Even Small Spaces Can Protect the Local Ecosystem
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, […]
A Commercial Property’s Place in the Ecosystem
Naturalizing the basin at 1000 Herrontown Road Written by Elana Berk Recently, we’ve been sharing stories of neighbors who have been using their yards to create green infrastructure features like […]
Wildfires Remind Us That Climate Action Isn’t a Choice
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
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
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
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 […]
Guyot Walk Restoration Project
The Guyot Walk is a hidden gem of natural serenity located in the center of Princeton. The path is named for a former Princeton resident, Arnold Guyot (pronounced ghee-YO), who taught geology […]
Take Part in the Sustainable Yard Challenge!
Throughout the month of April, add your yard to one of two maps – or both! We will track Princeton’s progress on both maps and share the final tally at […]
Ways to keep your old trash can out of the landfill
As the Municipal trash program transitions to a cart-based automated system, we wanted to share 5 low-effort ways to reuse and re-home your old trash cans so they don’t end […]
All our latest composting content in one place
We’ve been talking a lot about composting recently. Here’s all our content in one place! How the SP team likes to compost 5 ways to manage your food waste in […]
