LHT Wins 2021 Award from the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, a First for New Jersey
Courtesy of Jill Young LHT Co-Presidents Eleanor Horne and Becky Taylor accepted the award on behalf of the LHT trustees, with Horne making a speech to some 200 attendees. She said, “the Board of Trustees of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, a dedicated group of...
Coming Soon: The Stony Brook Pedestrian Bridge and New Landscapes to Explore
Photo courtesy of Mercer County Park Commission The LHT could not be more excited with progress on the new Stony Brook pedestrian bridge at Mercer Meadows. Part of trail segment 14 which crosses from Lawrence Township into Hopewell Township, the soon-to-open bridge is...
Earth Day
by Cassie Ankener Hey Guys! In celebration of the fact that Earth Day just happened, I would like to share with you a few facts about our Earth’s environment: -Americans use about 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour; -The average time for plastic bottles to decompose...
Spring plants
by Cassie Ankener Hey guys! It was supposed to rain today, but I woke up to nice clear blue skies and warm weather, a perfect day to go out on the trail. While I was out on the trail, I saw that some skunk cabbage has popped out! At first I thought they were named...
Mushrooms
by Cassie Ankener Hey guys! So I was walking on the trail today and happened to encounter this tree! It’s covered in mushrooms! There were a bunch more of those trees along the trail. When I got home I researched it a little and found out that the reason why mushrooms...
Springtime coming
by Cassie Ankener Hey everyone! As you can tell, Spring is right around the corner and I’m super excited! You will definitely see me out on the trail a lot more with the warmer weather coming in! I’m excited to share all of the beautiful colors that are on the horizon...
Emerald Ash Borer
by Cassie Ankener Hey Guys! So as I was walking on the trail today, I saw there was a sign talking about the Emerald Ash Boarder. On the sign, it explained how they were dangerous to Ash trees and when I went home, I did some research and found out why. Apparently...