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Please join us here at the Taylor Farm and Wildlife Preserve on Saturday, October 29th 9:00am - 1:30pm . We will all take part in a research project led by Jay F. Kelly, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Science at Raritan Valley Community College in Somerset County, NJ. The project will study the effect of a cleanup on the ecosystem and the rates of any floatable trash return from the Delaware River. Specifically, we will be focussing on an area by Wright Cove at the south end of the preserve. Jay will bring out about 50 of his students, and in conjunction with the NJ Office of Natural Lands Trust Management and our FTWP volunteers we can make a lasting difference in the cleanup of the preserve. Hope to see you then! And stay tuned for the AFTER photo!
What an awesome time we had touring the Moorestown Friends School 3rd grade classes last week. It was a beautiful day with a few sprinkles here and there, and the kids, parents, and teachers seemed to enjoy walking around the nature preserve and farm fields. They learned a little history of the land and the Taylor family, heard about sustainably grown farming, helped to weed a little in the peas field, and saw beaver lodges and dams, goats, chickens, and bees. They ended the day with a lunch by the Delaware River where they could skip stones. Its our second annual visit from the MFS 3rd graders and we love having them. Thanks and hope to see you all with your families back at the farm for some Pick Your Own veggies or berries, or just to walk the trails at Taylor Wildlife Preserve.  Joe Taylor and 7 year old daughter Anne (Nanna) paddle past the 'Robinson House' in November, 1950 Visit the Taylor Wildlife Preserve website to revisit the history of floods on the Taylor Farm and Wildlife Preserve.
Three booklets have been posted, ranging in creation from 1933 to present time. Check them out!  On behalf of the South Jersey chapter of the American Herbalist Guild, Brit Brennan welcomes everyone to a wild medicinals weed walk that will take place here at the Taylor River Side Farm and Wildlife Preserve.
We will meet at the farm stand across from the grass parking area near the first farm fields that you pass on the gravel road. This is just a walk for fun to learn about medicinal plants growing in the area and to make connections in the community with others interested in plants. Taylors Farm/Preserve is a very beautiful and special place near and dear to my heart with so much life and beauty to explore. This event is open to the public, so please share it with anyone you think may be interested. Save the date & hope to see you there! Brit Scooby Doo, is that you? We ran into Scooby on the trail by the river, today. He wasn't alone! There's quite a bit of debris (no offense, Scooby) on the river bank. It's inevitable, since the river carries and deposits garbage over time. Thankfully, we have volunteers who are willing to gather it up whenever they can. Today, a lovely young couple, Manny and Bianca, dropped by, picked up some garbage bags that we had to offer, and went off to clean up the trails! It'll make a huge difference. That riverbank trash takes a while to accumulate again. Feel free to make use of the trash receptacles along the trails when you visit. There are also larger garbage bags available on the porch at the big yellow house (#5). Thanks to those who volunteer, in any way! And thanks to Manny and Bianca!!
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