annual appeal, land preservation, nature
FOPOS
2024 Annual Membership Letter

Since 1969, your generous support has fueled our success. Read Friends of Princeton Open Space’s annual membership letter to see how your contributions are driving vital conservation efforts, from habitat restoration to mentoring young environmental leaders. Help us make even greater strides in 2025.

2024 Annual Membership Letter
FOPOS
FOPOS Seeks Program Coordinator

FOPOS seeks a part-time program coordinator to work directly with FOPOS’s Director of Natural Resources and Stewardship to manage the organization’s year-round volunteer stewardship program and community events series. The selected candidate should be detail-oriented and able to manage emails, databases, program messaging and schedules as well as improve upon existing systems and workflow. Ideally, the program coordinator will be an enthusiastic person supportive of and tapped into land stewardship and preservation within the greater Princeton area. Web design skills, and experience in fundraising or marketing and promoting a business are a plus. This is an administrative job that offers flexibility in location, with the ideal candidate available to participate in regular in-person meetings and work sessions, as well as be present for key events located at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton, NJ.

This is an ongoing position that has the potential to grow with the right candidate, and is suitable for professionals as well as recent graduates with applicable skill sets.

FOPOS Seeks Program Coordinator
annual appeal, land preservation, nature
FOPOS
Recruit A Friend To Be A Friend

Over the past twelve months, Friends of Princeton Open Space has focused on ecological restoration projects and on educating the next generation of conservationists, including those from communities of color. We are happy to report that, with your support, we have chalked up major successes.

Recruit A Friend To Be A Friend
photo contest
FOPOS
Princeton, We Have A Winner!

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s photo contest. While it’s never easy to choose, we think these top three are pretty outstanding.

Princeton, We Have A Winner!
annual appeal, land preservation, nature
FOPOS
A Message from Wendy Mager, FOPOS President

The past twelve months have been filled with new projects and new achievements for Friends of Princeton Open Space that advance our mission to preserve and care for open space, educate the public on environmental issues, and advocate for sound governmental decisions. Here’s some of what we’ve accomplished with your support.

A Message from Wendy Mager, FOPOS President

Come Join Us On January 16 For A Winter Walk!

Welcome Winter Walk at Mountain Lakes Preserve

 

 Saturday, January 16, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Adults and Families (children 5yo+)

Join this family-friendly morning walk at the Mountain Lakes Preserve in Princeton, exploring the wonders of the natural world in winter. The Friends of Princeton Open Space welcome Jeff Hoagland, Education Director and Naturalist at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association to lead this revealing annual walk. Discover the unique survival strategies of local plants and animals from milkweed to red oak and meadow vole to robin. Learn where animals store food and how they survive the season’s relentless chill. If weather permits, we will play the ‘Hibernation Game’. Dress warmly, boots are recommended, and bring your sense of wonder.  Please register in advance at 609-737-7592 or bnc@thewatershed.org. This program is cosponsored by the Washington Crossing Audubon Society.

Mountain Lakes Holiday Open House

The Friends of Princeton Open Space would like to welcome the Princeton community to Mountain Lakes House for some holiday treats and refreshments.  We will be hosting an open house from 10 am to 4 pm on the following dates in December; Saturday, 5, Wednesday, 9, Sunday, 13, Monday, 21, and Saturday, 26.  Stop in and warm up after enjoying all that Mountain Lakes Preserve has to offer!

1st Annual FOPOS Give Thanks for Nature Photo Contest

The Contest

Friends of Princeton Open Space and REI are encouraging the Princeton Community to OptOutside and enjoy nature this Thanksgiving weekend.  Plan a visit to Mountain Lakes Preserve on Thanksgiving Day or Black Friday and bring your camera to participate in the 1st annual FOPOS Give Thanks for Nature Photo Contest. 

Take your best shot of all that Mountain Lakes Preserve has to offer, and submit your photo for a chance to win an REI gift card!

Directions to Mountain Lakes

Mountain Lakes Preserve is located at 57 Mountain Ave, Princeton, NJ 08203.  Contestants can park at the Community Park North parking lot.

File Format

Files must be in JPG format.  Any aspect ratio is acceptable, but please size the file so that the longest dimension is 1500 pixels and set the quality to “high.”

Filenames MUST include your name brief description of picture:

For example:  if your name is Joe Smith and you are submitting a photo of an oak tree, you might name your file:

JoeSmith-Oak tree.jpg

DO NOT send files with your camera's default filename!

In order to ensure anonymous judging, please include no signatures or watermarks that would reveal the name of the photographer on the photo itself.

Entries must be submitted by midnight, Tuesday December 1st.  Please e-mail jpeg files to info@fopos.org, with Photo Contest in the subject line.

Copyright

The photographer retains full copyright to his or her images. However, participation in the contest requires the contestant to give Friends of Princeton Open Space permission to use the photographs without compensation on the website as well as in news releases which may appear in print or on third party websites for the purpose of publicizing the contest.  Friends of Princeton Open Space will always include the photographer's name when using a photograph for any purpose.

Timeline

  • Submission:  You may submit starting November 26.  The deadline to submit is midnight, Tuesday, December 1, 2015. (Eastern Time)
  • Judging:  mid-December
  • Finalists Announced:  January 15, 2016

Friends of Princeton Open Space

Come Join Us for a Night Hike!

 

Exploring the Night

 

Adults and families with children 8 and older are invited to join Jeff Hoagland, Education Director of Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, on an autumn evening walk of the Watershed Reserve trails.  Gain an intimate glimpse into the nocturnal world as we look for glowworms, listen for flying squirrels and call for owls.  Bring a flashlight.  Registration is required – please email mpolefka@thewatershed.org or call 609-737-7592 for more information and to sign up.   Fee is $8pp for members of either organization, $12pp for non-members..  This program is co-sponsored by Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association.

When:  Friday, October 9, 2015, 8:00-9:30PM

Where: Watershed Center, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ\


 

Adam Schellhammer

Natural Resource Manager

Friends of Princeton Open Space