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D&R Greenway Land Trust hosts GSWS Juried Exhibition on Migration

                                                                                Press – Contact for an interview or story:  GSWS: Margaret Simpson, Publicity, 609-462-5984 or                 Tess Fields, President, 609-286-2323, tessiefields@gmail.com                 D&R Greenway Land Trust: Deb Kilmer, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO, 609-924-4646 For Immediate Publication: D&R Greenway Land Trust hosts GSWS Juried Exhibition on Migration D&R Greenway Land Trust is hosting the Garden State Watercolor Society (GSWS) for its 53rd Annual Open Juried Exhibition, “Migration: Movement for Survival.” GSWS artists created their art to > Read More

Visit D&R Greenway’s Discovery Center at Point Breeze to learn about 27 heritage crops grown on this land by the Lenape over thousands of years

Visit D&R Greenway’s Discovery Center at Point Breeze to learn about 27 heritage crops grown on this land by the Lenape over thousands of years, and by Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte from 1820-1839. The exiled King of Spain and Napoleon’s older brother entertained the scientific, political and artistic communities with food from his garden; today’s produce is donated to feed people in need. Take a journey through time on a tour of the new Discovery Center at Point Breeze Never-before-seen exhibits > Read More

Artist Demonstration by GSWS Signature Member Ann Greene

        Garden State Watercolor Society and D&R Greenway are sponsoring a poetry reading and artist gallery walk Thursday, September 21, 2023. Come and join us for an evening of poetry and art. Learn what the word ekphrastic means! 6:30 p.m. - Doors Open 7:00 p.m. - Poetry Reading 7:30 p.m. - Gallery Walk 8:30 p.m. - Close No preregistration is required Light refreshments will be served All artwork is for sale   Scroll for Additional Information and Events > Read More

D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces Gala, Sunday, May 7, at the new Discovery Center at Point Breeze

D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces Gala, Sunday, May 7 at the new Discovery Center at Point Breeze Presentation of Donald B. Jones Conservation Award to local conservation advocate and recognition of the Lenape, original inhabitants of the land at Point Breeze FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 27, 2023 ~PRINCETON, NJ – D&R Greenway Land Trust is pleased to announce local conservation advocate, Johan Firmenich, President and Co-Founder, Nature360 Inc. as recipient of the land trust’s 2023 Donald B. Jones Conservation > Read More

Community-Wide Celebration of J. Seward Johnson’s Art Opens with The Awakening at D&R Greenway’s St. Michaels Farm Preserve

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 20, 2023, Hopewell, NJ ~ HOPEWELL, NJ – The Hopewell Valley Arts Council and The Johnson Atelier are hosting a community-wide sculptural celebration this year, Seward Johnson | Celebrating the Everyday. This year-long public art project highlights the life and work of J. Seward Johnson II (1930-2020), a renowned sculptor known for his lifelike sculptures of everyday people. One of the major highlights of this project is Johnson’s monumental sculpture, The Awakening, at D&R Greenway’s > Read More

The Awakening by J. Seward Johnson II, Ribbon Cutting at St. Michaels Farm Preserve

    See Below for Parking Update     PARKING UPDATE Visitors are being asked to park at the Hopewell Elementary School parking lot at 35 Hopewell-Princeton Avenue and walk over to the exhibit area. There will be traffic cones, flags and volunteers directing folks.  The parking lot closest to the sculpture, Farm Road Parking Lot near the intersection of Hopewell-Princeton Road and Old Mt. Rose Road, is reserved for those requiring accessible parking. You are invited to attend this > Read More

Spring 2023 Native Plant Sale!!

D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces In-Person Spring 2023 Native Plant Sale Save the Dates! Stop by the Native Plant Nursery at the Johnson Education Center during the Spring 2023 plant sale to browse the selection of native plants. Talk to our stewardship team and volunteers to learn what plants will thrive in your garden. There will be no online sales this year. We look forward to seeing you at to our nursery in person! D&R Greenway Native Plant Nursery Johnson > Read More

A St. Patrick’s Day Benefit For Land Preservation and Community

Wear green and come ready to celebrate! Enjoy libations, hors d'oeuvres A green silent auction Tickets: $65 per person Click HERE to Purchase Tickets Sunday, March 12, 3-6 pm D&R Greenway Land Trust 1 Preservation Place, Princeton This festive event, in partnership with Voices Chorale NJ, is an opportunity for like-minded people who care about green landscapes and enjoy Irish music to Celebrate The Green! Join us to ensure that the lands around us stay green forever. It combines the best > Read More

Visit D&R Greenway’s Land, Light, Spirit Art Exhibit – Extended through April 21, 2023

Become Connected to Earth Through Our Exhibit     Stop by the Johnson Education Center to enjoy the beautiful pieces of art now on display. Books and Art Available for Sale The exhibit, Land, Light, and Spirit, highlights works that illuminate the connection between a person and a place. The root of attachment to landscape is both individual and spiritual: it might be a quality of light, a time of day or season – reasons extend through time, borne out > Read More

Celebrate the Green with D&R Greenway Land Trust And Voices Chorale NJ

For Immediate Release, February 21, 2023, Princeton, NJ ~ Ireland and central New Jersey have one important thing in common: rolling hills of green. In celebration of D&R Greenway Land Trust’s work to preserve the green in our local communities, Voices Chorale NJ is bringing Irish music and dancing to a benefit for both organizations just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The event will take place in a restored barn on Sunday, March 12, from 3-6 p.m.at D&R Greenway’s > Read More

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Spring 2024 Native Plant Sale!!

Thursday, April 25 noon – 4 pm; Friday, April 26 noon – 3 pm; Saturday, April 27 9 am - noon
D&R Greenway, Native Plant Nursery, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton
Our Spring 2024 Native Plant Sale is Here! Save > Read More

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