Trails-to-Tables Walk in park to celebrate summer solstice during D&R Greenway’s 30th Anniversary
Welcome summer with a walk in the park as D&R Greenway teams up with a local restaurant for its
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3rd Trails-to-Table Walk and meals June 20th and 21st.
The Trails-to-Tables Walk will be a guided hike along PennView Heights Trail, following a picnic supper provided by Chambers Walk Café of Lawrenceville, under the gazebo at Pennington Kunkel Park on King George Road on June 20.
As D&R Greenway commemorates its 30th Anniversary of land preservation in Central New Jersey and beyond, it will also recognize the official beginning of the summer season and the two longest days of the year, by inviting the public to get to “know natural treasures which are close by and often adjacent to their very own neighborhood,” says a news release from D&R Greenway’s community relations person.
The beauty of PennView Heights property begins with a lengthy section of frontage along the Stony Brook. This land links the Baldwin Lake Management Area and Kunkle Park. The forested floodplain along the Stony Brook protects the water quality of this crucial stream, says the D&R Greenway news release.
Linda Mead, D&R Greenway’s president and CEO, says, “ This year, the summer solstice will officially occur on Friday, June 21st, at 11:54 a.m. In addition to enjoying the extra light during the year’s two longest days, participants will learn fascinating sagas of local and preservation, including that of PennView Heights.”
She encourages the community to, “join us for Thursday evening’s picnic supper and walk, or otherwise support preservation by having a meal at any time of day or evening at Lawrenceville’s Chambers Walk restaurant on Friday.”
When patrons enter the restaurant on Friday to show support by having their meal, you should say, “D&R Greenway,” upon ordering, and the restaurant will donate 10 per cent of your tab to support the Land Trust’s preservation and stewardship mission.
D&R Greenway continues its mission to recognize and appreciate those who support their land preservation efforts.
Thus, at the Trails-to-Tables event, they will also honor another member of their team similarly to their 30th Anniversary Greenway Gala awards in early May.
At this event, it will be Peter Dawson, a Pennington resident and member of D&R Greenway’s Board of Trustees, who they will honor for his volunteer commitment to the community.
Dawson, who is also owner of Leigh Imaging Inc., helped D&R Greenway design signs that introduce the public to D&R Greenway’s properties. He also created effective merchandise to herald the inaugural River Days – a celebration of the Delaware River watershed by 23 nature centers belonging to the Alliance for Watershed Education.
“Peter has a wholehearted and hands-on understanding to our mission to preserve and care for land and inspire a conservation ethic,” Mead says. “He mirrors the integrity and passion of his Pennington neighbors, past and present, who solicited funding to preserve these 42 acres.”
Mead also mentions D&R Greenway Executive Director Maude Backes and D&R Greenway Board Chair Alan Hershey, who both helped with acquisition of the properties.
D&R Greenway nature specialists will be available for the June 20th trail walks to guide participants along these properties.
To reserve a spot, or sign up, please visit www.drgreenway.org, or call (609)924-4646.
