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…

With the rain this week the wildflowers were temporarily muted. But the rain made for a beautiful, soft day in the woods anyway. I didn’t…

This weekend our region will be hosting the annual meeting (and associated hikes) of the Keystone Trails Association. Conference attendees will be treated to a…

Last week the only things blooming here were red maples and quaking aspens. This week, too many to keep up with! On Saturday the bloodroot…