The Hopewell Valley School District (HVRSD) has become the first in New Jersey to gain “River-Friendly” certification, further instilling an environmental ethos in its students, staff and faculty. From building…
conservation
-
-
Wildlife will take center stage in series of webinar presentations this summer. The Mercer County Park Commission Naturalist Department will bring online programming right to your home, focusing on wildlife…
-
D&R Greenway Land Trust marks a major milestone—the 20,000thacre has been preserved, with the recent deal to save an historic Sourlands farm from development.
-
D&R Greenway Land Trust is announcing to the community its most recent preservation success: the final 20 acres have been acquired that complete its St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell.…
-
FeaturedNews
Conservation groups and homeowners vow continued fight despite Feds Environmental Review for PennEast
Conservation groups and impacted homeowners today condemned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for issuing a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed PennEast pipeline.
-
Over 50 volunteers planted almost 500 native flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees in the field at Hopewell Borough Park on Saturday morning. Members of several organizations in the Sourland region…
-
Masked revelers and supporters at D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Moonlight Masquerade “Down to Earth” Ball, held October 29 at historic Tusculum, were presented with a surprise announcement at evening’s end:…
-
Do you want to be a key player in our efforts to restore forest health? Part of what makes Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (“FoHVOS”) so effective at managing our…
-
FeaturedNews
Hopewell Township Kicks Kooltronic to Curb in Land Use Question
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoAs previously reported in February on MercerMe, owners of the “Kooltronic tract,” in the Marshall’s Corner area of Hopewell Township (near the former Pennytown), filed an application with the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment…
-
Featured
Housing Development Kooltronic Question Continues to Confuse Hopewell Twp ZBA
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoOwners of the 100-acre property commonly known as the Kooltronic tract, Pennwell, LLC and the Gadbey Organization, in the Marshall’s Corner area of Hopewell Township (near the former Pennytown) appeared…