Upcoming Events:
Don’t miss these fun and informative programs!
Fundraising Events
Wine & Art at the Farm
May 16th, 5 PM – 8 PM
Dvoor Farm, 111 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
Save the date – ticket sales coming soon! Call for artists now open through April 12th.
Outreach Programs
Plants in Winter at Zega-Lockatong Preserve
February 21st, 2 PM – 3:30 PM (Sign Up)
Raven Rock Rosemont Road, Stockton, NJ (Google Maps)
With leaves fallen from the trees and snow covering flower beds, plants often fade into the background during the winter season. However, there are so many exciting things to see and learn about them during the “off season”: cold survival strategies, uses as habitat, winter ID features, sap flow, and more! Plus, evergreen conifers, mosses, and ferns get their time to shine. Join us as we explore the winter botanical world throughout the meadow and forest habitats of our Zega-Lockatong Preserve.
Vernal Pool Walks at Idell Preserve
March 29th & April 4th, 10 AM- 11:30 AM (Sign Up)
50 Barbertown Idell Rd, Frenchtown, NJ 08825 (Google Maps)
Join master naturalist Juanita Hummel for a walk at Idell Preserve exploring the ephemeral vernal pool habitat. We’ll learn about how vernal pools occur and why are critical for amphibians, while searching for frog and salamander egg masses. Along the way, we hope to see some of the frogs themselves, and other exciting seasonal finds like spring ephemerals and early spring migrants. Wear good boots & bring a hand lens if you have one!
Spring Blooms Walk at Zega-Lockatong Preserve
April 18th, 2 PM- 3:30 PM (Sign Up)
Raven Rock Rosemont Rd, Stockton, NJ 08559 (Google Maps)
Nothing signals the end of a long winter like the blossoming of our woodland plants. We will walk Zega-Lockatong Preserve looking for spring ephemerals and budding branches, celebrating the arrival of spring! We’ll talk about the ecological niches these wildflowers fill and the interactions they have with early season pollinators. Bring a hand lens if you have one.
Dawn Chorus Bird Walk at Quakertown Preserve
May 2nd, 8:00 AM-10:00 AM (Sign Up)
1175 Croton Rd, Flemington, NJ 08822 (Google Maps)
Experience the dawn chorus during peak songbird migration at Quakertown Preserve! In early May we can catch some birds that are just passing though NJ, as well as see others that are establishing summer breeding territories. We’ll be on the lookout for warblers while also enjoying the vibrant energy that migration season brings! Wear good boots & bring binoculars.
Volunteer Events
Stewardship Saturday at Zega-Lockatong Preserve
February 21st, 9 AM – 12 PM (Sign Up)
Raven Rock Rosemont Road, Stockton, NJ (Google Maps)
Zega-Lockatong Preserve is a beautiful primary forest ecosystem along the Lockatong Creek. We will remove trailside invasives before spring, so they don’t get to seed and spread into the rest of the forest as the canopy opens up from Beech Leaf Disease. Come spring, we’ll work to cage sapling regrowth to protect them from deer. During this session, we’ll be primarily removing Japanese honeysuckle, barberry, and multiflora rose.
Stewardship Saturday at Holland Highlands Preserve
March 21st, 9 AM-12 PM (Sign Up)
Shire Road, Holland Township, NJ 08848 (Google Maps)
Holland Highlands is a unique preserve with a diversity of features- old forest, meadow, scenic views, and a pond. There are two goals at this preserve before spring: to work on the recently re-routed red trail, and to prevent algae growth in the pond. Trail maintenance will include all sizes of jobs, from log removal to shrub trimming to plant pulling. We’ll be using barley hay in the pond to reduce the amount of algae growth this season.
NOTE ON PARKING: The linked parking Lot is 0.25 miles from the project site! There is limited parking at the project site- contact Sarah if you would like to park at the site.
Stewardship Saturday at Idell Preserve
April 25st, 9 AM-12 PM (Sign Up)
50 Barbertown Idell Rd, Frenchtown, NJ 08825 (Google Maps)
Help plant trees at Idell! We will be planting maple and blackgum trees, along with a diversity of native shrubs and wildflower seed, to fill in where invasive species were removed along the trail. We’ll also check out and tend to last year’s plantings, which are thriving! Wear good boots & bring work gloves if you have them.
Stewardship Saturday at Dvoor Farm
May 9th, 9 AM-12 PM (Sign Up)
111 Mine St, Flemington, NJ 08822 (Google Maps)
Help get the meadows at Dvoor ready for prime time! We’ll be checking tree tubes for winter mortality, swapping some out for cages to allow for greater growth, and removing invasives around them. We’ll also explore and work on the meadow that was winter seeded in December to see what plants have started coming up. Bring work gloves if you have them.