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For immediate release: Jan. 13, 2005
Media contact: Eric Quiñones, (609) 258-5748, quinones@princeton.edu
Media advisory: Officials to discuss historic land preservation, Jan. 19
WHAT: Princeton University, state and municipal officials will discuss Princeton University's donation of a 127-acre parcel of land adjacent to the Princeton Nurseries property. The state's Green Acres program has purchased approximately 60 acres from Princeton Nurseries as part of the same preservation project, which is a partnership between the University, the state Department of Environmental Protection, South Brunswick Township and Plainsboro Township.
The 187-acre tract of open space, which will be managed as a park, is located within the state-designated Princeton Nurseries Historic District and buffers the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park and the village of Kingston
WHO: Speakers will include Bradley Campbell, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection; Frank Gambatese, mayor of South Brunswick Township; Peter Cantu, mayor of Plainsboro Township; Jim Amon, executive director, Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission; legislative representatives from District 14 and 15; and Robert Durkee, vice president and secretary of Princeton University.
WHEN: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19
WHERE: Princeton Nurseries headquarters building, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston, N.J.