Friends of Princeton Open Space

 

SPRING 2002 WALKS

 

7:00 am Saturday 4 May 2002

The Institute Woods and The Charles H. Rogers Wildlife Refuge,  Princeton Township

A bird walk through the Institute (for Advanced Studies) Woods and the Rogers Refuge

at the time of the peak of the spring migration of warblers.

The walk will be led by experienced birder Thomas Poole.

Call FOPOS (921-2772, info@fopos.org) for reservations, directions and instructions for parking.

 

10:00 am Saturday 18 May 2002

The Institute Woods and fields, Princeton Township

A walk through the Institute (for Advanced Studies) Woods including some of

the adjacent fields. at transitional time when the plants in the woods are

putting forth their final blooms before the leaves block out the sun

and those in the open fields are just beginning to bloom. 

The walk will be led by Elizabeth and Henry Horn of Princeton University.  

Elizabeth Horn is a botanist and expert on local wildflowers;

Henry Horn is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and

has studied tree sucession in the Institute Woods for over thirty years

Call FOPOS (921-2772, info@fopos.org) for reservations and instructions for parking.

 

8:00 am Saturday 8 June 2002

Woodfield Reservation,  Princeton Township

A walk focusing on the trees of Woodfield Reservation led by

Professor John Kuser of Cook College, Rutgers University.

Prof. Kuser is an expert in trees and an experienced leader of nature walks.

 

Walk will start at 8:00 am  from the Woodfield Reservation parking lot

Call FOPOS (921-2772, info@fopos.org) for reservations, directions and instructions for parking.

 

 

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PLEASE NOTE:  Walks are at various locations and times.

Many areas may be wet;  boots or waterproof shoes are suggested.

 

The walks are given by the Education Committee of the Friends of Princeton Open Space,

a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving open space.

All walks are free and open to the public.

 

For further information call  921-2772 or email info@fopos.org