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Crow’s Nest: Everything you build…

September 13, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. …someone will someday be taking down. It’s a fact of life—nothing lasts forever. We’ve spent lots of hours taking down…

Two yellow chairs next to a green meadow.

Crow’s Nest: More projects completed

September 10, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Here’s the reading nook by the Tiny Library at Crow’s Nest. Visitors are starting to discover these chairs along the…

People work on a wooden boardwalk on a trail.

Crow’s Nest: Eagle Scout Project complete

September 9, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Dalton Meadows has completed his new footbridge on our Creek Trail, vastly improving the visitor experience there. He and his crew…

A meadow in front of a forest.

Crow’s Nest: More Creek Trail Improvements

August 26, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I don’t normally do major projects on weekends—I don’t want power tools or mowers to interfere with people’s enjoyment of nature…

A group of people set up a wooden structure in a natural setting.

Crow’s Nest: Creek Trail improvements

August 22, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. A couple projects are beginning which will improve conditions on the Creek Trail. In one, Eagle Scout candidate Dalton Meadows…

A green meadow in front of a forest.

A visit to Burden Hill

August 20, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Crow’s Nest Preserve Manager. First of all, let me tell you, there’s not much of a hill at Burden Hill. I have…

A trail lit with lights at night.

Crow’s Nest: Night lighting

August 18, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. In an effort to make the preserve more accessible for evening programs we are gradually upgrading the outdoor lighting, illuminating…

A misty forest with a road through it where trucks are parked surrounded by orange cones.

Crow’s Nest: Hazard Tree Work

August 17, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We worked with a contractor this week to take down a bunch of hazard trees. Along Hopewell Road there were…

A wood chipper in front of a green meadow.

Crow’s Nest: The Office

August 13, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. What, your office doesn’t look like this? Monday was a glorious day to spend cleaning up piles of branches from…

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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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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