Latest News
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16th Annual Watershed Butterfly Festival
Our annual Butterfly Festival, held on the grounds of our 930-acre Watershed Reserve, has been a popular family event attracting around 3,000 visitors every summer. This year we are “Celebrating The Swallowtail” in our new Watershed Center and Kate Gorrie Butterfly House. You can purchase tickets at the festival or become a member for free entry. There will be live stage entertainment, an aerial acrobatics show, juggling, a butterfly stilt walker, local artisans, the Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Cruiser, dog agility show, delicious food, an insect zoo, hay rides, nature walks, and our famous Butterfly and Bug Parade. (Don’t forget to wear your wings to help us set a Guinness World Record!) Click to grab your tickets now!
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Watershed Nature Camp and Watershed Academy
Registration for Watershed Nature Camp (for children entering grades K-11) and Watershed Academy (for children entering grades 10-12) is open.
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Stop the PennEast Pipeline!
The route of the proposed PennEast natural gas pipeline is planned to cut through ecologically-sensitive areas of Hopewell Township, devastating a 125-foot wide swath of protected forests, wetlands, open space, farmland, and pristine waterways in its wake. Help us defend the land we have worked hard to protect over the past 65 years. Click to learn more about this issue.
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Are you River-Friendly?
The River-Friendly Certification Programs promote clean water and a healthy environment through voluntary action by individuals and institutions. To achieve these goals we work one-on-one with residents, businesses, golf courses and schools to improve land stewardship practices. The program works to reduce pollution, conserve water, restore habitat for wildlife and educate the public about becoming better environmental stewards. Become River-Friendly Today!
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The Watershed Center for Environmental Advocacy, Science, and Education
Designed to be LEED Platinum certified, our state-of-the-art technologies, laboratory, and interactive exhibits model how we can all live more environmentally responsible lives. Click here to learn more about our new environmental center on the Watershed Reserve.
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Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday: 10am - 4pm
(Closed on Holidays)
The Watershed Reserve is open daily: dawn to dusk.
