LAND STEWARDSHIP AT HOME: Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space Executive Director Jenn Rogers, center, is shown with the organization’s Vice President Mark Bean and his wife Samantha, in front of a rain garden they established as part of the Community Conservation Program.
By Anne Levin
Thanks to two grants totaling $101,250, The Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) have the resources to involve more property owners in land conservation.
The Princeton Area Community Foundation’s Bunbury Grant program and the Open Space Institute and Land Trust Alliance’s Land and Climate Program have donated funds to support the expansion of the nonprofit’s community partnerships in the conservation of privately-owned land, as well as continued stewardship of properties owned by the organization. more
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