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A small bird with a brown and white speckled breast and brown wings tilts its head at the camera. It stands on the grassy ground.

Mariton: Migratory Bird Census

May 17, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Mariton conducted its 29th Migratory Bird Census this past Saturday.  We tallied 49 species and 236…

Close up of a songbird with a pale yellow breast, yellow throat, brown wings, and black band across its eyes perched on a thorny branch.

Mariton: Upper Bucks Birding

May 6, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. The Mariton Birders had a great outing in Upper Bucks County.  As expected, we saw lots…

Inside of a nest box with moss and other natural materials used as nesting

Mariton: Chickadee Nest Building

April 28, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager This week while monitoring nest boxes I had three different Chickadee nests that illustrate the different stages of nest building. …

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: Egg on my Face

January 1, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I was wrong.  I’ll say it again.  It seems like a good way to start a New Year.  I was…

Two Tree Swallows perched on a nestbox.

Nest Box Recap

December 30, 2019

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager.   I recently finished compiling the data from the nest boxes from Natural Lands’ Pennsylvania preserves.  I received reports from…

A White-throated Sparrow perches on a branch.

Mariton: Lovely Fall Images

October 25, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. The Autumn colors at Mariton are very lovely right now.  Some trees have lost their leaves,…

An Indigo Bunting perched on a branch.

Mariton: My First Indigo Bunting

July 22, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Carole recently visited Mariton to photograph the bergamot in the fields.  While doing that she also…

Mariton: Telling Time

July 17, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. The Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) is in bloom in the fields.   It means that the hot…

Find Yourself Outside

Are you up to the challenge? Explore all 20 of our featured preserves and Stoneleigh: a natural garden, and collect all the code words to receive a Natural Lands “Find Yourself Outside” t-shirt.

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Music. Without Walls.

Rock, roots, and rhythm. No matter what the style, music is better with nature as the backdrop.

So get your groove on this year with Natural Lands at these amazing events!

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Pints on the Preserve

East Branch Brewing Company will be pouring suds on select Saturdays, beginning at 2:00pm. Enjoy refreshments with a take-your-breath-away view.

 

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