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Signs of Spring – Vernal Pools
Vernal pools are teeming with life each and every spring…that is, until they disappear! A vernal pool is a depression in the earth that pools with water each winter and…
Work Party Recap – March
Our first work party of the month was the first one ever at our soon-to-be-opened Flag Swamp Bog. We added some small pieces of infrastructure as well as cleaned up…
A Big Year at DNRT – March Recap
BY LINDA VANDERVEER, LAND MANAGER AND JAMES WARNER, LAND STEWARD If you missed our last emails, DNRT’s Land Management team is making an effort to visit every DNRT reserve in…
Work Party Recap – February
Even with all our wintery weather, DNRT’s work parties have been active when it has been safe to do so! In February we were able to go out for two…
A Big Year at DNRT – February Recap
BY LINDA VANDERVEER, LAND MANAGER AND JAMES WARNER, LAND STEWARD If you missed our last email, DNRT’s Land Management team is making an effort to visit every DNRT reserve in…
Did You Know That We Protected 57 Acres in 2025?
In 2025, DNRT permanently protected over 57 acres of habitat and farmland, one of the highest acreage tallies in the last five years. One of the final jewels in the…
A “Big Year” at DNRT
BY LINDA VANDERVEER, LAND MANAGER AND JAMES WARNER, LAND STEWARD The Land Management staff are taking on a “Big Year” of birding in 2026! In the birding community, a Big…
What’s with the Letters on Trail Markers?
Have you seen a marker like this out on a DNRT property and wondered what it was for? DNRT has been working over the last year to improve the accessibility…
July News from Land Management
Even though our Land Management department is not currently hosting any work parties, we are still very busy on the trails. During the summer we hire Seasonal Field Technicians to…