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Native Plant Garden Design to Create Pollinator Habitats

Pennington School 112 W Delaware Ave, Pennington, NJ, United States

Register Here! Transform your property into a garden that is beautiful, supports our pollinators, provides habitat, and requires less maintenance by using perennial native flowers, bushes, ground covers, and trees. Turn lawns from monocultures into lovely rich gardens with a diversity of bloom throughout the growing season. It is the vast and quickly diminishing community...

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Art Sparks Workshop

Art Sparks 33 Railroad Place, Hopewell, NJ, United States

Please join us at the Art Sparks studio as each participant creates a mixed media bird portrait on wood panel. We will paint, draw and collage as we are inspired by the the colors, shapes and variety of birds, as well as by the work of artist Pete Cromer.
Recommended for children 5 and up. Must be accompanied by an adult.

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Sky Safari at Baldpate Mountain

Baldpate Mountain 28 Fiddlers Creek Road, Titusville, NJ, United States

The night will begin with a presentation indoors and then we will move to the mansion patio to set up telescopes. If it is cloudy, there will be a more extended presentation and not be able to observe due to low visibility but we will have a scope for show and tell. To get the best...

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Clean Communities- Postponed

Public Works Department 203 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ, United States

**Postponed due to COVID-19**

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NABA Butterfly Count

Thompson Preserve 95 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell, NJ, United States

Join FoHVOS Land Steward Beth Craighead for an outdoor Butterfly Count at our Thompson Preserve! Spots are limited so please register below so we may adhere to social distancing guidelines. Masks are mandatory to attend, and must be worn if under 6ft social distancing standards from others.

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Clean Communities

Public Works Department 203 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ, United States

Join us on April 17th to help keep Hopewell clean! Clean Communities Day is an opportunity for groups and individuals to raise money for the nonprofit of their choice while helping clean up Hopewell Valley. We welcome all groups and individuals to participate however they must follow CDC guidelines. You must pre-register for this event...

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Force of Nature Hike

Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve, Pennington, NJ, United States

Photo: Tom Ogren Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve, April 17th, 9am   2021 Force of Nature Hike Series Join us in 2021 for our continued Force of Nature Hike series. Join us for one hike or all! Either way they're free and open to the whole family (ages 13 and up). Masks must be worn and social...

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Hopewell Valley Dark Skies

As part of Hopewell Valley Green Week, FoHVOS, and Hopewell Township Environmental Commission are pleased to present the workshop: Hopewell Valley Dark Skies with Dr. Rex Parker Dr. Rex Parker will explore the problems of light pollution to both humans and migrating birds and what you can do to help. Rex Parker is an astrophotographer...

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Intro to Hopewell Valley Ecology

Mount Rose Preserve Mount Rose Preserve, Princeton, NJ, United States

Mount Rose Preserve We will capture the sights and sounds of frogs & salamanders and more on a daytime natural history hike on April 24th from 8:30 am to 11:00 am at the Mount Rose Preserve. The hike will include viewing and discussing amphibians, reptiles, birds, and more. Please bring binoculars if you have them! The...

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Hike with Hopewell Valley Running Man

Mount Rose Preserve Mount Rose Preserve, Princeton, NJ, United States

Join us for a Hopewell Valley Green Week hike with the Hopewell Valley Running Man. Registration does not guarantee attendance. In order to give equal chances to attend, we will randomly select attendees from the registration list on April 14th in accordance with CDC attendance rules. Please register families or pods on one registration request....

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Force of Nature Hike

Mount Rose Preserve Mount Rose Preserve, Princeton, NJ, United States

Mount Rose Preserve, May 9th, 9am   2021 Force of Nature Hike Series Join us in 2021 for our continued Force of Nature Hike series. Join us for one hike or all! Either way they're free and open to the whole family (ages 13 and up). Masks must be worn and social distancing where applicable....

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Force of Nature Hike

Baldpate Mountain 28 Fiddlers Creek Road, Titusville, NJ, United States

Baldpate Mountain, June 13th, 9am   2021 Force of Nature Hike Series Join us in 2021 for our continued Force of Nature Hike series. Join us for one hike or all! Either way they're free and open to the whole family (ages 13 and up). Masks must be worn and social distancing where applicable. Register

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Butterfly Count

Thompson Preserve 95 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell, NJ, United States

Please join us on Sunday, July 11 at our Thompson Preserve to help count butterflies. We will be walking the trail through the restored meadow and looking for these flying beauties as we go. Once we are done at Thompson, we will head over to Baldpate Mountain to search the restored meadow there. No experience is necessary.

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FoHVOS 2021 Gala

Glenmoore Barn, Hopewell 105 Pennington-Hopewell Road,, Hopewell, NJ, United States

Visit the FoHVOS 2021 Gala page for more information.

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Clean Communities

Public Works Department 203 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ, United States

Join us on October 16th to help keep Hopewell clean! Clean Communities Day is an opportunity for groups and individuals to raise money for the nonprofit of their choice while helping clean up Hopewell Valley! Also, get a cool t-shirt!

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Great Backyard Bird Count

Heritage Preserve 1500-1564 Reed Rd, Pennington, NJ, United States

Please join Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space on Sunday, February 20 at 8:30AM for the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Heritage Preserve on Reed Road.  We will be helping to count birds to take a real time snapshot of birds in our area.  Our list will help researchers learn about how birds are...

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Great Backyard Bird Count

Heritage Preserve 1500-1564 Reed Rd, Pennington, NJ, United States

Please join Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space on Sunday, February 18 at 9AM for the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Heritage Preserve on Reed Road. We will be helping to count birds to take a real time snapshot of birds in our area. Our list will help researchers learn about how birds are...

National Trails Day Guided Hike

National Trails Day Guided Hike National Trails Day takes place on the first Saturday in June to bring appreciation and volunteer service to trails. This year we are celebrating with a leisurely guided hike at our Marshalls Corner Preserve at 10am. This preserve’s trail runs alongside old fields, through forest, and provides great views of...

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Morning Bird Walk at Mt. Rose Preserve

Mount Rose Preserve Mount Rose Preserve, Princeton, NJ, United States

Morning Bird Walk at Mt. Rose Preserve FoHVOS and New Jersey Conservation Foundation are co-hosting a casual morning bird walk for birders (and bird watchers) of all skill levels. Join us for a stroll through meadow and woodland, with a stop at our reforestation project, to observe and enjoy the songbirds breeding here this season....

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Seasonal Nature Walk at Fiddler’s Creek Preserve

Fiddler's Creek Preserve 43 Fiddlers Creek Road, Titusville, NJ, United States

Seasonal Nature Walk at Fiddler's Creek Preserve Fiddler's Creek Preserve had been the "missing piece" of preserved land between Washington Crossing State Park and Baldpate Mountain for many years. After being protected in 2010, a large-scale reforestation was implemented. We'll walk on shady creek-side trails, through 40 acres of young forest, and stop by Wild...

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FoHVOS Annual Butterfly Count

Marshalls Corner Preserve 95 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell, New Jersey, United States

FoHVOS Annual Butterfly Count Please join us on Sunday, July 7th at our Marshalls Corner Preserve to help count butterflies. We will be walking the trail through the restored meadow and looking for these flying beauties as we go. Once we are done at Marshalls Corner, we will head over to Baldpate Mountain to search...

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SUMMER HIKE SERIES – Eames Preserve

Eames Preserve 39 Harbourton Woodsville Road, Pennington, United States

SUMMER HIKE SERIES - EAMES PRESERVE Please join us on Friday July 19 at our Eames Preserve for an evening hike. On this 1.6 mile loop we will walk through groves of mature beeches, fields of wildflowers and native grasses, and portions of the Woodsville Brook floodplain. The walk will take place from 6:00PM to...

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SUMMER HIKE SERIES – Kulak & Lawrence Preserves

Kulak Preserve 25 Featherbed Lane, Hopewell, New Jersey, United States

SUMMER HIKE SERIES KULAK & LAWRENCE PRESERVES Please join us on Saturday August 10th at our Kulak & Lawrence Preserves for a morning hike. On this out and back trail we will explore the Stony Brook corridor, featuring a mature forest of tulip trees, sugar maple and Christmas fern. The walk will take place from...

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SUMMER HIKE SERIES – Mount Rose Preserve

Mount Rose Preserve Mount Rose Preserve, Princeton, NJ, United States

SUMMER HIKE SERIES MOUNT ROSE Please join us on Friday August 16th at Mount Rose Preserve for an evening hike. One of our newer trails, we will explore early successional red cedar stands and a mature forest of mixed hardwoods and American beech. The forest trail also goes past our forest restoration project, featuring a...

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Hatch A Hundred Info Session

Hatch A Hundred Info Session FoHVOS has the most successful kestrel nesting program in the state and has partnered with Wild Bird Research Group to expand upon this success. Beginning in 2025, we're working together to attempt a never-attempted goal: hatch 100 kestrel chicks in the Hopewell Valley area. To do this, we need our...

Christmas Bird Count 2024

Christmas Bird Count 2024 This December, the National Audubon Society is organizing its 125th Christmas Bird Count. Bird enthusiasts around the country will be conducting local bird counts from Saturday, December 14, 2024 through Sunday, January 5, 2025. Counts occur within a 15 mile wide diameter circle. The nearest one to us is the Princeton Circle which...

Hatch A Hundred Info Session

Calvary Baptist Church PO Box 395, Pennington, NJ 08534

Hatch A Hundred Info Session American Kestrels, North America's smallest falcon, are facing a steep population decline due to habitat loss and other environmental challenges. These incredible birds depend on open grasslands and natural cavities for nesting, but these habitats are disappearing at an alarming rate. Hatch a Hundred is a community-driven effort to support...

Kestrel Nest Box Workshop

Calvary Baptist Church PO Box 395, Pennington, NJ 08534

Hatch A Hundred: Kestrel Nest Box-Building Workshop Start your Super Bowl Sunday with a Kestrel Kickoff! Attend our nest box building workshop on February 9th from 1-3pm. This event is great for families looking for hands-on ways to help protect American kestrels. Kestrels rely on artificial cavities like nest boxes to rear their chicks. By...

Great Backyard Bird Count

Please join Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space on Sunday, February 16 at 9AM for the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Heritage Preserve on Reed Road. We will be helping to count birds to take a real time snapshot of birds in our area. Our list will help researchers learn about how birds are...