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The Elk Of Winter ...
“There are no words that can tell
the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its
melancholy, and its charm.”
~ Theodore Roosevelt
~ 1858-1919
~Naturalist & Conservationist
~Naturalist & Conservationist
~26th President of The United States of America
~ 1901-1909
The Elk of Winter strike a regal and thoughtful pose on the first day of March at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, where elk live as a herd on the hillsides of the 1,100-acre preserve’s Central Range.
The Elk of Winter strike a regal and thoughtful pose on the first day of March at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, where elk live as a herd on the hillsides of the 1,100-acre preserve’s Central Range.
When
the late General Harry C. Trexler established the preserve in the early 1900s,
he did it to save the American bison, elk and white-tailed deer from extinction
and assure the species’ survival.
A
conservationist along the lines of Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, General
Trexler understood the importance of nature and preserving wildlife in its
natural habitat.
A
successful businessman who amassed a fortune in the timber and cement
industries and founded the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, General
Trexler began purchasing small farms in the low hills of Lehigh County in 1906.
By 1913, he had transported eight bison and 20 Virginia white-tailed deer to
the preserve. The elk followed soon after.
When
General Trexler died in 1933, he bequeathed the property to the residents of
Lehigh County. Today, the Trexler Nature Preserve is open to the public for
passive recreation and nature watching.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
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Monday, September 19, 2016
Peek-A-Blue ...
“The
reason birds can fly and we can’t is simply because they have perfect faith,
for to have faith is to have wings.”
~ J.M. Barrie
~ 1860-1937
from “The Little White Bird”
~ 1902
Barrie is the creator of Peter Pan, who first
appeared in “The Little White Bird”
A beautiful tree
swallow – known for its iridescent blue-green color upper parts – peeks out of
its nesting box on a May evening at Lehigh Gap Nature Center.
In the shadow of the Kittattiny Ridge, also called Blue Mountain, the Lehigh Gap in Slatington, Pennsylvania, is a crossroads where the Lehigh Gap Nature Center’s trails connect two historic trails – the Appalachian Trail and the Delaware and Lehigh Heritage Corridor Trail (D&L Trail).
The
Appalachian Trail, a foot path, follows the ridge on both sides of the Lehigh
Gap, running 1,245 miles south to Georgia and 930 miles north to Maine. Running
from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and
Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.
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