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Mariton: Learning Bird Songs, Part III

April 24, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. In Part I and Part II, we went over things to listen to when learning birds…

Mariton: Learning Bird Songs, Part II

April 20, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Learning bird songs may seem overwhelming.  To be honest it is learning a new language and…

Mariton: Learning Bird Songs, Part I

April 13, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photo by Carole Mebus. Learning bird songs opens up appreciation of the outdoors like nothing else.  I never knew how…

Mariton: Colorful Signs of Spring

April 10, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The Round lobed Hepatica (Hepatica americana) is blooming at Mariton.  The subtle hues of this early spring wildflower always amazes…

Mariton: March Magic

April 5, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager During the last week of March I mowed the meadows on top of Mariton.  There was still some snow in…

Mariton: The Cure For What Ails You

March 17, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager In the late nineteenth century, Dr. George Beard wrote about a new disease that was affecting people during the industrial…

Mariton: Busy as a Woodpecker

March 12, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager It always amazes me when I walk by a tree that a beaver has felled.  The pile of chips around…

Mariton: Snow-dipped

March 10, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Because Wednesday’s snow was so wet, it stuck to everything. I checked trails on Thursday morning for down limbs before…

Mariton: A Bittersweet Farewell

March 7, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager After last Friday’s wind and snow storm, I knew there would be a few trees down on the trails. Bob,…

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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