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Work Party Recap – February

March 10, 2026

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

March 10, 2026

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?

March 10, 2026

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

January 29, 2026

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?

July 7, 2025

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

July 7, 2025

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…

Big News! We Protected 34 Acres This Week!

June 10, 2025

JUNE 10 – This week, DNRT closed on the acquisition of 34 acres immediately adjacent to our Ridge Hill Reserve. This parcel is entirely mapped as “Priority Habitat for Rare…

Notes from the Field – May Recap

June 10, 2025

Thank you so much to everyone who came to volunteer during our Winter and Spring work parties! We ended up having a total of 14 work parties between January and…

Notes from the Field – April Recap

May 7, 2025

We had some beautiful days for our work parties in April! Thank you so much to everyone who came out to help, and a huge thanks to our partners at…