Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS)

Annual Meeting, 2009, Sun April 26, 2008, Mountain Lakes House, 3 pm

Princeton Nature Blog by S. Hiltner, Fopos naturalist

About Us

Founded in 1969, we are a non-profit, tax-exempt organization devoted to environmental protection and the preservation of open space in the Princeton, NJ area.

Board of Trustees
Officers
Advisors

Purposes

Raise funds to assist in acquisition of easements. Purchase lands for permanent open space. Advocate land use that respects the natural constraints of the land while meeting the needs of all our citizens. Foster understanding of nature through programs in the Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. Promote maintenance, publicity and stewardship of existing Princeton parks and open spaces.

Donations

Achievements

Forestalled proposed development which would have destroyed historic farmlands and woodlands.

Instrumental in preserving and monitoring Woodfield reservation.

Helped form and fund the Delaware & Raritan Greenway Alliance.

Raised funds for completion of Turning Basin Park on the D&R Canal.

Raised over $350,000 for the acquisition of a permanent conservation easement on the lands of the Institute for Advanced Study Woods.

Contributed $300,000 for the acquisition of Greenway Meadows Park (former R.W. Johnson Estate).

Contributed $100,000 for the acquisition of a substantial portion of Coventry Farm.

Acquisition of Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve and Mountain Lakes House.

Sponsored a variety of nature programs for all ages, offered by volunteers and visiting speakers. More...

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You Can Help!

Your financial support and active participation will enable us to work for our common goals.

Friends of Princeton Open Space
PO Box 374
Princeton, NJ 08542
Phone: 609-921-2772
Fax: 609-921-1931