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Volunteers with hand tools posing in front of the woods where they were cutting multiflora rose.
Volunteers with hand tools posing in front of the woods at Crow's Nest Preserve where they were cutting multiflora rose.

Volunteers Work On Invasive Plants

February 12, 2024

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I deliberately use an undramatic verb in the title above; I could say they “conquer” or “vanquish” invasive plants, but […]

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A woman in a tan sweater looking through binoculars, outside near trees
A woman looking through binoculars.

Bird Brained.

January 22, 2024

“I’ve had this recurring dream that I can fly,” says Mike Niven. “In my dreams, I run, take a leap, and I’m flying. When I […]

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a white pickup truck with Natural Lands logo plows snow in a parking lot
Dan Barringer plows snow in the Crow's Nest parking lot

Snow Day

January 16, 2024

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. A snow day means different things to different people. I’m currently in the camp of “those who have to clear […]

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A photo of a man with glasses standing outdoors on a sunny day.
Jack Stefferud photographed by Mae Axelrod at Hildacy Preserve. August 2023

Staff Accolade.

January 7, 2024

Jack Stefferud, Natural Lands’ senior director of land protection, was honored earlier this year with the President’s Award for Environmental Excellence, presented by the Pennsylvania […]

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Girl Scout Camp Preserved Forever

January 4, 2024

Natural Lands announced today the permanent preservation of 458 acres of vulnerable open space in New Hanover and Upper Frederick Townships.

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A forest of tall trees with green leaves.
The forest at Binky Lee Preserve

Into The Woods.

January 3, 2024

Darin Groff was 19 when he began working for Natural Lands. It was 1990. George H. W. Bush was in the White House, the Internet […]

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A row of boulders in front of a clearing in the woods.
A row of boulders in front of a clearing in the woods at Crow's Nest Preserve

Warwick Woods Restoration Update

December 31, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I’m surprised to realize that I have written very little about the largest land stewardship project we’ve undertaken here in […]

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details of a painted mural in a parking lot featuring animals such as owls, deer, bats, and local wildlife
Details of the painted mural at Binky Lee Preserve by Sienna Proetto

The Artists Wall 

December 22, 2023

From a blank wall to a wild mural at Binky Lee Preserve  The cement wall in the parking lot at Binky Lee Preserve was unremarkable, […]

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Trees in a yard in winter
Trees in a yard in winter at Crow's Nest Preserve

Dealing With Leaves In The Yard

December 19, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We are fortunate in many ways, living and working on a nature preserve, surrounded by trees. People ask us, how […]

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A group of people stand in a field, holding bags of seeds they are collecting.
Crow's Nest and Mt. Cuba staff posing in a field.

Seed Collection Partnership With Mt. Cuba Center

December 7, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We spent a couple days in the field at Crow’s Nest participating in a seed collecting partnership with staff from […]

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