Tag: D&R Greenway Land Trust
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Sourland Mountain Region gains 10K trees in 2022
For Hillsborough Township resident Jennifer Bryson, the “tremendous loss of ash trees” in the area in and around her property has been “devastating.” That is why when the Sourland Conservancy (SC) expanded its efforts to include plantings directly on private land through a grant from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in partnership with the FoHVOS…
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‘Garden to Bistro’ event provides taste of historic Bonaparte Garden at Point Breeze
Five town eateries have joined forces with D&R Greenway Land Trust as founding partners of the “Garden to Bistro” event. During the month of October, each week will showcase a restaurant where patrons can taste recipes created from produce harvested from this season’s Historic Bonaparte Garden. While visiting the restaurant, patrons can learn a bit…
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New ‘chief of operations’ at Watershed Institute brings extensive environmental policy experience
Conservation leader Sophie Glovier has been named to the newly created position of chief of operations for The Watershed Institute. Currently, Glovier is the assistant policy director at The Watershed Institute where she works with community members and local governments “to develop and implement policies and practices to address pressing threats to our water and…
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D&R Greenway Land Trust, NJM Insurance Group support Point Breeze preservation
Representatives from NJM Insurance Group (NJM) joined D&R Greenway Vice Chair Adrian Huns and D&R Greenway staff to spruce up the gardens at Point Breeze in Bordentown in honor of Earth Day. The teams worked collaboratively on April 22 on a spring cleanup that involved weeding, mulching and preparing garden beds surrounding the historic…
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Women & Conservation app project began as Girl Scout project
A new tour about Women & Conservation began as a Girl Scout project for Princeton resident Madeleine Freundlich. Madeleine had assisted D&R Greenway as an elementary student with messaging for the land trust’s Children’s Discovery Trail on Drakes Corner Road. Her initiative was selected by the national TravelStorys app company as their milestone 200th Tour,…
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The cows come home to D&R Greenway’s St. Michaels Farm
Fifteen cows made St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell their new home as of Aug. 3, already grazing on a diverse mix of forage grasses and legumes planted by Soil Carbon Partners (SCP). Beginning in early spring 2021, SCP, led by managing member Ed Huling, applied a special mix of organic materials to 50 acres…
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Princess visits Bonaparte estate in Bordentown
On a recent Saturday, a surprise visitor arrived at Point Breeze, the preserved Bordentown estate that once served as the home of her famous European family, the Bonapartes. Princess Caroline Murat descends from the sister of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, who lived at Point Breeze. They were both siblings of Napoleon I, emperor of France. Upon…
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SOLUTIONS 7/9: The D&R Greenway Land Trust – Environmental Leader
The D&R Greenway Land Trust, the region’s unofficial land steward reaching in many directions to preserve and enhance our environments, has recently launched two new important projects. But first, the D&R, a nonprofit, environmental leader since 1989, has been instrumental in saving local woods and fields, farms and community gardens, and establishing trails for people…
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D&R Greenway Land Trust completes first phase carbon-sequestration process at St. Michaels Farm Preserve
D&R Greenway Land Trust and leaders from Soil Carbon Partners (SCP) announced the completion of the first phase of their carbon-sequestration process at the land trust’s St. Michaels Farm Preserve. Growth of lush forage grasses exceeds expectations in fields fertilized with a special mix of organic materials and minerals, according to information provided by D&R.…