RESIDENTS OF KINGSTON (BOTH SOUTH BRUNSWICK AND FRANKLIN TOWNSHIPS) ARE URGED TO SEND A LETTER OPPOSING THE DESIGNATION OF ROUTE 27 AS A LARGE TRUCK ROUTE THROUGH KINGSTON.
This designation will result in MORE TRUCK TRAFFIC, MORE DANGER, MORE NOISE/SOUND POLLUTION, MORE AIR POLLUTION, MORE ROAD VIBRATIONS, and FEWER VISITORS TO KINGSTON.
Please visit http://www.kingstongreenways.org/ for more information and ways to help.
February 17th, 10:00 am
Come and take part in a continental effort in better understanding our avian friends. The D & R Canal State Park staff will show you how to identify some of the more common winter birds in our area and you can make a bird feeder to take home. And, after participating in our program you will be ready to take part in the 2007 Great Backyard Bird Count! This program is appropriate for all ages and is a fun activity that the whole family can join in on. Participants are asked to meet at the D & R Canal State Park Headquarters located at 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston. Start time is at 10:00 am. Pre-registration is requested (609-924-5707). MAP
Saturday, February 17 th 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Learn to read the winter landscape at Mapleton Preserve, Saturday, February 17 th , 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., at the D & R Canal State Park's Headquarters (145 Mapleton Road, Kingston). Volunteer Naturalists from Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve (New Hope, Pennsylvania) will join Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands in an indoor/outdoor program demonstrating the excitement of nature in winter. Mary Anne Borge and Edward Lignowski, Ph.D., will present "Trees and Wildflowers in Winter", beginning with an indoor slide presentation in Mapleton Preserve's restored Headquarters building. Edward Lignowski, who has a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology, will give the presentation, focusing on the survival strategy of "Trees in Winter", and the characteristics of trees that can be used to identify them, even without their leaves. Karen Linder, President of Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands, reports that "Winter is the best time to appreciate and learn the characteristics of deciduous trees. The Nursery fields possess spectacular winter beauty." MORE
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Photo by:Rajie Cook
February 11th, 9:00 a.m.
The fields and tree rows of Princeton Nurseries Kingston site are home to many species of birds. Join the Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands president Karen Linder at 9:00 a.m. for a bird walk through the Mapleton Preserve. This walk is designed for beginners, but seasoned birders are welcome to join us. The walk starts at the D & R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, for this Sunday morning event. Those who have binoculars and/or bird books are encouraged to bring them along. Keys to successful bird identification will be highlighted. Call 609-683-0483 for more information. MAP
February 10th, 10:00 am
Enjoy a leisurely 2-mile round-trip walk with the D & R's Historian and Naturalist from Mapleton Preserve to the canal towpath and the Kingston Lock-tender’s House (and back). Participants will meet at the D&R Canal State Park’s Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, at 10:00 am, weather permitting. Walk through a portion of Princeton Nurseries’ former property as part of this outing. Upon return to the office attendees can warm up with a cup of hot chocolate! Come enjoy a winter morning outdoors and learn a bit about the natural and historic resources of the D & R Canal State Park! Pre-registration is requested (609-924-5707). MAP
January 27th, 10:00 am
Let's make some guesses with D & R Canal State Park Naturalist Stephanie Fox on what Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog, has to say about this winter season. Children will learn about hibernation, migration and other techniques animals use to survive the winter weather while we make a Groundhog Day craft for everyone to take home. Appropriate for ages 4 and up. The hour long program will be held at the D & R Canal State Park Headquarters in Kingston and begin at 10:00 am, weather permitting. Space will be limited and pre-registration is requested – call early (609-924-5707) to reserve your spot! MAP
