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Kingston Greenways Association


KGA ACTIVITIES AND OTHER EVENTS


PRINCETON ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL

Thursday, January 26 - Sunday, January 29
Thursday, February 2 - Sunday, February 5
Thursday, February 9 - Sunday, February 12

Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529.

For a complete listing of films and discussions, please visit:
http://www.princetonlibrary.org/peff/


SAVE THE DATE! 



Courtesy of South Brunswick Patch.com

"Lessons from Hurricane Irene"

A talk by Jim Waltman, Executive Director, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association



Wednesday, March 14, 7:30 PM, Kingston Firehouse



RICCIARDI TRACT PRESERVED! 
After more than two years of community effort, fundraising and litigation, 14 wooded acres on the ecologically-sensitive Princeton Ridge have been permanently preserved by a partnership of public agencies and four nonprofits - New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Friends of Princeton Open Space, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and Kingston Greenways Association. The partners purchased the Ricciardi property on August 25th, 2011. Link here to the full story: Ricciardi News Release

Ricciardi Tract Dedication, October 2, 2011
Photo by Henry Horn



NATURE GALLERY

Does a tree grow in Kingston that you would like to honor? Now you can nominate it to KGA's brand new Kingston Tree Registry.

Tree Nomination Form

NJ WILD BLOG SITE

Member Carolyn Foote Edelmann’s Nature Blog NJ WILD through Packet Publications



RECENT EVENTS



KGA FALL FOLIAGE WALK
Saturday, October 15, 2 PM

Naturalists Henry and Betty Horn led forty participants on a walk through the Mapleton Preserve. Betty, an avid botanist with an intimate knowledge of local wildflowers, plucked asters, Queen Anne's Lace, goldenrod, porcelain-berry, mugwort, and other attractions from field and woodland, explaining their features, life cycles, and strategies for survival and propagation. Henry shared his learning and love of trees, and helped us see the half man-made, half natural environment of the Princeton Nursery Lands as a theater of intense competition for light, space, and life.
Henry Horn

Betty Horn



Photographer Jonathan Michalik documented the day:

Fall Foliage Walk 2011 Gallery



KGA ANNUAL MEETING & PROGRAM--
"THE D&R CANAL, GEM OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY”


Tuesday, May 24th, 7:30 PM

Canal author and historian Linda J. Barth spoke to a rapt crowd about the D&R Canal, illustrated by an array of vintage slides depicting the Canal from end to end.



Below, Linda Barth demonstrates the method for giving a locktender advance notice of a canal boat's arrival.



More about our speaker's background and her books is available at http://www.lindajbarth.com/

ANIMAL AMBASSADORS

Sunday, April 2, 2011

Nancy Derrico, our volunteer from the Mercer County Wildlife Center, shared her extensive knowledge and experience. The four birds who accompanied her vividly illustrated the characteristics of their species, and the range of mishaps that can befall wildlife when our worlds intersect. We learned, too, about the best ways to help sick, injured or orphaned wildlife.


This red-tailed talk, perched on the gloved hand of Nancy Derrico, is a perfectly healthy specimen of its species, but has been a long-time resident at the Wildlife Center because it became imprinted to human beings as a young bird.

For those who wish to support or get involved with the Mercer County Wildlife Center, many options are offered at http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/about/community/wildlife/help.html


ABOUT KINGSTON GREENWAYS

Kingston Greenways Association aims to establish a permanent green belt around the village of
Kingston consisting of natural environments, recreational park land, agricultural and horticultural
land, wetlands, streams and ponds, and sites of historical interest. The Association further aims to preserve and create connections of green among and beyond these for walking, jogging, bicycling and horseback riding. The Association aims also to promote understanding of our local region through study and education, and to provide oversight and advocacy for open space in the Kingston area. We will work in partnership with other regional, state and national groups in pursuit of open space preservation and awareness.

KGA BYLAWS



KGA is looking for individuals who would like to serve as trustees. If you'd like to join our Board, or just want more information, please send us an email: tari@kingstongreenways.org

New terms begin in May of each year.




HOW YOU CAN HELP

** Become a member
** Become a trustee
** Join us for walks, talks, workshops, cleanups, trail building, and field trips
** Get on our email list
** Keep us informed about events, opportunities, and impending zoning/legislation issues
** Attend public meetings, and tell state and local officials you're concerned about overdevelopment, loss of open space, and damage to wildlife habitat and water resources