Tim Burris
Mariton: Witch Hazel
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I wrote earlier about a favorite flower. My other favorite fall wildflower is Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana). This is a…
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Mariton: Interesting Fungi
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manger. Photo by Carole Mebus. This interesting fungus was in a crack of tree bark. The tree was hit by lightning…
Mariton: Persimmons
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. When we had the heavy frost Saturday morning, one of the first things I thought about…
Mariton: Fall Foliage
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manger Looking at Dan Barringer’s fall photos at Crows’ Nest, I think that Martion is a couple weeks behind chromatically. The…
Mariton: Winter Finches
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Pine Siskin at feeder We are experiencing an eruption of some of the winter finches. Pine…
Pine Barrens Canoe Trip
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager I spent Columbus Day weekend exploring new waters in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Friends that I have…
Mariton: Asters Blooming
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photo by Carole Mebus. The Asters look great in the fields right now. It is worthwhile to walk to the…
Mariton: Fungi
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manger. Photos by Carole Mebus All the recent drizzly weather has been great for mushrooms and fungi at Mariton. On Tuesday,…
Mariton: White-throated Sparrows
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Asters, fungi and White-throated Sparrows were the highlight of our Tuesday Nature Walk. It had been mostly a quiet morning…
Mariton: September Precipitation
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager September’s rainfall of 5.68 inches was a little below average (6.41 inches). However, 5.68 inches would normally be a wet…