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The sun shines through a darkened forest of trees.

Mariton: Foggy Morn

October 11, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Woods on foggy morn, Shafts of sun, tree silhouettes. Feelings transcend words.

A Blue Headed Vireo perches among a thick network of branches.

Mariton: Blue-headed Vireo

October 8, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. On Tuesday, we came across a small flock of Blue-headed Vireos.  This individual stayed still for…

Mariton: A Yard Experiment

October 3, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager In the spring I released a section of the lawn and let the grass grow tall.  It is an area…

Fungi growing on a log

Mariton: Dead Man’s Fingers

September 5, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager It is a little early for Halloween, but I recently found a Dead Man’s Finger along the trail.  This is…

Mariton: Black Birches

September 3, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager A few years back I noticed some of the Black Birch (Betula lenta) trees were dying in Mariton’s forest.  There…

Close up of a yellow and black tiger swallowtail butterfly and a Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on purple flower

Mariton: Bergamot and Hummingbird Moths

July 21, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. It is the time of year when the Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) are blooming in  the…

Mariton: June Precipitation

July 12, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. June was yet another dry month for Mariton in 2020.  We are now 6.36” below average for the first half…

Black Cohosh blossoms in the woods

Mariton: Black Cohosh

July 7, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager During the dog days of summer a walk in a deep shaded forest is a nice break.  Black Cohosh (Actaea…

Mariton: Eyes Greater than Stomach?

June 11, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I was checking trails (and walking pretty quickly) when the slightest movement caught my attention.  My camera just happened to…