Golden Sunsets
#GoldenSunsets Thanks to everyone who visited the Abbott Marshlands and contributed to our #GoldenSunsets Showcase. As Henry Thoreau said, “Every day a new picture is painted and framed, held up for half and hour, in such lights as the Great Artist chooses, and then withdrawn, and the curtain falls.” I hope you have an […]
Abbott Marshlands Nature Book Club 2021 Selections
Friends for the Abbott Marshlands is happy to support a Nature Book Club. Join us for a series of informal discussions about some wonderful writing about the natural world. We usually gather on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7PM. Meetings are held online via Zoom and links are sent to all members of […]
Trees of the Abbott Marshlands
#outonalimb Thanks to everyone who visited the Abbott Marshlands and went #outonalimb to share the product of their inspiration. The Abbott Marshlands are home to over 50 species of trees. The trees in the Marshlands not only serve as a source of inspiration. They also greatly contribute to the health of our waterways by […]
Wisdom of Trees: the Art and Science of Trees
This Tulpehaking Nature Center exhibit opened to acclaim on February 23rd, but, due to Covid-19, has been closed since mid March. It now reopens with a virtual video. It is expected that the complementary activities, including walks and talks about trees, which were cancelled, will be rescheduled. Watch the marsh website for updates. www.abbottmarshlands.org. The […]
The Delaware is My River
Welcome to the display of our first Abbott Marshlands’ Inspiration Showcase, #thedelawareismyriver. Thank you to everyone who visited the River in September and a very special thanks to those who submitted their inspired artwork. The Delaware River Basin is the ancestral home of the Lenape people. Long before the arrival of European settlers, the Lenape […]
2020 Mary Allessio Leck Award for Volunteer Service
On behalf of the Friends for the Abbott Marshland, Mary Leck presented the Mary Allessio Leck Award for the year 2020 to Warren Libensperger in appreciation for his exceptional volunteer service to the Abbott Marshlands. Due to covid-19 gathering restrictions, a small socially distanced group surprised Warren on his way out to the trails to […]
