crataegus sp.) are blooming. I’ve never paid much attention to them before now but there…

Seamus and Duffy are not our summer interns—those folks start next month. These guys are goats, 7 and 8 year old Nubian wethers (fixed males)…

Shadbush (amelanchier, serviceberry) is blooming right now at Crow’s Nest, with many visible at the woods edge along Piersol Road. It’s flowering time is short…

On an evening walk I could see just the top of this barn over the rise of the farm fields at Crow’s Nest, with a…