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Holiday Open House and Art Sale at the Johnson Education Center in Princeton

Announcing Holiday Open House and Art Sale at D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center in Princeton Saturday, December 9th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ~ December 1, 2023 ~~ The public is invited to a Holiday Open House and Art Sale on Saturday, December 9th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center at One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ 08540. Internationally acclaimed MUTTS cartoons by Patrick McDonnell, watercolors by James Fiorentino, > Read More

D&R Greenway Land Trust Honors First People’s Cultural Heritage

Princeton Living Magazine, November, 2023 issue ~ The Connection to Indigenous Peoples ~ Respecting the Land ~ More History of Point Breeze #### About D&R Greenway Land Trust: D&R Greenway Land Trust is an accredited nonprofit that has reached a new milestone of over 22,000 acres of land preserved throughout central New Jersey since 1989. By protecting land in perpetuity and creating public trails, it gives everyone the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. The land trust’s preserved farms and > Read More

D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces Return to the “Speakeasy” at the Masquerade Ball

Masquerade Ball Return to the “Speakeasy” Saturday, October 28 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Hillside Farm, Hopewell FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 11, 2023, Princeton ~ D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Masquerade Ball, featuring musicians and visual artists, will be held at Hillside Farm on the evening of October 28, from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. Tickets to the event are available starting from $250 and can be purchased at www.drgreenway.org or by calling D&R Greenway at 609-924-4646. Proceeds support D&R Greenway’s work to preserve > Read More

D&R Greenway Calling All Volunteers: Help Plant Trees & A Meadow on Open Space!

Help us build the new MOUNTAIN RIDGE TRAIL! We have a goal of completing this trail before Thanksgiving! Trail Building Opportunities! Thursday 11/16 and Tuesday 11/21 9:30 a.m. – noon (or longer!) Meet at the D&R Greenway Land Trust pull-off located near the address below LOOK FOR THE D&R GREENWAY SIGN 16 Lindbergh Ringoes, NJ 08551 Click HERE for directions IMPORTANT DETAILS Wear a hat, hiking boots, long socks, long pants, and long sleeves. The weather will be cool so > Read More

Your History Buffs Will Love Discovery Center at Point Breeze

The following article is a reprint from New Jersey Family, a Parenting & Lifestyle magazine at njfamily.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 2, 2023 ~     Your History Buffs Will Love Discovery Center at Point Breeze The preserved mansion in Bordentown houses information on both Indigenous Peoples and Spanish history. BY JENNIFER AMATO, New Jersey Family Published: October 2, 2023 New Jersey is steeped in both Native American and war history. But did you know there’s one special property > Read More

D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces First Ever Harvest Moon Ball

D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces In-Person First Ever Harvest Moon Ball Saturday, September 30 Discovery Center at Point Breeze FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 18, 2023, Princeton ~  D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Harvest Moon Ball, featuring musicians and theatre performers, will be held at the Discovery Center at Point Breeze on the evening of September 30, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at 101 Park Street, Bordentown, NJ. The ticket price of $60 supports the historic and ecologically important property and > Read More

D&R Greenway’s 2023 Fall Native Plant Sale — IN PERSON!

D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces In-Person Fall 2023 Native Plant Sale RESCHEDULED DATE Wednesday, September 27 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 12, 2023, Princeton ~  D&R Greenway announces a wide variety of healthy local plants are ready for purchase at their annual Fall Native Plant Sale taking place on Friday, September 22: 2:30 pm-5:30 pm and Saturday, September 23: 9:30 am-12:30 pm. Planting natives enhances home gardens in natural beauty, attracts butterflies and birds in the landscape, > Read More

D&R Greenway Brings Kayak Education to Trenton’s Futuro Students

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 15, 2023, Bordentown, NJ ~ D&R Greenway is a proud partner of LALDEF. Students in the FUTURO program emerge as conscientious adults that will become the next generation of leaders. “D&R Greenway Land Trust and the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund, FUTURO program, are working together to provide young people in Mercer County, particularly the Trenton area, with opportunities to engage with the Delaware River and other important natural resources in our > Read More

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

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Upcoming Events
Mar 15

Celebrate the Green with Voices Chorale NJ

Friday, March 15 - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton

Wear green and come ready to celebrate! Irish music, dancing, jokes > Read More

Mar 24

Reception with Nationally Known Local Artists, James Fiorentino and Patrick McDonnell

Sunday, March 24 - 2 pm - 4 pm
Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton

JOIN US! Reception with James Fiorentino, National Baseball Hall > Read More

Apr 12

Art Sale featuring local artists Deb Brockway, Liz Cutler, James Fiorentino & Patrick McDonnell, EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND through April 12, 2024!

Monday - Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, off Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ

Art Sale EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND through April 12, > Read More

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