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Stream Restoration at Montgomery Park 2007

When:	Saturday, December 8, 2007   and Saturday, December 15, 2007 Mornings (9 a.m. to Noon) or Afternoons (Noon to 3 p.m.) DEC. 15 IS CANCELLED - DUE TO PLANTING COMPLETION ON THE 8TH Thanks to eveyone who participated and offered their assistance! We will be in touch about future volunteer opportunities. Watch our Calendar of Events for details.
Who:	Anyone at least 14 years of age. Families welcome! School groups incorporated upon advance arrangement
What:	Streambank Stabilization Planting You will be getting down and dirty, so please dress appropriately - boots and comfortable clothes you don't mind getting soiled.
How:	You are welcome to come out for a single session or the whole affair! To get on a notification list, please call or email: Peggy Savage, Environmental Scientist Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association psavage@thewatershed.org 609-737-3735
Why:	In Phase III of this multi-phase stream habitat restoration project of Pike Run, we will be further stabilizing Pike Run's stream banks near the recently restored wetland meadow & instream structures. Volunteers will plant: 1000 native live stakes of dogwood, willow and virburnum over approximately 850 linear feet of stream bank. These plants will serve to: filter pollutants from stormwater before it reaches Pike Run, stabilize the banks, grow to become good stream edge fish habitat, and shade the stream Follow this link for more information about the complete restoration project.
Where:	Montgomery Park Harlingen Road entrance near Pike Run bridge Driving Directions: From Route 295 and points South Exit 7B to 206N toward Lawrenceville/Princeton - (6.3 miles Stay on 206N by turning left at Bayard Lane - straight becomes Rte 27 - 6.7 miles Turn right onto Devon Drive at traffic light - 0.5 miles Devon Drive becomes Harlingen Road Harlingen Road turns sharply right where it passes Pike Run Sewage Plant Take next right into Montgomery Park, just before the bridge over Pike Run Stony Brook staff should be in the vicinity prepping for the wetland planting From Route 31 in Pennington From Rte 31N, take right onto W. Delaware Avenue at light     Pennington Quality Market is in shopping center to right,     Gas station is across the street on right W. Delaware Avenue becomes Pennington-Rocky Hill Road Pass Route 569 (Hopewell-Princeton Road) and Province Line Road Take left at light onto Great Road (Route 601) Stay on Route 601, passing Route 518 and Skillman Road After road jogs sharply right and left, take right onto Sunset Road Go straight across Route 206 at traffic light, road becomes Devon Drive Devon Drive becomes Harlingen Road Harlingen Road turns sharply right where it passes Pike Run Sewage Plant Take next right into Montgomery Park, just before the bridge over Pike Run Stony Brook staff should be in the vicinity prepping for the wetland planting

Come help us help Pike Run and all the critters that live there!

This project is conducted in partnership with Montgomery Township and NJ Department of Environmental Protection and is funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Targeted Watershed Grant Program and the William Penn Foundation.