Honoring Penny Thomas
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At this year’s Mission Princeton, Sustainable Princeton honored longtime sustainability advocate, Penny Thomas. Penny was a Sustainable Princeton Trustee from 2013-2019 and is passionate about recycling and composting, as well […]
Sustainable Princeton and The Watershed Institute Congratulate 16 Local Landscapers For Attending Green Infrastructure Workshop
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct 9, 2023 Elana Berk Communications & Outreach Manager Sustainable Princeton (609) 454-4757 elana@sustainableprinceton.org Seth Siditsky Communications & Marketing Manager The Watershed Institute 609-737-3735 ssiditsky@thewatershed.org Sustainable Princeton […]
Swap Party Success!
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On Saturday, August 26, Sustainable Princeton hosted its first Swap Party. Over 50 sustainably minded community members attended and brought various gently-loved items to swap with each other. Items ranged […]
Explore Princeton’s Newest Native Meadow
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Caldwell Park STAR Neighborhood’s Native Meadow is flourishing! Funded by a STAR mini-grant in 2021, the neighborhood transformed a 25’x75’ grass area into a beautiful meadow with native plants. Here […]
Subscription Recycling Programs: What to Know
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In 2021, Sustainable Princeton adopted a new strategic plan to focus our efforts on actions that make the most impact to reduce our community’s greenhouse gas emissions and be more […]
Even Small Spaces Can Protect the Local Ecosystem
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Leaving her big native plant garden in Maryland and moving to a small apartment was not easy for Alice. A Princeton resident for the past two and a half years, […]
Wildfires Remind Us That Climate Action Isn’t a Choice
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While hazy skies and smells of smoke may be common in California, for many of us living in Princeton and New Jersey, yesterday’s poor air quality was a shock. While […]
STAR Neighborhoods Planted 400 Native Plugs
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This April, Sustainable Princeton provided 8 STAR Neighborhoods with a variety of native plants from Pinelands Nursery. A total of 400 native plant plugs were distributed to the following neighborhoods: Bouvant/White Oak, Caldwell, […]
MMMMay: Minimize, Mulch-Mow, and Meadow
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It’s May, and the insects are buzzing, the flowers are budding, and your nose might be running. You may have heard of the “No Mow May” movement, which encourages homeowners […]
Mercy’s Meadow – A STAR Neighbor in Action
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Mercy and Tim are members of the Stony Brook STAR Neighborhood and have been converting the majority of their yard into a meadow. We recently visited Mercy’s Meadow to learn […]