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Mariton: Wet and Warm

August 17, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Since mid-July we have received over 10 inches of rain at Mariton. That is a lot of rain.  With the…

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…

Summer Vacation to Wild Places

August 13, 2018

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager. Maureen and I recently went canoeing with a group of friends in the Adirondacks. Like us, that region was…

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: Spring Precipitation

July 5, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. At the end of June, Mariton had recorded 24.96 inches of precipitation for the year.  The average for the same…

Mariton: Butterfly Census

July 3, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Mariton’s 28th Annual Butterfly Census was held on Saturday.  I was concerned because on the Tuesday…

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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