Q: Who’s making that noise?A: Many tiny frogs known as Spring Peepers Watch video HERE This sometimes deafening, bird-like peeping heard in choruses from wetlands in early spring comes from…
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The Sourland Conservancy, a Hopewell-based non-profit organization whose stated mission is to “protect, promote and preserve the unique character of the Sourland Mountain region” announces the release of a book…
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Hopewell Valley’s premiere land trust and art studio will join together starting this month to offer a series of art and nature family workshops with proceeds to support a new…
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Did you know that bobcats are the only naturally-occurring wild feline in New Jersey, and are endangered in the state? Rare, intelligent, and highly elusive, bobcats are notoriously difficult to…
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The 2019 Watershed Butterfly Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 3, for a day of family fun that celebrates the joys and wonders of…
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Community and corporate leaders, government officials and members of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail Board of Trustees celebrated the completion of 20.25 miles of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) with the…
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The Sourland Conservancy has been awarded a 2019 Roots for Rivers Grant in the amount of $17,544.80 from The Nature Conservancy and the Watershed Institute, and will partner with Mercer…
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Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) has been saving open spaces for the people of Hopewell Valley since 1987. This week, FoHVOS announced it has achieved national recognition –…
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Events & Features
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County to Offer 2019 Environmental Stewards Program
Are you concerned about the environment and want to learn how to make a difference? Maybe you’re part of a municipal environmental commission or green team, and you want to…
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The Mercer County Wildlife Center, which accepted and treated more than 2,500 birds, mammals and reptiles in 2018, will be holding orientations for new volunteers at the facility in Hopewell…