Category: News

D&R Greenway Land Trust Receives Significant Gift of Land from NY Jets Owners in Honor of Their Mother Betty Wold Johnson

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 16, 2022, Princeton, NJ ~ D&R Greenway Land Trust Receives Significant Gift of Land from NY Jets Owners in Honor of Their Mother Betty Wold Johnson The donation is one of the most substantial land gifts in New Jersey’s history Watch our video for a glimpse into this extraordinary property! D&R Greenway Land Trust, a leading conservation nonprofit dedicated to preserving and caring for land across central New Jersey, today announced that the family of > Read More

D&R Greenway Announces Upcoming Art Exhibit “N.J. Birds & You”

Art Exhibit at the Johnson Education Center "N.J. Birds & You" February 23 to March 4 Art by Ming Li features a pair of Cape May Warblers. Li's artwork will be featured in the "N.J. Birds & You" pop-up art exhibit at the Johnson Education Center. Feathered Friends in Your Backyard Though many birds fly south for the winter, some stick around through the snowy weather. With much of their natural food supply depleted, these birds seek other sources of > Read More

Donor Appreciation Campaign Winners Announced – Thank You For Your Support!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 28, 2022, Princeton ~ D&R Greenway Land Trust is excited to announce the results and congratulate the winners of our Donor Appreciation Campaign. Thank you to everyone who participated. A special thank you from us to Patrick McDonnell and his MUTTS team and James Fiorentino for dedicating their talent to make this campaign a success. Top Donors Patricia and Mark Leuchten Robert & Jane MacLennan   Our two top donors will each receive: A special limited edition 25th Anniversary MUTTS book > Read More

D&R Greenway’s New Photography Exhibit by David O. Anderson “Emergence” joins GSWS Exhibit “Recovery”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 9, 2021, Princeton ~ D&R Greenway Land Trust invites the public to experience nature with new eyes, inspired by its newly opened art exhibition, “Emergence.” David O. Anderson, former President of Princeton Photography Club, and a long-time member of the land trust’s Photographers of Preservation, is exhibiting a new collection of nature photographs, as seen from the viewpoint of a child. The Olivia Rainbow Gallery, named in memory of 5-year-old Olivia Kuenne, has been transformed > Read More

D&R Greenway on the National Stage with New TravelStorys “Women in Conservation” Tour

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 5, 2021, Princeton ~ D&R Greenway Land Trust announces its newest free TravelStorys app, “Women in Conservation“, on its popular Cedar Ridge Preserve in Hopewell, New Jersey, to national attention. This new hands-free audio tour is the latest in a series that includes “Healing Trails” on Greenway Meadows in Princeton, and “Children and Nature” at the land trust’s St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell. It is easy to download the free TravelStorys app to experience these inspirational audio tours > Read More

D&R Greenway Land Trust Masquerade Parade 2021

St. Michaels Farm Preserve, Hopewell COME JOIN US TODAY PAY "AT THE DOOR" WHEN YOU ARRIVE ANYTIME BETWEEN NOON-5PM HOPE TO SEE YOU Register/Pay at Hopewell Elementary School parking lot     Thank you, your ticket purchase supports Land Preservation! Join us in costume, and "migrate" through the Preserve in your decorated car to see Birds, Bats and Bugs…Oh My! Kids of all ages are invited to experience a family-friendly drive-thru Halloween Parade honoring Nature's small but mighty ambassadors, the > Read More

Third Phase of Carbon-Sequestration Process to Slow Climate Change Completed at St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 17, 2021, Princeton ~ D&R Greenway and Soil Carbon Partners [SCP] announce the August 3rd arrival of fifteen cows to St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell. They are already grazing on a diverse mix of forage grasses and legumes planted by SCP. Beginning in early spring 2021, Soil Carbon Partners, led by managing member Ed Huling, applied a special mix of organic materials to 50 acres of farm fields on the land trust’s St. Michaels > Read More

D&R Greenway & the Garden State Watercolor Society Art Installation – New Exhibit Added – David O. Anderson “Emergence”

    D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces Garden State Watercolor Society’s 51st Annual Art Exhibit “Recovery”   Garden State Watercolor Society and D&R Greenway Land Trust are pleased to invite you to attend a special art reception. Light refreshments will be served outside on the patio; small groups will be let in to the galleries to safely view the Delaware-themed juried exhibit and the 3rd annual art installation. Come early to hike one of the D&R's nearby trails! October 15, 2021 > Read More

D&R Greenway Begins Two Yearlong Fellowships with 2021 Princeton University Graduates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 14, 2021, Princeton ~ Join us in Welcoming AlumniCorps Project 55 Fellows Heather Callahan and Ayame Whitfield Two recent graduates of Princeton University were welcomed into one-year Fellowships by D&R Greenway, beginning this summer. These Fellowships are provided in partnership with Princeton’s AlumniCorps Project 55 program. This program offers opportunities for exceptional recent graduates to connect with and work with nonprofits. The AlumniCorps Project 55’s motto is “Launch a life of civic leadership.” This year marks > Read More

The Story of How The Abandoned Piece of Land in East Trenton Became a Farm in the City

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 3, 2021, Princeton ~ A Season of Change Arrives for Capital City Farm Local Healthy Food is now a Reality for this Trenton Neighborhood Seven years after the dream of an urban farm began in an abandoned lot next to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, D&R Greenway’s work to establish a farm in a food desert has become an ongoing reality.  At the end of June, D&R Greenway joined in an Agreement with the City of > Read More

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Apr 27

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
Jun 09

D&R Greenway Land Trust 2024 Greenway Gala

4:00 - 6:00 pm
Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, off Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ

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