Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
Pet Peeve: Mylar Balloons
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Nothing says: “I love you.” like remembering. A new baby, a birthday, a wedding, an anniversary, a retirement; all…
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No Fish Story
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager One of the GREAT natural resources in our back yard is the Delaware River. The longest (330 miles) un-dammed…
Mariton: Drink Your Tea-e-e-e-e
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager (Photo by Carole Mebus) Maureen and I were away on vacation during those hot days (more on that in another…
Mariton: Sylvania
By Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Sylvania means forest or woods. So, Penn’s Woods and Pennsylvania mean the same thing. What a ftting name. I…
Mariton: Meadow Mowing
By Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Before March is meadow mowing month at Mariton. By waiting until the end of winter the standing vegetation provides…
Mariton: Bird Box Day
By Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager The preserve managers try to get together every winter to build Bluebird and Screech Owl boxes. Normally, we get…
Wood Sculptures
More discoveries while monitoring Conservation Easements are the interesting things that happen to trees. I can explain the natural forces behind these (unlike the Escarpments…
Escarpments and Monoliths
One of the interesting features on many of my easements are Monoliths and Escarpments. I don’t understand, nor can I explain the geologic forces which…
Waterfalls
In an earlier entry I said that I would post some of my discoveries while monitoring easements. I connect with these properties personally, and I…
Mariton: Tufted Titmice or Titmouses?
A long time ago, I read, or was told by a respected birder that the plural of Tufted Titmouse was Titmouses. It stuck; and I…