Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
Mariton: Family Squabble
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I heard a ruckus while walking along the Woods Trail, and immediately started scanning the trees for raccoons. Two small…
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Mariton: Nest Building
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Three bluebird pairs have finished building their nests. If you compare the photo from last week, you will see there…
Mariton: What’s Happening?
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager If you go out in the morning and listen, you may hear a tom Turkey. The Turkeys have been gobbling…
Mariton: Dry Time
There is a lot of talk about how dry it has been. We ended March with 0.97″ of precipitation. My average at Mariton is 4.19…
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…
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: Sightings
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager There have been a lot of nature changes in the last week accompanying all this great weather. Butterflies are…
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…