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2022
Date
Publication
Article
December 2022
New Jersey Monitor
Lawmakers advance bill to ban invasive plants, revive statewide invasive species council
November 2022
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Unity a theme central to many December holidays
November 2022
MercerMe
Boy Scout Troop 71 lends a hand to FoHVOS Clean Communities Day
November 2022
Hopewell Express
A season to celebrate and share Hopewell Valley’s abundance
October 2022
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: We tend to support the things we value
August 2022
Hopewell Express
Drought takes hold in Central Jersey
August 2022
NJ Spotlight
Invasive Species in NJ ‘Beyond Severe’
August 2022
News12 New Jersey
Volunteers with the Invasive Species Strike Team target New Jersey’s invasive plant life
August 2022
New Jersey Monitor
In fight against invasive plants, strike team stepped up when New Jersey wouldn’t
August 2022
MercerMe
FoHVOS/OEA receive grant to inspire ‘Nature for All’
August 2022
Hopewell Express
Endangered monarchs find safe harbor in Hopewell Valley
June 2022
Hopewell Express
‘Reptile Rescue’ aims to build on success of prior programs
June 2022
MercerMe
FoHVOS and OEA combine to produce Black Farmer’s Market for Juneteenth Commemoration
June 2022
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Ready to go outside and play once again
March 2022
Hopewell Express
Wolff: A tale of two programs
February 2022
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Let’s Talk About Our Planet
March 2022
Hopewell Express
New Jersey bag ban to become law this spring
February 2022
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Mother Earth
January 2022
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Looking Forward to 2022
2021
Date
Publication
Article
December 2021
Hopewell Express
Back by popular demand: More less stuff = less waste
November 2021
Hopewell Express
Less stuff = less waste: tips for this holiday season
November 2021
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Deer Mating Season
October 2021
Hopewell Express
How does cannabis legalization affect Hopewell Valley?
August 2021
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Colby Cedar Smith
August 2021
Hopewell Express
Dr. Rosetta Treece: An example of equity objectives and a role model for what is possible
July 2021
Hopewell Express
Copperheads, high winds and ticks, oh my!
June 2021
Hopewell Express
HoVal helps make inaugural Juneteenth celebration a success
June 2021
Hopewell Express
Poet mentors Hopewell 4th graders for Nature Harmony Project
May 2021
Hopewell Express
Native wildflower programs a boon for butterflies and schools
April 2021
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Celebrating Earth Day as a Community
April 2021
Hopewell Express
Inaugural Hopewell Valley Green Week to to kick off on April 17
March 2021
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Bee Abode Project
March 2021
Hopewell Express
Social Media Fans all in on HoVal’s “Naked Running Man”
February 2021
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Black History Month in the Valley
January 2021
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Exploring the intersection between art and nature
January 2021
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
A Look Back at 2020
2020
Date
Publication
Article
December 2020
Hopewell Express
Wolff: The Paradox of Social Distancing
December 2020
Hopewell Express
FoHVOS adds Jaquan Levons to Board of Trustees
November 2020
Hopewell Express
Wolff: Putting Hopewell Valley on the Map
November 2020
MercerMe
FoHVOS welcomes Jacquan Levons to its Board
October 2020
Hopewell Express
Wolff: Kudos to Hopewell Valley schools
October 2020
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
The Importance of Land Stewardship
September 2020
MercerMe
FoHVOS Supports Local Valley Restaurants
September 2020
Hopewell Express
Wolff: Deer control essential to ecological health of Hopewell Valley
September 2020
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Woosamonsa Ridge is Now Open
August 2020
NJTV News
Students of color prepare for jobs in the green sector
August 2020
NJ Sustainability Reporting
New Jersey Internship Program Connects students of Color to Green Jobs and Recreation
August 2020
Hopewell Express
Wolff: Embracing nature at school
July 2020
NextCity.com
Citizen Science Conserves New Jersey Butterflies and Keeps people entertained during quarantine
July 2020
NextCity.com
Could outdoor learning be the key to reopening schools?
July 2020
Hopewell Valley News
Mercer County coalition tries to bridge equality gap through environmental programs
July 2020
Yo Hike This
Baldpate Mountain/ Ted Stiles Preserve
June 2020
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Re-opening the valley: Nature Will Heal Us
June 2020
MercerMe
On the Environment: Learning in the “New World”
June 2020
The Watershed Institute
From Fluff ball to Falcon
June 2020
GreenTeacher.com
Growing Environmental Hope amid a Pandemic
June 2020
MercerMe
“Tally the Valley” Butterfly Project
June 2020
Hopewell Express
Help Tally the Valley
June 2020
NJ Spotlight
Op-Ed: How about moving classes to the great outdoors when schools re-open?
May 2020
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Everyday Should be Earth Day
May 2020
MercerMe
On the Environment: Let’s not return to normal
April 2020
MercerMe
FoHVOS announces Earth Day Updates
April 2020
MercerMe
ED of FoHVOS talks about decision to keep trails open
April 2020
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Earth Day 50th Anniversary
April 2020
Hopewell Express
Let’s not return to normal
March 2020
Hopewell Valley News
Walking seen as a positive in era of coronavirus
March 2020
MercerMe
LTE: Now is the time to reconnect with nature
March 2020
MercerMe
Help FoHVOS Help the Bees
March 2020
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Bringing New Meaning to “The Birds and the Bees”
February 2020
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: The Birds and the Bees
February 2020
Hopewell Valley News
Toll Gate Grammar School Plans to construct outdoor classroom in the spring
February 2020
MercerMe
FoHVOS is here to tell you about the birds and the bees
February 2020
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Give from Your Heart
January 2020
MercerMe
FoHVOS and Art Sparks connect families with art and nature in new program
January 2020
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Connect in 2020!
2019
Date
Publication
Article
December 2019
Hopewell Express
Considering Conservation
November 2019
Hopewell Express
Giving and Consideration in Hopewell
November 2019
Hopewell Express
At Timberlane Middle School, students learn to balance the ecosystem
October 2019
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
FoHVOS Highlights Hopewell Valley Schools Environmental Student Programs
September 2019
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Summer may be ending, but outdoor time is vital as ever
September 2019
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
A Force of Nature Revisited – Anne Nixon Ellery
August 2019
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
The Importance of Native Plants
August 2019
MercerMe
HVRSD and Pennington Partner for New Community Space
August 2019
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Bring back the bugs
July 2019
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
July Force of Nature: Sharyn Magee
July 2019
ANJEC
ANJEC Summer Report
July 2019
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Nesting boxes a boon for threatened kestrels
June 2019
Hopewell Express
Come Outside and Play a valuable tradition in Hopewell Valley
May 2019
MercerMe
Student EcoWarriors Recognized by HVRSD and FoHVOS
May 2019
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Community Conservation
May 2019
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Every day should be Earth Day
April 2019
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
FoHVOS Community Conservation: Community Collaboration Helping Kestrels
April 2019
FoHVOS Strike Team
FoHVOS New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2019 Annual Conference Press Release
April 2019
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: conservation connects community
March 2019
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Force of Nature: Helen Corveleyn
March 2019
MercerMe
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) Earns National Recognition
March 2019
Hopewell Express
Nesting boxes could help threatened kestrels rebound
February 2019
Hopewell Express
Nature in the Valley: Rescuing the chestnuts
February 2019
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Community Conservation: Local American Chestnut Restoration Offers Promise
January 2019
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Get your 2019 Happy On
2018
Date
Publication
Article
December 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
December Force of Nature: Sonja Michaluk
November 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
FoHVOS Continues its Tradition of Giving
October 2018
Hopewell Express
11 acres added to Mount Rose Preserve in Hopewell
October 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Connecting Children with Play and Nature
September 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Community Conservation
September 2018
TAP into Union
“Strike Force” Volunteers to Foil Invasive Plants in Union County Park
August 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Force of Nature: Japanese Barberry
August 2018
Hopewell Express
Hopewell Valley communities embrace conservation
July 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
July Force of Nature: Katherine Dresdner
July 2018
MercerMe
Open Space Discussed in Hopewell Township, FoHVOS Requests Participation
June 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
June Force of Nature: Gretchen Kish
May 2018
Hopewell Express
Around Hopewell Valley: teachers get a green star, football camp registration opens
May 2018
MercerMe
FoHVOS Celebrates National Trails Day with Two Weekend Events
May 2018
MercerMe
Student EcoWarriors Recognized by HVRSD and FoHVOS
April 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Meg Gorrie: A Force of Nature
April 2018
MercerMe
Hopewell Township Clean Communities Day with FoHVOS
March 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
March Force of Nature: Carol Kleis
March 2018
MercerMe
FoHVOS Welcomes Two New Trustees
February 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
February Force of Nature: Joann Held
February 2018
Hopewell Express
Held hailed as ‘Force of Nature’ by Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space
January 2018
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
January Force of Nature: Anne Nixon-Ellery
2017
Date
Publication
Article
December 2017
Hopewell Express
Wolff stepping down after 6 years as Hopewell school board president
November 2017
Hopewell Express
Historian shares the story of Titusville Mills at Howell Living History Farm
November 2017
U.S. 1
Thinning the Deer Herd and Healing the Land
October 2017
Hopewell Express
Hopewell Valley Officials look for ways to deal with growing deer population
October 2017
NBC News
Lyme Wars Part IV – How One Plant May be Fueling the Spread of Lyme
October 2017
MercerMe
Letter to the Editor: Kennedy Running for Hopewell Borough Council
October 2017
Hopewell Express
‘The Deer Stand’ documentary screening sheds light on overpopulation issues
October 2017
MercerMe
Hopewell Township Clean Communities Day: non-profits clean up and earn funds for their organizations
September 2017
Hopewell Valley Neighbors
Healthy in Hopewell: Forest Bathing in Hopewell Valley
May 2017
Hopewell Express
House with a view: homeowners turn drainage basin into a meadow
May 2017
PR Newswire
Confirmed Bobcat Sighting Documented Along Proposed PennEast Route, Says ReThink Energy NJ
May 2017
MercerMe
FoHVOS Offers Preserve Passports in Partnership with HV Municipal Alliance and Libraries
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9:00 AM
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FoHVOS Annual Butterfly Count
Jul
19
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM
SUMMER HIKE SERIES – Eames Preserve
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