FOPOS Land Stewardship Volunteer Session - Ecological Restoration at Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve

✨ Event Description This volunteer session at Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve is all about getting hands-on with ecological restoration. You’ll be helping with invasive species removal, planting native plants, and setting up protective cages to support the local environment. The Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) organizes this, and you can join either the morning session from 10 AM to 12 PM or the afternoon session from 1 PM to 3 PM — or both if you like.

🔍 What to Expect

• 🌿 Hands-on ecological restoration: Activities include invasive removal, native planting, and caging to protect new plants.
• 🕙 Flexible sessions: Morning and afternoon options let you volunteer from 10 AM to 12 PM or 1 PM to 3 PM.
• 📍 Location: The event takes place at Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton, NJ.
• 🙋 Groups welcome: You can come solo or bring friends to help out together.
• 📝 Registration required: You need to sign up online before attending.
• ✍️ Volunteer waiver: A waiver must be completed each year to participate.
• 🤝 Organized by Friends of Princeton Open Space, a local volunteer group focused on preserving open spaces.

This is a free event where you get to directly help the environment in Mercer County.