A special thing about living in central New Jersey is our night skies– or rather, the quality of our night skies given our proximity to two major American cities. Because…
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Sourland Amphibians are migrating! During the first warm rain-warm in a relative way, above 40 degrees or so,spotted salamanders emerge from deep dark places in the soil and begin an…
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Events & Features
D&R Greenway on National Stage: New TravelStorys Free Audio Trail Program: “Women in Conservation”
D&R Greenway Land Trust has released its newest free TravelStorys app., “Women in Conservation“, on its popular Cedar Ridge Preserve in Hopewell Township. This new hands-free audio tour is the…
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The Sourland forest in Central New Jersey is in trouble, and five young ecologists are digging in to help restore critical habitat. Will Bradford, Eve Cooke, Kelsy Geletej, Robert Lucas,…
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Hopewell Borough has announced that the first of two planned mowings of the Hopewell Borough Park meadow took place this week. The meadow is owned by Mercer County and is…
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The Mercer County Park Commission has released its draft master plan for the Moores Station Quarry, located in Hopewell Township adjacent to Baldpate Mountain. The plan can be found on…
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From the TownsLetters To the EditorNews
From the Towns: Hopewell Township, a Tree City USA, Welcomes Historic Salem Oak Seedling
Hopewell Township has always prided itself on its rural character and commitment to sustainability and open space. And we love our trees! Hopewell Township is an official Tree City USA,…
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The Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s Saturday Morning Walking Club will reconvene for its first group walk since last fall on Saturday, June 5, at Village Park in Lawrence Township. While the…
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Staff and scientists steered The Watershed Institute’s speedboat into Rosedale Lake, in Rosedale Park in Hopewell Township, and dropped the first of 20 floating wetlands this week into the waters…
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“Perhaps the Department of Education can enrich current proposals by including outdoor learning as part of its reopening recommendations, due not only to COVID-19 concerns but also as part of…