Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
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Mariton: Sunnyside Road Closure Alert
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Williams Township has been working on Sunnyside Road this fall. The final project for this year will be replacing culverts…
Mariton: Scatology
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager While it may not be breakfast conversation, checking animal scat is interesting. It can tell us about the animals using…
Mariton: Witch Hazel
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I wrote earlier about a favorite flower. My other favorite fall wildflower is Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana). This is a…
Mariton: Interesting Fungi
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manger. Photo by Carole Mebus. This interesting fungus was in a crack of tree bark. The tree was hit by lightning…
Mariton: Persimmons
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. When we had the heavy frost Saturday morning, one of the first things I thought about…
Mariton: Fall Foliage
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manger Looking at Dan Barringer’s fall photos at Crows’ Nest, I think that Martion is a couple weeks behind chromatically. The…
Mariton: Winter Finches
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Pine Siskin at feeder We are experiencing an eruption of some of the winter finches. Pine…
Pine Barrens Canoe Trip
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager I spent Columbus Day weekend exploring new waters in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Friends that I have…
Mariton: Asters Blooming
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photo by Carole Mebus. The Asters look great in the fields right now. It is worthwhile to walk to the…