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Conserve Wildlife Presents Bats of New Jersey

July 12, 2025 | 2:00pm
101 E. Park Street in Bordentown, NJ

Summer is the time for the annual Bat Count!  Learn about how bats emerge in surprising places and about efforts to conserve the bat population across New Jersey. Join our Wildlife Biologist Leah Wells to discover the nine species of bats that inhabit New Jersey and learn about preservation of > Read More

Kayak Experience with Author Rick Van Noy

July 5, 2025 | 11:00 am
The Discovery Center at Bordentown Beach
A guided kayak trip on Blacks Creek in Bordentown with special guest Rick Van Noy, author of ‘Borne by the River’, a book about the author’s experiences on the Delaware River, published in 2024. Back by popular demand, this trip is part of D&R Greenway’s 2025 Kayak Adventure series. The > Read More

Heirloom Garden Cooking for Community

July 27, 2025 | 2:00 pm
The Discovery Center at Point Breeze
Join us at the Discovery Center at Point Breeze Sunday July 27 at 2pm to learn how our garden provides nourishment to the local Bordentown community! At the Discovery Center at Point Breeze, the historic garden has been reactivated from its original part of the Bonaparte Estate behind Bonaparte's Gardener's > Read More

Discovery Center Kayak Education Program

June 21, 2025 | 10:30 am
The Discovery Center at Bordentown Beach
Learn About Macro Invertebrates and Phytoplankton with Susan Pagano & Carol Mase Join SPLASH Educators Susan Pagano and Carol Mase for an interactive science education program on Blacks Creek!  Teaching with maps and plant cards of native species at the marshlands, you will learn about macro invertebrates and phytoplankton while > Read More

The Effective Use of Hand Tools in Gardening and Land Stewardship

June 22, 2025 | 2:00pm
St. Michael's Farm Preserve, Hopewell, NJ
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 2 p.m. at St. Michael’s Farm Preserve, Hopewell, NJ (Detailed directions and parking information will be sent to registrants prior to the event) Your donation of $10 per person contributes to the care of the land by D&R Greenway Land Trust. Learn how you can become > Read More

Washington’s Army at Hopewell

June 25, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Hillside Farm, Hopewell, NJ

This educational event, presented by Asher Laurie of the Hopewell Museum, is dedicated in memory of the late Cate Litvack, D&R Greenway’s 2025 Donald B. Jones Conservation Award Honoree. It is a special opportunity to visit Hillside Farm, and to learn about the Continental Army’s encampment there in June of > Read More

The Value of the Wetlands

May 18, 2025 | 2:00pm
 The Discovery Center at Point Breeze, 101 E. Park Street, Bordentown, NJ
with NJ Watershed Ambassador Jessie Lisanti Water is both a shared natural resource and essential to all life. Learn about our local watersheds and the importance of the wetlands that provide the link between a watershed and a body of water. We will explore wetland habitats and ecosystems, discuss their > Read More

Growing Your Garden with Brooke McMinn

April 5, 2025 | 2:00pm
101 E. Park Street in Bordentown, NJ

Spring is the perfect time to plan for a successful garden. A few key steps can help even amateur gardeners grow like pros! Join our Discovery Center’s Lead Gardener, Brooke McMinn, to learn practical tips and tricks for getting a garden off to a good start. Saturday April 5th at > Read More

2025 Greenway Gala

June 1, 2025 | 4:00pm – 6:00 pm
Greenway Gala at Hillside Farm
Sunday, June 1st, 4-6 p.m. Hillside Farm, Hopewell, NJ As Chair of D&R Greenway from 1995-1997, the late Cate Litvack knew how to make things happen. Setting the tone for what was to come in New Jersey, Cate Litvack spearheaded land preservation initiatives including preservation of the nearly 600-acre Institute > Read More

Prescribed Burn on Hopewell-Wertsville Road to Help to Promote Healthy Grasslands!

March 10, 2025 |
A note about our planned prescribed burn on Hopewell-Wertsville Road of the Betty Wold Johnson Hillside Farm Preserve NJ Forest Fire Service will conduct a prescribed burn on Monday, March 10, 2025. The NJ Forest Fire Service will conduct a prescribed burn on a large field located on Hopewell-Wertsville Road > Read More

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