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Crow’s Nest: Sleepy snake

September 12, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager It’s Monday morning; maybe you’re not the only one trying to sleep in? This garter snake was found snoozing in the…

Green Hills: Rain garden grows

September 10, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Despite a lack of rain, the rain garden is doing well at Green Hills Preserve. It was just planted this…

Crow’s Nest: Critter Cam

September 1, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I left the wildlife camera out for five more months and it captured 1,500 photos. I hadn’t meant to let…

Crow’s Nest: Ash Tree Management Update

August 15, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We’ve started the next step of ash tree management to reduce the number of ash trees along our roads before…

Crow’s Nest plants we love: Buttonbush

July 24, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager A favorite plant here on the preserve is buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis. It’s ball-shaped flower clusters are striking and their nectar is…

Crow’s Nest: Xeriscaping in the East

July 21, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We don’t think about xeriscaping much in the East—but perhaps we should. Honestly, it takes me back to my urban…

At the NaturePlayGround…

July 8, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I have been off this week at home with our son. We’ve done plenty of work around the homestead at…

Crow’s Nest: Down the river…

June 25, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We were excited this week to host a group of students exploring land and water issues as they travel down…

Green Hills: The Rain Garden Rain

June 14, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Sooo, we planted native perennials and shrubs in the rain garden, and we had (a little) rain. But what about…

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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