Join FoHVOS in celebrating 30 years of preservation in Hopewell Valley for a night wonderful food, music and cocktails. Sponsorships are available.
Grab your binoculars and come join one of our Volunteer Naturalists, Mark Manning, for a beginner bird walk at the Mount Rose Preserve. This newly acquired preserve provides a variety of habitats for a number of interesting bird species. Our focus will be on identifying winter migrant and resident birds that are found at the...
The upcoming annual Strike Team conference will include seminars on foraging for invasive species, the great things happening in New York state, and historical changes of invasive species in central New Jersey forests. There will be two interactive panel discussions - rare species conservation and our newest emerging invasive species threats. We'll also be honoring...
Individuals and groups can raise money for area non-profits while cleaning up Hopewell Township! FoHVOS partners with Hopewell Township to participate in this statewide program to keep our public spaces clean and provide funds to non-profits. We will provide trash bags, gloves, and vests. We welcome all groups and individuals to participate - we have...
FoHVOS is co-sponsoring a hike with the Washington Crossing Audubon Society (WCAS) at the Mount Rose Preserve. Join FoHVOS Land Steward Beth Craighead and birding enthusiast Sharyn Magee of the WCAS for an early morning walk to look and listen for early spring migrants. The walk will run throughout the morning, but you can leave...
Forest bathing and streamside meditation as we hike the Ridge Trail on the Ted Stiles Preserve.
Learn the process of restoring a 6-acre forest at the Mount Rose Preserve in Hopewell Township from Dr. Michael Van Clef, FoHVOS Stewardship Director and Jared Rosenbaum, Botanist with Wild Ridge Plants. The workshop will start at the FoHVOS office and end with a walking tour of the restoration site.
FoHVOS will have a table at the Hopewell Harvest Fair, an annual fall event that brings together community groups, local businesses, civic organizations, and individuals to celebrate our area and all it has to offer.
Grab your binoculars and join this early morning bird hike with FoHVOS Land Stewards Tyler Christensen and Beth Craighead on the first day of fall on the Forest Trail at Mount Rose Preserve. This newly acquired preserve provides a variety of habitats for a number of interesting bird species. Our focus will be on identifying winter migrant and resident birds that are found at the preserve.
This 2-mile forest bathing experience will be one of the first public hikes on newly preserved land in Hopewell Township. Location information will be shared closer to the event date.
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.
This hike is co-sponsored by Washington Crossing Audubon Society. The hike is free.
Stream side meditation and yoga, 2-mile hike on mature upland forest and meadow along Fiddler's Creek.
Topics: Invasive Species & Deer Management
Join public and private managers of natural lands for a day-long workshop discussing the following topics:
- Stewarding Natural Lands in Urban Areas,
- Forest Health
- Deer Management Panel
- Ticks
- New Tools in the War against Invasive Species
This December, the National Audubon Society is organizing its 119th Christmas Bird Count. This is when volunteers conduct bird counts all across the country.
Topic: Invasive Species Talk
Topic: Invasive Species Talk
RSVP (required) to [email protected]
Topic: Invasive Species Talk
Topic: Invasive Species Talk
RSVP (required) to [email protected]
Please join Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space on Sunday, February 17 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...
Topic: Invasive Species Talk
RSVP (required) to [email protected]
Topic: Invasive Species Talk
The American Kestrel, a small and colorful falcon of grassland habitats, is a threatened species in New Jersey. FoHVOS invites families to participate in our kestrel conservation program by attending a nest box building workshop. This program will provide families with a hands-on volunteer opportunity that will directly benefit a state-threatened species.
