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Mariton: Striped Hairstreak Butterfly

June 25, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Striped Hairstreak We saw a Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) on the Butterfly Census on Saturday!  Not…

Mariton: Trails Are Open!

June 21, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Mariton’s trails are open again.  The operation to remove the downed timber from Hurricane Sandy has been completed.  We are…

Mariton: Common Yellowthroat

June 19, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus The Common Yellowthroat is one of the warblers that we look forward to seeing when it…

Mariton: Butterflies

June 5, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Butterflies are really starting to get going at Mariton.  We saw a lot of Little Wood…

Mariton: Trails Closed

May 29, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I have closed all of the trails temporarily .  The salvage logging operation is winding down and all of the…

Mariton: Birding at Lake Nockamixon

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Our last Bird Walk of the spring was held at Lake Nockamixon State Park.  The weather…

Mariton: Memorial Day Weekend

May 25, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The Nature Center will be closed this weekend.  There are several trail closures due to Hurricane Sandy, and the clean-up…

Mariton: Little Chickadees

May 23, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager In the above photo, you can see some baby chickadees.  If you look closely, you will see the egg on…

Mariton: Birding at Jacobsburg

May 22, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus.     Our morning bird walk at Jacobsburg State Park started with fog, and ended up with…

Mariton: Trail Closures

May 15, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager While the logs from the storm damage are being moved, we will be having trail closures at Mariton. Presently the…