FOPOS
2025 Annual Membership Letter

Dear Friend:

2025 has been a stellar year for FOPOS’s impact on the health of our ecosystem and for our volunteer conservation work. We’ve expanded our educational offerings with new programs, completed and adopted a new strategic plan, moved forward our major restoration projects, and made our Program Coordinator a full-time employee. It’s been a busy year!

2025 Annual Membership Letter
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FOPOS Summer 2024 Newsletter

PRESERVATION OF 90 ACRES ON HERRONTOWN ROAD

We look forward to a closing on another critical large tract on the Princeton Ridge – 90 acres on the north side of Herrontown Road, adjacent to Herrontown Woods Preserve. Friends of Princeton Open Space is contributing $390,000 of State Green Acres grant funding plus a private gift of $1 million towards the acquisition of this land, which was subject to intense development pressure before a preservation agreement was reached with the Municipality, FOPOS, and other non-profit partners. State grants to the consortium, County grants to the Municipality, our local open space tax and other private funds are all helping secure this important link in the forested tracts on Princeton’s perimeter, which provide important environmental services such as slowing stormwater runoff and habitat for threatened species.

Read on for more programming and event highlights…

FOPOS Summer 2024 Newsletter
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FOPOS Seeks Program Coordinator

FOPOS seeks a part-time program coordinator to work directly with FOPOS’s Director of Natural Resources and Stewardship to manage the organization’s year-round volunteer stewardship program and community events series. The selected candidate should be detail-oriented and able to manage emails, databases, program messaging and schedules as well as improve upon existing systems and workflow. Ideally, the program coordinator will be an enthusiastic person supportive of and tapped into land stewardship and preservation within the greater Princeton area. Web design skills, and experience in fundraising or marketing and promoting a business are a plus. This is an administrative job that offers flexibility in location, with the ideal candidate available to participate in regular in-person meetings and work sessions, as well as be present for key events located at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton, NJ.

This is an ongoing position that has the potential to grow with the right candidate, and is suitable for professionals as well as recent graduates with applicable skill sets.

FOPOS Seeks Program Coordinator
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Recruit A Friend To Be A Friend

Over the past twelve months, Friends of Princeton Open Space has focused on ecological restoration projects and on educating the next generation of conservationists, including those from communities of color. We are happy to report that, with your support, we have chalked up major successes.

Recruit A Friend To Be A Friend
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Meet the 2023 interns

FOPOS provides Internships for young people actively pursuing a degree or career in ecology, natural resource management, environmental education, or related fields. Each summer, FOPOS welcomes a roster of budding naturalists to work with our Stewardship Team and interface with volunteer groups and our community. Read more about FOPOS's Internship program. FOPOS is also proud to offer Internships to high school students in partnership with the Outdoor Equity Alliance. Thank you to FOPOS's partners and friends for helping to make these Internships possible.

Please meet the 2023 Land Steward Interns…

Meet the 2023 interns

Call for Volunteer Stewards!

Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) is in search of Volunteer Land Stewards at the Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton, New Jersey. Volunteers will work under the guidance of our Natural Resource Manager, Anna Corichi, on the current Forest Restoration Project in Princeton. Email Anna at info@fopos.org with VOLUNTEER in the subject line.

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Land Stewardship Sessions

Love the outdoors? We do too. If you have an interest in working with our Natural Resources Manager on a Saturday, or really any day of the week, please email Anna Corichi at info@fopos.org with VOLUNTEER in the subject line. What does a volunteer do? Tap here to find out!

Looking to step out of the office? Join us for a Lunch Hour Stewardship Session at the Mountain Lakes Preserve! Email Anna at info@fopos.org with VOLUNTEER in the subject line.

Looking to step out of the office? Join us for a Lunch Hour Stewardship Session at the Mountain Lakes Preserve! Email Anna at info@fopos.org with VOLUNTEER in the subject line.

Land Stewardship Summer Interns (paid)

Land Stewardship Summer Interns (paid)

Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) in partnership with D&R Greenway Trust, is seeking two Stewardship Interns for summer 2019. The interns will work under the supervision of stewardship staff, assisting in the day-to-day activities of managing open space on preserved properties in Princeton, NJ.