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
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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

Celebrate National Trails Day, June 3rd

Saturday, June 3rd is National Trails Day! We invite you to grab your copy of Walking the Trails In and Around Princeton and go exploring the many miles of beautiful trails in our town.

ABOUT NATIONAL TRAILS DAY: National Trails Day is the only nationally coordinated event designed to unite all muscle-powered trail activities with the goal of connecting more people to trails. Every trail beckons adventure and has a story to share with any person willing to discover it, and American Hiking Society believes these trail experiences can improve the lives of every American.

Each year, on the first Saturday of June, American Hiking Society and the trails community invite Americans of all ages and abilities to find their own adventure and discover their unique story at one of the thousands of events hosted throughout the country.

By coordinating a wide array of trail activities on a single day, National Trails Day attracts new trail users and helps connect existing trail enthusiasts with local clubs and organizations with the hopes of creating trail advocates and stewards. The task to protect and maintain more than 200,000 miles of trails in the U.S. requires a collaborative effort among trail clubs, organizations, government agencies, and most importantly passionate trail advocates and stewards.

Click here for a list of National Trails Day events around New Jersey.

 

Mother's Day at Mountain Lakes

Bring Your Mother to Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve
Sunday, May 14
2PM to 4PM
57 Mountain Avenue
Princeton

Stop by Mountain Lakes House between 2PM and 4PM on Mother's Day for tea and cookies on the lovely stone terrace overlooking the lakes.

We will have Frank Sauer's stunning photos of Mountain Lakes Preserve on display. And Sophie Glovier will be at the Mountain Lakes House with updated copies of Walk the Trails In and Around Princeton -- an invaluable trail guide to Princeton. And we will have a special treat for all moms!

We also invite you to take a Mother’s Day Trail Walk at Mountain Lakes Preserve. Maps will be available for family-friendly self-guided walks in the Mountain Lakes Preserve. Over eight miles of trails as well as lots of birds, wildlife, and spring wildflowers. Celebrate Mother's Day by spending some invigorating and inspiring outdoor family time!

 

Walk Across Princeton

Join us with a Walk Across Princeton to celebrate the release of the new edition of Walk the Trails In and Around Princeton.

Saturday, May 6th at 10:30 a.m.
Mountain Lakes Preserve
Book signing at Mountain Lakes House at 11:30 a.m.
Free, Please Pre-register at Eventbrite

Friends of Princeton Open Space will be offering two walks at Mountain Lakes Preserve on Saturday, May 6. Both will begin in the Community Park North parking lot on Mountain Avenue, leaving at 10:30, traveling through a pine forest, Tusculum fields, and around the lakes.

Each walk will include stream crossings, and some areas with rocks and exposed roots. The shorter route will be about 1.5 miles. The longer and more challenging route, approximately 2.5 miles, will also be traveling along a rocky, inlet stream. Both walks will end at Mountain Lakes House for a book signing.

Please arrive at the Community Park North parking lot 10 to 15 minutes early.

Register here.

 

Meet author Sophie Glovier at the Mountain Lakes House at 11:30.

Meet author Sophie Glovier at the Mountain Lakes House at 11:30.

Friends of Princeton Open Space Annual Meeting

What We Need to Know About Our Changing Climate

Sunday, April 23 at 3:00 P.M.
Mountain Lakes House
57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton, NJ
RSVP by April 17, 2017 to: info@FOPOS.org or (609) 921-2772

Do you have questions about the impact of our changing climate? Wondering how to get through the hype to the facts? Kathleen Biggins, journalist and co-founder of C-Change Conversations, will address these questions at the annual meeting of the Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) on Sunday, April 23, at 3 pm at Mountain Lakes House, 57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton. Her talk, “What We Need to Know About Our Changing Climate,” is a concise, nonpartisan, scientifically based presentation created to answer the five questions that the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication says are held by Americans across the political spectrum: How do we know it's real? How do we know it is us? What do scientists think? What are the dangers? And, is there hope we can address it?

Biggins's presentation is a primer on climate change that was created by C-Change Conversations, a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to promoting informed discussion around climate change and its impacts. The goal is to provide a clear and accessible overview of the sciencebehind climate change and a clear eyed assessment of potential risks ahead. Founded in 2014, C-Change Conversations separates the dialogue about climate change from the political edges — it is designed to encourage everyone to understand and care about this issue.

Refreshments will be served.

Guest Speaker Kathleen Biggins

Guest Speaker Kathleen Biggins

Artist's Talk with Photographer Frank Sauer

Saturday, April 1 from 2PM to 3PM
Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton

Join us at the Arts Council of Princeton as Frank Sauer explores the art of nature photography and the story behind his extraordinary color and black-and-white photographs of The Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. Sauer spent three years capturing the Preserve in all four seasons - revealing the varied landscapes, shifting light, and stark beauty of Princeton's beloved "Central Park."