The Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain boasts an abundance of spring-flowering plants, including mayapple, wild geranium, blackhaw viburnum, and many violets. This hike will train our eyes on plants big and small while noticing differences in flower and leaf characteristics.
Join us for our third season of Force of Nature Hikes! Romy Toussaint will be leading you through FoHVOS preserve trails while doing light yoga. Event is Open to the whole family!
Immerse yourself in nature for the ultimate Happy Hour of simple and fun movements, yoga and meditation at the Bear Tavern Outdoor Learning Area. Guided by Romy Toussaint, the Energy Queen.
Email [email protected] to register for a hike with your four-legged friends in beautiful Fiddler's Creek Reserve!
Join us for our third season of Force of Nature Hikes! Romy Toussaint will be leading you through FoHVOS preserve trails while doing light yoga. Event is Open to the whole family!
Join us for our third season of Force of Nature Hikes! Romy Toussaint will be leading you through FoHVOS preserve trails while doing light yoga. Event is Open to the whole family!
Join us Sunday, July 14 at Thompson Preserve to walk through the restored meadow and count flying beauties! To register, please email [email protected]
Join FoHVOS for the Community Conservation Annual Gala
September 28th, 2019
Celebrating conservation achievements in the Hopewell Valley community
Join FoHVOS Saturday, October 19, 2019, for Clean Communities Day
Is your group looking for a meaningful way to raise extra money? Or, are you looking to give back to the community? Any youth, religious, school or civic organization, or individual, may participate. Email [email protected] for more information.
Join FoHVOS for a short indoor presentation on winter birds, then we will go outside to look and listen for any birds. We will focus on ID through song, no...
Join us in restoring the pollinator population by building your own bee house! Materials will all be up-cycled thanks to Wildflowers Inn Restaurant for donating their used straws. Recommended for children...
Please join Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space on Sunday, February 16 at 9AM for the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Thompson Preserve on Route 654. We will be helping to count birds to take a real time snapshot of birds in our area. Our list will help researchers learn about how birds are doing, if populations are changing or remaining stable. We will walk the trail and count what we see and hear. The list will then be submitted to eBird, a website dedicated to birds.
Register Here! Transform your property into a garden that is beautiful, supports our pollinators, provides habitat, and requires less maintenance by using perennial native flowers, bushes, ground covers, and trees....
Please join us at the Art Sparks studio as each participant creates a mixed media bird portrait on wood panel. We will paint, draw and collage as we are inspired by the the colors, shapes and variety of birds, as well as by the work of artist Pete Cromer.
Recommended for children 5 and up. Must be accompanied by an adult.
The night will begin with a presentation indoors and then we will move to the mansion patio to set up telescopes. If it is cloudy, there will be a more...
**Postponed due to COVID-19**
Join FoHVOS Land Steward Beth Craighead for an outdoor Butterfly Count at our Thompson Preserve! Spots are limited so please register below so we may adhere to social distancing guidelines. Masks are mandatory to attend, and must be worn if under 6ft social distancing standards from others.
Join us on April 17th to help keep Hopewell clean! Clean Communities Day is an opportunity for groups and individuals to raise money for the nonprofit of their choice while...
Photo: Tom Ogren Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve, April 17th, 9am 2021 Force of Nature Hike Series Join us in 2021 for our continued Force of Nature Hike series. Join us...
As part of Hopewell Valley Green Week, FoHVOS, and Hopewell Township Environmental Commission are pleased to present the workshop: Hopewell Valley Dark Skies with Dr. Rex Parker Dr. Rex Parker...
Mount Rose Preserve We will capture the sights and sounds of frogs & salamanders and more on a daytime natural history hike on April 24th from 8:30 am to 11:00...
Join us for a Hopewell Valley Green Week hike with the Hopewell Valley Running Man. Registration does not guarantee attendance. In order to give equal chances to attend, we will...
Mount Rose Preserve, May 9th, 9am 2021 Force of Nature Hike Series Join us in 2021 for our continued Force of Nature Hike series. Join us for one hike...
Baldpate Mountain, June 13th, 9am 2021 Force of Nature Hike Series Join us in 2021 for our continued Force of Nature Hike series. Join us for one hike or...
Please join us on Sunday, July 11 at our Thompson Preserve to help count butterflies. We will be walking the trail through the restored meadow and looking for these flying beauties as we go. Once we are done at Thompson, we will head over to Baldpate Mountain to search the restored meadow there. No experience is necessary.
Visit the FoHVOS 2021 Gala page for more information.
Join us on October 16th to help keep Hopewell clean! Clean Communities Day is an opportunity for groups and individuals to raise money for the nonprofit of their choice while helping clean up Hopewell Valley! Also, get a cool t-shirt!
Please join Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space on Sunday, February 20 at 8:30AM for the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Heritage Preserve on Reed Road. We will be...
