In January 2018 issue of Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine, Anne Nixon-Ellery was named the first ever FoHVOS Force of Nature for her conservation contributions in...
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The Importance of Native Plants
In the late 1700s, English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge inked a phrase still known today as “Water, Water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink.”...
July Force of Nature: Sharyn Magee
An era of instant gratification is amongst the greatest challenges to the world of conservation. Some people have difficulty understanding how their actions today impact...
Community Conservation
While Hopewell Valley has long been ecologically motivated, the wider stage has oft been fraught with a frustrating indifference. Lately, attention grabbing world-wide headlines about...
Springtime in Hopewell
by Sarah Brangwynne At first the dark purple spikes looked a little ominous poking out of the ground. Soon, they were coming up bulbous and...
FoHVOS Community Conservation: Community Collaboration Helping Kestrels
The population of North America’s smallest falcons, the American kestrel, is declining in the northeast, and were added to the New Jersey list of threatened...
March Force of Nature: Helen Corveleyn
The FoHVOS mission includes inspiring the next generation of conservation and we can think of no one better to help us achieve that lofty objective...
Community Conservation: Local American Chestnut Restoration Offers Promise
If you follow environmental issues locally, you may be familiar with the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive bug that was accidentally transported to North America...
2019 Get Your Happy On! 10 Science-Backed Ways to be Happier
Wow, 2019 is here! Did you make a resolution? Lose weight? Get organized? Volunteer? The majority of my friends and family dislike resolutions. Why put...
December Force of Nature: Sonja Michaluk
FoHVOS is pleased to name Sonja Michaluk as our December Force of Nature. Though she is only 15 years old, she has inspired us and...