Johnson Education Center Events

For more details on Marsh events, please visit Friends for the Marsh,

CANOEING AND FAMILY NATURE WALKS
Saturday, May 31, 9:30-am - 3:30pm Bordentown Beach, Bordentown
Co-sponsored by Friends for the Marsh and Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association - $30 per person includes lunch and canoeing. Children nine years of age and over welcome when accompanied by an adult. Enjoy views of open water, bird life and native plants. To register, call 609-924-4646 or e-mail cedelmann@drgreenway.org no later than May 26th.

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The Greening events are a series of presentations offered through an unprecedented collaboration of eight non-profit organizations committed to strengthening the communities they serve. The coalition includes: Isles, Inc., Passage Theatre Company of Trenton, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Northeast Organic Farming Association, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, Friends for the Marsh, New Jersey Audubon Society and D&R Greenway Land Trust.

A recent program at Johnson Education Center on Environmental Justice, with Professor Kimberly Smith, opened dialogue among conservation and planning organizations in the area. This was the first in a series of presentations being offered.

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Some Past Programs With Background Materials and Links:

Space Explorer Greg Olsen at zero gravity! Dr. Olsen was our guest on Earth Day of this year

Professor Martin Wikelski of Princeton University, spoke at Johnson Educaiton Center on the subject of bird migrations and the escalating problems that birds and other species encounter during their long journeys

"Wings of Change-Birds in Film "

Gil Domb, documentary filmmaker for Discovery Channel, National Geographic, British Broadcasting Channel (BBC) was our presenter on July 12. In addition to focusing on human and avian characters, here and abroad, encountered in his nature-filming career, Mr. Domb discussed plans for an upcoming documentary to center on birds that migrate and/or breed in New Jersey.

Experts from the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Audubon's first home, were
guest speakers on two evenings in June. Left Photo: Mitch Harper, dressed as John James Audubon demonstrates the Artist's unique style at a program in early June. Right Photo: Steven Saffier coaches families in birding was our speaker on June 28.

Save Land - Save Dollars - H.R. 4 Amendments to the Tax Code
Monday, June 18

More details and case studies on H.R. 4, geared toward accountants, financial planners and attorneys who advise landowners on conservation easements. 2007 is the last opportunity for landowners to gain this special tax benefit approved in 2006. Landowners considering a conservation easement on their property should know about this legislation. This seminar will address installment purchase agreements, 1031 "Like-Kind" Exchange, and estate planning implications. CPE credits available. Helpful links for further guidance on the new tax incentive for conservation contributions enacted last year. www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-07-50.pdf
or www.lta.org/publicpolicy/irs_guidance.htm

Other Events for other organizations holding programs at the Johnson Education Center

Highlights of 2006

Patron's Dinner - April 8, 2006

"Tonight is a pivotal point in the history of land conservation in this state as we all celebrate the opening of the Johnson Education Center." - Mary Pope Hutson, Vice Chair, Land Trust Alliance and guest speaker at Patron's Dinner

Celebrate Open Space 2006!

Grand Opening of the Johnson Education Center

“Celebrate Open Space 2006” – D&R Greenway Land Trust's first annual community celebration of land preservation was held on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the Johnson Education Center on Rosedale Road in Princeton Township.

“Celebrate Open Space 2006” featured the grand opening of the Johnson Education Center. The only resource of its kind in the state and one of only two in the country, the Johnson Education Center strives to provide the tools, techniques and expertise our public and private partners need to help them preserve as much land as possible, as quickly as possible. The Johnson Education Center was renovated from one of the original barns of Princeton 's historic 274 -acre Edgerstoune Estate, constructed at the turn of the last century. It stands in Greenway Meadows Park , 60 acres of the original estate preserved by D&R Greenway and partners in 2001.

Johnson Education Center Groundbreaking
October 7, 2004

L to R : Chuck Hartman, Executive Director Linda Mead, Director of Operations Laurie Emde, NJDEP Green Acres Program Administrator John Flynn		Linda Mead, John Flynn, and Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes look on as Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand explains the benefits of land preservation to the community.
Sheila Johnson Brütsch accepts thanks on behalf of the Johnson Family, who contributed towards the Johnson Education Center and the RWJ Auditorium & Presentation Facilities.		L to R : Board Advisor John Harper, Trustee Shawn Ellsworth, Chair Richard Goldman, Director of Operations Laurie Emde, Robert Reeves of E. Allen Reeves, Inc., and Trustee Rosemary Blair