After restarting our Walk in the Wild in September, we are again taking a Covid-19 break. We plan to start up again in the spring when we can be outside. We have also just said goodbye and thank you to Charlie and Debbie White who have been coordinating, teaching and leading Walk in the Wild for years now. Thanks also to Freddie and Elizabeth who are still around and involved but also moving on to other things.
We are reaching out to you to get some feedback and invite you to join us in making Walk in the Wild exciting and relevant. Are there any workshops you would like to see at OPF? Would you like to lead a workshop? Would you like to join the Program Committee as we go forward with Walk in the Wild?
We have lots of ideas and many suggestions and are looking for more. Our last workshop was Sage Smudge Sticks. Using the sage and lavender growing in the herb garden, 40 participants made their own smudge stick and discussed the history of their use and took a moment to thank Native Americans, both past and present. In June, Walk in the Wild will be a Canoeing, Kayaking and Picnic Fundraiser. We can plan this event outside with people bringing their own food and we will supply kayaks and a fire-pit and a toilet and maybe somemore's. Another possible workshop being discussed is one on backyard chickens, as Deptford has finally made it legal to have chickens. We also plan to continue to offer the workshops that have been so popular in the past. including Wild Edibles, Bird Walks, Beginning Knitting, Bush-crafting, and the Story of the Bow.
POSSIBLE FUTURE WORKSHOPS
Butterfly gardens Building a compost pile
Making brooms Permaculture
Spotted lantern flies Herbal plants and remedies
Make lavender bath salts Wild mushroom walk
Raising backyard chickens Yoga
Drum circle Sound healing
Crystals – their spiritual uses and meaning Pawpaws
Please email me willowbee@juno.com with your ideas and ways you want to get involved. We are having a Zoom meeting on January 14 at 7 p.m.
Hope you are staying well and looking forward to seeing you in the spring.
Sally Willowbee, Board Member
Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust is dedicated to the continued care of the woods, wetlands, and meadow it manages. We are continuing to acquire additional lots to connect the original Old Pine Farm acreage to a larger trail network running through the Blackwood Terrace area. We also strive to create a deciated green trail from the headw
Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust is dedicated to the continued care of the woods, wetlands, and meadow it manages. We are continuing to acquire additional lots to connect the original Old Pine Farm acreage to a larger trail network running through the Blackwood Terrace area. We also strive to create a deciated green trail from the headwaters of Big Timber Creek to the Delaware River.
Currently, Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust is working toward the immediate goals of obtaining additional property to complete the greenway, as well as the purchase of Willoughby House.
Consisting of more than 45 acres of land, Old Pine Farm is one of the few remaining natural and protected areas along the highly developed tidal portion of Big Timber Creek. It offers a variety of terrain, including a meadow, woodlands, and wetlands, while being surrounded on three sides by many acres of fresh water in the Big Timber Cre
Consisting of more than 45 acres of land, Old Pine Farm is one of the few remaining natural and protected areas along the highly developed tidal portion of Big Timber Creek. It offers a variety of terrain, including a meadow, woodlands, and wetlands, while being surrounded on three sides by many acres of fresh water in the Big Timber Creek.
The original Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust includes land contiguous to the Big Timber Creek and the Willoughby property, roughly 33 acres. In 2001, the trust purchased an additional 5.1 acres south of Good Intent Road along Bayer Avenue, creating an area called Greenway I. After this purchase, the trustees established a goal of developing a trail to connect Greenway I to the original 33 acres. This lead to the 2003 purchase of another 9.6 acres of land at the end of Second Avenue. This property, Greenway II, adjoins Greenway I. In 2006, an additional 3.3 acres of land between First Avenue and McNaughton Avenue was obtained, creating Greenway III.Acquiring these properties can take up to several years per property, since the process involves getting approval from the New Jersey Green Acres program, finding funds for payment, having the land appraised, and doing a title search.
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