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November 30, 2024
annual appeal, land preservation, nature
FOPOS
2024 Annual Membership Letter

Since 1969, your generous support has fueled our success. Read Friends of Princeton Open Space’s annual membership letter to see how your contributions are driving vital conservation efforts, from habitat restoration to mentoring young environmental leaders. Help us make even greater strides in 2025.

2024 Annual Membership Letter
January 24, 2024
FOPOS
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
November 15, 2023
annual appeal, land preservation, nature
FOPOS
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
May 5, 2023
photo contest
FOPOS
Princeton, We Have A Winner!

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s photo contest. While it’s never easy to choose, we think these top three are pretty outstanding.

Princeton, We Have A Winner!
November 21, 2022
annual appeal, land preservation, nature
FOPOS
A Message from Wendy Mager, FOPOS President

The past twelve months have been filled with new projects and new achievements for Friends of Princeton Open Space that advance our mission to preserve and care for open space, educate the public on environmental issues, and advocate for sound governmental decisions. Here’s some of what we’ve accomplished with your support.

A Message from Wendy Mager, FOPOS President
FOPOS
November 11, 2020

FOPOS Annual Meeting 2020 with Jay F. Kelly, Ph.D.

FOPOS
November 11, 2020
FOPOS Annual Meeting 2020 with Jay F. Kelly, Ph.D.

On Sunday, September 27, Jay F. Kelly, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Center for Environmental Studies at Raritan Valley Community College presented the results of his research on the health of our forests and techniques for restoration.

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FOPOS
May 21, 2020
nature

Thank you, Betty Wold Johnson

FOPOS
May 21, 2020
nature
Thank you, Betty Wold Johnson

Betty Wold Johnson was truly the ‘angel’ of the Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, which Friends of Princeton Open Space manages on behalf of the town and its citizens and where we have our headquarters.

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April 14, 2020
photo contest, nature

Annual Give Thanks To Nature Photo Contest Winners

FOPOS
April 14, 2020
photo contest, nature
Annual Give Thanks To Nature Photo Contest Winners

With so many beautiful images of the Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve submitted to our photo contest, it was challenging for the committee to choose the top three.

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FOPOS
April 13, 2020
nature

Ridgeview Road Property

FOPOS
April 13, 2020
nature
Ridgeview Road Property

Friends of Princeton Open Space (“FOPOS”), the Watershed Institute and the Ridgeview Conservancy, and the Municipality of Princeton closed last week on a 3-acre lot on Ridgeview Road containing headwaters of the Mountain Brook.

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FOPOS
March 27, 2020
nature

Spending Time In Nature Amid COVID-19

FOPOS
March 27, 2020
nature
Spending Time In Nature Amid COVID-19

We are so pleased you are enjoying the calming effect of walks in nature during this unusual time.

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