As we navigate the transition from winter to spring, when the weather pivots from highs to lows and back again, progress at Aull Nature Preserve (ANP) is forging ahead. Post by Brett Peto and Grace Reilly, board of directors, members In 2022, Janice and Gary successfully applied for a grant provided by the National FishContinue reading “Spring 2023 Sightings and Happenings”
Category Archives: Progress Updates
November 2022 Sightings
Guest post by Brett Peto, board of directors, memberOn the sunny Sunday before Thanksgiving, I joined Janice and Gary for a delightful afternoon tour of the Preserve. We entered off the road, walking past an elegant sign marking the property. Soon, it and every other sign in the area will display a QR code directingContinue reading “November 2022 Sightings”
October 2022 Sightings
We spent October learning the history of the property. Key points we discovered:
September 2022 Sightings
September continued to be more ‘doing’ than ‘sighting’. The focus was more on the administrative side; creating and submitting documentation. Efforts were still made to keep the non-natives from going to seed. We did spot some things that made us smile. The thrillers were; an American Woodcock flew up while we were walking the Preserves,Continue reading “September 2022 Sightings”
August 2022 Sightings
August has been more of ‘doing’ than ‘sighting’. We have been trying to keep the loosestrife and teasel from going to seed. We have also been cutting the grape vines to keep them from getting bigger; some of the vines are huge. It is amazing how thick the vines can get! The good news isContinue reading “August 2022 Sightings”
July 2022 Sightings
July ended with the coyotes serenading us with their multiple sounds. It is fun to hear their chorus after a siren goes off. After close to 7″ of rain on July 22, the ponds are looking good. At this time of year, we see how much work we have ahead of us. As you’ll seeContinue reading “July 2022 Sightings”
June 2022 Sightings
June gave us the opportunity to see the preserve without as much water. Both ponds did get smaller and the main pond has a healthy about of duckweed. It is amazing how fast things grow! Every time we visit we try to keep the grapevine and buckthorn under control, which feels like a futile task.Continue reading “June 2022 Sightings”
March 2022 Sightings
The ice is melting and the water is receding. The red-winged blackbirds returned early in the month. The second week of the month we had a wind storm, causing a large snag in the middle of the pond to fall. We’re bummed the snag fell, it had a number of woodpecker holes in it. OnContinue reading “March 2022 Sightings”
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