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A twisting tree growing in a winter forest.

Mariton: Living Scupture II

April 30, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager A few weeks back I wrote about living sculptures. A normal tree is gorgeous in its own right, but there…

Mariton: Bluebird Eggs

April 17, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Some cheery news during the pandemic.  I found four Bluebird eggs in one of the boxes when I monitored this…

Mariton: My Desert Island Books

April 5, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager If you have a lot of time on your hands, here is my list of books to read. But first,…

A spiderweb between green leaves.

Mariton: Biodiversity

April 3, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager When I wrote the Poison Ivy Field Note, I realized it was time to revisit Biodiversity (the diversity of life…

Mariton: Tuliptrees and White Ash

March 25, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. I am returning to looking at tree bark.  I‘ve “elected to withdraw from the race” of Trail Cam photos.  I…

A cocyote moves across a snow covered forest.

Mariton: We Have Coyotes Too

March 20, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by the “trail camera” Game on Dan and Alec!  However, I’ve seen our colleague’s (Lee Shull’s) hand and he…

A fox walks across a forest.

Mariton: Red Foxes

March 18, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by the “trail camera”. I cancelled the April Movie Night:  Fox Tales as part of our Coronavirus response.  Recently…

Sassafras trees in a winter forest.

Mariton: Living Sculptures

March 9, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager At Mariton, Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees tend to follow the sun more than other trees.  Like a field of sunflowers…

Time For Spring Cleaning

March 7, 2020

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Now is the time to clean out your Bluebird nest boxes.  I started checking Mariton’s boxes about a month…