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Christmas Bird Count 2019

This December, the National Audubon Society is organizing its 120th Christmas Bird Count. This is when volunteers conduct bird counts all across the country. These counts take place from Saturday, December 14, 2019 to Sunday, January 5, 2020. Each count occurs within a 15 mile wide diameter circle. The nearest one to us is the...

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Art Sparks & FoHVOS Family 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.

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Birding Workshop for Families

Calvary Baptist Church 3 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ, United States

Join FoHVOS for a short indoor presentation on winter birds, then we will go outside to look and listen for any birds. We will focus on ID through song, no binoculars are necessary, but bring them if you have them. This is an introduction on bird ID, geared towards families and kids. Please dress for...

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BEE MINE Family Workshop

Timberlane Middle School 51 S Timberlane Drive, Pennington, NJ, United States

Join us in restoring the pollinator population by building your own bee house! Materials will all be up-cycled thanks to Wildflowers Inn Restaurant for donating their used straws. Recommended for children 5 and up. Must be accompanied by an adult. Suggested donation $20 for child/adult pairing (or add a second child for an additional fee)(limited to...

$20 – $30
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Great Backyard Bird Count

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

Please join Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space on Sunday, February 16 at 9AM for the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Thompson Preserve on Route 654. 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 doing, if populations are changing or remaining stable. We will walk the trail and count what we see and hear. The list will then be submitted to eBird, a website dedicated to birds.

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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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Force of Nature Hike- COVID-19 Cancelled

***Cancelled due to COVID-19 Precautions***  Join us for our 2020 Force of Nature Hiking series with Romy Toussaint! Attend one hike or all! Learn about our trails and preserves with some light stretching in the beginning and end. These events are open to all family, friends, and ages (hiking difficulty will vary based on location)....

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Clean Communities- Postponed

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

**Postponed due to COVID-19**

Gardening with Deer Resistant Native Plants

Zoom!

Author, photographer, and native plant expert Rachel Mackow of Wild Ridge Plants will share her secrets for Gardening with Deer Resistant Native Plants in a special Earth Day Workshop hosted with Zoom.

This workshop includes:
$5 registration will subsidize tree planting costs. This fee may be waived with discount code “FREETALK”
Includes Zoom link and 10% Discount code for Wild Ridge Plants!

$5

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Force of Nature Hike

Join us for our 2020 Force of Nature Hiking series with Romy Toussaint! Attend one hike or all! Learn about our trails and preserves with some light stretching in the beginning and end. These events are open to all family, friends, and ages (hiking difficulty will vary based on location). Please email lhorvath@fohvos.org with questions...

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Force of Nature Hike

Join us for our 2020 Force of Nature Hiking series with Romy Toussaint! Attend one hike or all! Learn about our trails and preserves with some light stretching in the beginning and end. These events are open to all family, friends, and ages (hiking difficulty will vary based on location). Please email lhorvath@fohvos.org with questions...

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Webinar: The Link Between Deer and Invasive Plants

By: Mike Van Clef, Ph.D. (FoHVOS Strike Team)

Mike will discuss why the populations of both deer and invasive plants have exploded over the last 50 years, including why different natural areas are more susceptible than others and how stewardship strategies are determined to reduce impacts on native plants and animals.

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Webinar: How to Become a Management Hunter

By: Brian Kubin and Mike Bellaus (Duke Farms/ FoHVOS Strike Team)

Brian and Mike will discuss how hunters can maximize harvests through strategic approaches on public and private lands. They will provide information on what exactly management hunting is and its benefits to our ecosystem along with ways you can get involved on your local lands as a management hunter.

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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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Webinar: Creating & Participating in Local Strike Teams

By: Betty Ann Kelly (Union County)

Betty Ann Kelly of Union County will be sharing some advice on how you can start your own local Strike Teams. She will provide information about working on county and municipal lands to communications and planning with officials in order to select control strategies. Lastly, the roots of a Strike Team, she will provide insight on how you can recruit volunteers to join your team.