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Dandelion-like flowers of coltsfoot in early spring

Crow’s Nest: What’s blooming now?

March 3, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It’s early in the year but spring is upon us. The landscape is still muted in color but there are…

Scouts cleaning up trash at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: Lots of volunteer progress

March 2, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The week began with a new class of Force of Nature volunteers attending training at Crow’s Nest. Deb Beer gives…

A woman feeding branches into a chipper.

Crow’s Nest: Internship Opportunities

February 6, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We have three openings for paid internships available at Crow’s Nest Preserve: two are for summer positions in 2023 and…

A group of volunteers posing outside the barn at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: Cleanup at the Visitor Center

February 2, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. This week volunteers performed the annual cleanup of the perennial gardens at our visitor center barn: cutting them back but…

Replica animal scat made from chocolate and other ingredients

Crow’s Nest: Scat Lab

January 27, 2023

By Molly Smyrl, Environmental Educator. How do you get a group of High School students excited to learn about animal scat? By having them make…

Volunteers bundled up against the cold on a hayride to a project area at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: MLK Day of Service

January 19, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Volunteers came out to many Natural Lands preserves on Monday to work in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,…

Early morning landscape of trees, meadow, and fog at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: On humility

January 13, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We like to think of ourselves as experts, and that we’re pretty good at what we do. But I am…

A woodfrog emerges from the water surrounded by brown leaves.

Crow’s Nest: What’s that sound?

January 10, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We tend to talk most about the sights on the preserve, but there is so much more to experience. Since I…

A group of volunteers posing in a field at Crow's Nest Preserve.

Crow’s Nest: Volunteers in Winter

January 5, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We didn’t expect our volunteer day this week to occur during such mild weather, but that made it even more…

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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A crowd of people sitting on haybales and camping chairs while the sun goes down.

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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Close up of a hand holding a pint of beer with the sun and grassy space behind

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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