Mariton: After The Snow March 6, 2019by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager A few photos following Sunday night’s snow. A few people have been out on the trails since Monday. Snow shoes…
Mariton: Birds Perched on Ice February 23, 2019by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. If we are going to have freezing rain, then I guess the kind we had earlier…
Mariton: Hackberry Trees February 19, 2019by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager A few weeks ago I wrote about the interesting bark on Ironwood and Musclewood. Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) is another tree that…
Mariton: White Blossoms January 31, 2019by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I was standing on the River Lookout Trail on Wednesday morning looking up the little hollow. This is a good…
Mariton: What’s in a Name? January 23, 2019by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. I get questions about the Pine Circle Trail (or the Gray Trail). “Where are the pines in the Pine Circle?” …
Mariton: Ironwood January 17, 2019by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There are several tree species from around the world that are commonly called Ironwood. As would be expected they all…
Nest Box Report for 2018 January 9, 2019by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Nest boxes were well used at our Natural Lands preserves in 2018. I received reports from 14 preserves after…
Mariton: 2018 Precipitation January 5, 2019by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager 2018 ended up being one of the wettest years on record. We had quite a surplus at the end of…
Mariton: Blog Posts Looking Back December 31, 2018by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. When Dan Barringer recently posted how long we had been doing the blog (they are now called Field Notes)I was…
Mariton: Look Up! December 28, 2018by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Look up! As a kid, a normal activity for me was to lie on my back and look up at…
