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Sunday, January 19, 2020

"Stories of St. Michaels Farm Preserve" @ D&R Greenway on Jan. 22

D&R Greenway Land Trust invites the public to

Stories of St. Michaels Farm Preserve

WHEN: Wednesday, January 22. Light reception at 6:30 pm; program 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
WHERE
: D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton, 08540.
ADMISSION: free, but please Rsvp: (609) 924-4646 or rsvp@drgreenway.org.

Transformation of the land into a community treasure from a former orphanage will feature Josephine  Allen, who once lived at St. Michaels Orphanage, speaking about the healing nature of the land.  (Above: St. Michael’s Barn by Joe Kazimierczyk)

D&R Greenway President Linda Mead will demonstrate stories from a newly installed audio tour of the Hopewell preserve created in honor of the children of St. Michaels, illustrating how families can use this to encourage children to play in nature.  (Right: St. Michael’s Orphanage Girls Softball Game, courtesy of Jack Koeppel)

Wyoming-based Story Clark, founder of the “mission-driven mobile app company,” TravelStorys, will share how D&R Greenway’s innovative tours are inspiring others around the country. The purpose of Story Clark’s company is to “connect people to landscapes and communities.” 

(Left: St. Michael’s Trail by Carl Geisler)