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Mariton: More Color Shots

November 5, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. A lot of leaves have fallen off the trees, but we took a leisurely on Tuesday…

Happy Halloween: Dead Man’s Fingers

October 31, 2015

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager I was splitting some firewood this morning and found this fungus know as Dead Man’s Fingers (perhaps Xylaria polymorpha). …

Mariton: Fall Colors Part II

October 28, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. The crimson foliage of the sumac, maple and Virginia creeper is spectacular, but I am also…

Mariton: Fall Colors Part I

October 27, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. We reveled in the fall colors on the Tuesday Nature Walk. Over the last week, the…

Mariton: Land of Plenty

October 9, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Carole focused her camera on the abundant berries and fruit during our Tuesday Nature Walk. This…

Mariton: Time Lapse Freeze Frame

October 8, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. My management goals at Mariton are pretty much guided by Aldo Leopold’s essays like  Thinking Like…

Mariton: Chestnut Walk Rescheduled

October 2, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Mariton’s American Chestnut Walk has been rescheduled to the raindate of Sunday, October 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.…

Mariton: It is coming.

September 3, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager It may be hard to believe during a September heat wave, but fall is coming. The days are shorter and…

Duck Stamps: Still A Great Deal

September 1, 2015

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Last week, when dewpoints were low and the nights were cool it was easy to imagine hearing a flock…

Mariton: New Nest Box

July 29, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager If you are up in the meadows you may notice a new addition. Last week, Josh and I put up…