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Mariton: Spider Moon

August 16, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The full moon in August is known as the Sturgeon Moon, as that is when native peoples caught this fish…

Mariton: Summertime Insects

August 10, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Carole Mebus made a trip into the fields recently on a very hot morning. She was…

Mariton: For the Love of Maps

August 8, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I hope you have been following the Crow’s Nest Field Notes on their summer camps. This year their focus was…

Mariton: Protecting White Ash Trees

July 24, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Tom Levendusky and I recently put Tubex tubes on the stump sprouts of white ash. You may remember that these…

Mariton: Indian Pipes

July 20, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Indian Pipes (Monotropa uniflora) are up and blooming at Mariton right now.  This wild flower lacks chlorophyll and taps into…

Mariton: Scale on the Tuliptrees

July 14, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager If you have walked at Mariton recently you have noticed the shiny leaves along the trails.  I noticed the “honeydew”…

Mariton: Always Learning

June 26, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. I have been monitoring nest boxes for over 30 years now.  Back in the late 1990’s I started getting Chickadees…

Mariton: Learning Bird Songs, Part IV

April 27, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Learning bird songs with the help of knowledgeable person is really handy and can save one…

Mariton: Garlic Mustard Madness Cancelled

April 25, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Garlic Mustard, like all plants this year, is at least a week behind normal schedule.  Right now there isn’t enough…

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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