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FOPOS Summer 2023 Newsletter

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.

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Springing into Action with Friends of Princeton Open Space

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.

Spring Has Sprung with Friends of Princeton Open Space

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.

Springtime with Friends of Princeton Open Space

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.

Take Your Best Shot | Photo Contest 2019 - DEADLINE EXTENDED

Take Your Best Shot | Photo Contest 2019 - DEADLINE EXTENDED

Take a Shot! Enter our annual Give Thanks for Nature Photo Contest. Professional and amateur photographers alike are encouraged to take their best shot of all that the Mountain Lakes Preserve has to offer. Entries due by 1.31.20. Read on for details.