The Watershed Institute

Join us to discover how the Winter Garden in the Sourlands stays vibrant and beautiful all year round!Talk of the Sourlands: The Winter Garden – Beautiful and Alive as any SeasonIn this talk, Rosalind will discuss the Winter Garden, highlighting the “bones” of the garden, focusing on plants that are both native and visually appealing for the winter season. She will go over winter garden maintenance and how to have a garden that feeds into the ecosystem. Through photography and discussion, she hopes that people will walk away from this talk realizing just how beautiful and alive the winter season

Gather at The Watershed Institute for a hike, nature activities, and a picnic lunch!Calling all nature lovers, hiking enthusiasts, and wildlife aficionados! Join us for a morning of hiking, shelter building (no prior experience required!), and learning about local wildlife at The Watershed Institute, a 950-acre nature preserve in neighboring Hopewell.The Watershed Institute has a beautiful LEED-platinum-certified nature center, a charming butterfly house, and miles of hiking trails. It also hosts one of the most popular summer camps in the area (selling out registration within a matter of minutes)! A picnic lunch will be served. Please wear sturdy shoes and

HVHS Annual Meeting at 2 pm, followed at 2:30 pm by presentation and tour of the Drake Farmstead at The Watershed InstituteREGISTER HERE ONLY for the on-line virtual presentation over Zoom. No registration is required to attend in person.2 p.m. - HVHS Annual Meeting with Election of Officers and TrusteesThe public is welcome to attend. Members will vote on HVHS business.Presentation of the Hopewell Valley History Awards. 2:30 p.m. - Historic Preservation Program: “An Unlikely Story of a Family Farm and an Undercover Heiress”Presentation and tour of the Drake Farmstead at The Watershed Institute by Patrick Harshbarger, an historian and