How can art draw attention to the beauty of native trees?

Take a Walking Tour of the extraordinary White Oak and American Chestnut Leaf Sculptures in the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. Renowned ecological artist, Susan Hoenig, will talk about the ecological relationships of these keystone species and what goes on within the habitat of each sculpture, and the forest restoration area.

This event is free and space is limited!
Registration via eventbrite.com is required to attend.

Meeting Location: Mountain Lakes House | 57 Mountain Ave | Princeton

Dress in layers and boots or shoes you don't mind getting muddy.

About Susan Hoenig:

Susan Hoenig is a Princeton-based artist whose work in many media – including sculpture, painting and printmaking – consistently celebrates her lifelong love of nature and her avid interest in birds. Hoenig has taught both at The Newark Museum and at the Arts Council of Princeton for a number of years, where she works with low-income children in an afterschool program and with local seniors at the Elm Court, a Princeton Community Housing complex for older residents or those living with disability.

Since 2016, Hoenig’s recent works include “Ecological Leaf Sculptures”, where eleven leaves are outlined in stone, situated beneath the trees in Graeber Woods, Franklin Township, New Jersey. The stone leaves are alongside 96 acres of trails meandering through forest, meadow, stream and marsh. Hoenig leads Walking Tours to educate the public about the understory of the forest. Ecological Leaf Sculptures is an evolutionary study of the shifting changes happening before our eyes, and the inspiration for “White Oak Leaf Sculpture” in the Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve.