Our Families: The Unsung Heros January 29, 2016by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager It has long been said that being a preserve manager is not a job, or a career – it…
Mariton: Lumbering Along January 9, 2016by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Josh and I have been using NLT’s Woodmizer (a portable saw mill) to mill logs into lumber. The logs we…
Mariton: Another Interesting Capture January 1, 2016by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager This Screech Owl was captured by the trail camera on Christmas Eve. There is no way of knowing from this photo…
Mariton: Fungi December 27, 2015by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager This December is certainly different. The warm and wet weather has all sorts of plants responding as if it were…
Merry Christmas Fern to You and Yours December 24, 2015by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager The Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides ) is so-named because it stays green throughout the winter. This winter has been a…
Mariton: Butternut Rebirth December 6, 2015by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Photo by Nathan Pritchard In October, I met Paul Felton during a walk that I led. Mr. Felton has been…
Mariton: Hidden Camera December 4, 2015by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I recently took a deer carcass to a remote area of the preserve and set up the game camera to…
Mariton: “It was a dark and foggy night…” December 3, 2015by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Last night after dinner, Maureen walked over to visit with the neighbor. She “sensed” something was out of place as…
Mariton: More Natural Sculpture December 1, 2015by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I walked by this Sassafras tree countless times before I noticed it from just the right angle on one of…
Mariton: Fall Fungi November 19, 2015by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager As dry as it has been this fall, there are still mushrooms to be found in the woods. This group…
