FOWWOS is accepting tax-deductible contributions to help pay for Nash Park in Princeton Junction and the Thomas R. Grover Memorial that will be constructed at the entrance to the Grover Farm property. more >
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Heronry Update
For the last ten years West Windsor bird watchers, and other residents, have been enjoying the spontaneous establishment of a heronry, or heron rookery, high in the trees off Meadow Road where it crosses Duck Pond Run. A man-made wetland, fed by the Duck Pond Run stream, was built off Meadow Road in 1999 to compensate for the destruction of wetlands when the Meadow Road overpass at Route 1. more >
2014 Was A Banner Year for Open Space Preservation in West Windsor
As 2014 drew to a close, longstanding efforts to preserve several parcels in West Windsor finally proved successful. Three parcels are about to be preserved, filling in important missing links in the township’s Greenbelt and open space inventory. The Thompson tract, #34 on the open space inventory, is a 34.96 acre parcel off Princeton-Hightstown Road… more >
The Back Story on the Efforts to Acquire the Thompson Tract
Reprinted from the August 22, 2014, issue of the WW-P News Archives What’s Next for the Thompson Property? by Sue Roy Though West Windsor Township will not be purchasing the 35-acre Thompson tract, land adjacent to West Windsor gun club (known officially as the Citizens’ Rifle & Revolver Club, or CRRC), the property may still… more >
A shout-out to Marlowe for teaching her father web site mechanics
Marlowe with husband Mike. Picture taken in our West Windsor backyard about two years ago. They are now living in Reno, Nevada. The new FOWWOS web site reflects Marlowe’s skill, and perhaps even more, her patience in dealing with her Trustee father. more >