The annual bike ride to celebrate the life of Ralph Copleman, local environmental advocate and founder/executive director of Sustainable Lawrence, took place on June 9 from 10 a.m. – noon. The free, family-friendly, eight-mile bike ride looped through the parks, neighborhoods, and trails in south Lawrence.

The ride began and ended in the Lawrence High School/Middle School parking lot, 2491 Princeton Pike. The bike ride was sponsored by Sustainable Lawrence, Lawrence Township Open Space and Stewardship Advisory Committee, Lawrence Township Trails, and Lawrence Township Environmental Resources and Sustainability Green Advisory Committee. Pictured above, ride participants (from left) Marty and Ann Bloomenthal, Pam Frankel, Joyce Copleman, and Ed Frankel stopped on the bridge where a plaque honoring Ralph Copleman is posted.