Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands and Kingston Greenways Association will host the annual National Public Lands Day work session in the Mapleton Preserve on Saturday, September 28, 2019, from 1 to 4 pm. National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. FPNL and KGA invite the public to play a part and contribute to the restoration of the Mapleton Preserve, the former home of Princeton Nurseries. The Princeton Nurseries Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a significant historical site in central New Jersey.
FPNL's focus this year is removing brush, vines, invasive saplings and shrubs from the Preserve's signature ginkgo row, caring for trees in the Flemer Arboretum, weeding the butterfly garden and collecting litter with the trash crew. Volunteers are asked to bring their own loppers, saws, rakes and shovels. Sturdy shoes, work gloves, long pants, long-sleeved shirts and hats are also recommended.
The entrance to the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park is at 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston. For more information, visit the FPNL website or call 609-683-0483.
