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FOPOS Summer 2023 Newsletter

Each year, Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) provides internships for young people actively pursuing a degree or career in ecology, natural resource management, environmental education, or related fields. FOPOS’s 2023 Land Steward Interns – Nick Cento, Tina Kulick, and Esteban Mendez – are college students and recent graduates from across the mid-Atlantic region. Working with Anna Corichi, FOPOS’s Director of Natural Resources and Stewardship, they are helping to restore our local forests and native habitats here at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. The interns have also led engaging nature walks and volunteer stewardship events for the public. Learn more about our intern program online: fopos.org/landsteward-intern.

Read on for more programming and event highlights…

FOPOS Summer 2023 Newsletter
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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
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Meet the Interns!

A team of seven Land Steward Interns are working with Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) to develop ecological monitoring protocols and educational programming at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton.

Meet the Interns!
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Springing into Action with Friends of Princeton ...

We’re thrilled to have partnered with the Municipality, the Watershed Institute, the Ridgeview Conservancy, Mercer County, the State’s Green Acres Program and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation to preserve a 153-acre mature forest in the northwest corner of town.

Springing into Action with Friends of Princeton Open Space
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Spring Has Sprung with Friends of Princeton ...

In 2020 volunteers helped to plant nearly 3,000 native trees and shrubs within the 18-acre Forest Restoration Project site located at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve.

Spring Has Sprung with Friends of Princeton Open Space

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FOPOS Summer 2023 Newsletter

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FOPOS Summer 2023 Newsletter

Each year, Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) provides internships for young people actively pursuing a degree or career in ecology, natural resource management, environmental education, or related fields. FOPOS’s 2023 Land Steward Interns – Nick Cento, Tina Kulick, and Esteban Mendez – are college students and recent graduates from across the mid-Atlantic region. Working with Anna Corichi, FOPOS’s Director of Natural Resources and Stewardship, they are helping to restore our local forests and native habitats here at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. The interns have also led engaging nature walks and volunteer stewardship events for the public. Learn more about our intern program online: fopos.org/landsteward-intern.

Read on for more programming and event highlights…

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Springing into Action with Friends of Princeton Open Space

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Springing into Action with Friends of Princeton Open Space

We’re thrilled to have partnered with the Municipality, the Watershed Institute, the Ridgeview Conservancy, Mercer County, the State’s Green Acres Program and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation to preserve a 153-acre mature forest in the northwest corner of town.

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Spring Has Sprung with Friends of Princeton Open Space

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Spring Has Sprung with Friends of Princeton Open Space

In 2020 volunteers helped to plant nearly 3,000 native trees and shrubs within the 18-acre Forest Restoration Project site located at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve.

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Springtime with Friends of Princeton Open Space

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Springtime with Friends of Princeton Open Space

In this difficult time, it’s been wonderful to see how many people have found a place for outdoor activity and mental solace at the Mountain Lakes recreation area.

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.

Woodfield Reservation Update

This summer, the FOPOS Trail Crew has been hard at work restoring and repairing the trails at Woodfield Reservation.  Last year, the crew cleared several thousand feet of trails to make it walk-able.  This year’s project has been constructing boardwalks over swampy and wet trails.  Thus far, in June and July, the team had 9 workdays with a total of 14 volunteers resulting in 162 work hours, 360 feet of constructed boardwalks and 130 feet of relocated trails.

 

If you are interested in helping our volunteer crew for the remainder of the summer, and into the fall, please email us at info@fopos.org. 

TIAA EarthShare NJ Corporate Green Challenge

On April 7,2017, TIAA Financial Services of Princeton, NJ participated in EarthShare's Corporate Green Challenge.  A large group of volunteers came out to the Mountain Lakes Preserve to assist in the construction of a deer fence.  The area was previously clear-cut in order to stage equipment for the restoration of the Mountain Lakes dam.  After the restoration was completed in 2012, the area was planted with native trees and shrubs. A deer fence was installed to prevent harsh deer browse on the newly planted natives.  After many years, the fence was in need of replacement.  That is where TIAA came in.