Saturday, October 11 from 9:30 am
This walk will feature enhancements to the City Hall parking lot, restoration of the historic Mercer Cemetery, an ambitious tree planting initiative, a water catchment system and the dramatic Assunpink Creek “daylighting” project. Lucia Middleton, water policy associate of the Watershed Institute, and two landscape architects with BRS Inc., James Lee and Randy Baum, will talk about how federal and state nonpoint pollution programs contribute to green infrastructure projects, stormwater upgrades, and water quality improvements in downtown Trenton. This trek will feature enhancements to the City Hall parking lot, restoration of the historic Mercer Cemetery, an ambitious tree planting initiative, a water catchment system and the dramatic Assunpink Creek “daylighting” project.
Participants will meet on the steps of Trenton City Hall on Steward Alley (building address 310 E. State Street) at 9:30 a.m. for the 2.8-mile walk.