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Button Bush as it grows in our native gardens

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

July 16, 2025
Education, Environment

Dense Blazing Star in our Native Garden

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

July 10, 2025
Education, Environment

A closeup of flowering Common Milkweed as it grows in our native gardens.

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

July 02, 2025
Education, Environment

Sweetspire as it grows in the native garden.

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

June 25, 2025
Education, Environment

Patrick Krudop takes a group of students on a hike as part of the field trip program.

Spring Field Trips Make a Splash With Over 2,000 Students

June 23, 2025
Community, Education, Environment

A closeup of Virginia Rose as it blooms in the Lake Hopatcong Foundation's Native Gardens.

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

June 20, 2025
Education, Environment

Byram Bay by Kayak

June 16, 2025
Education, Events, Recreation

A closeup of an Elderberry plant

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

June 12, 2025
Education, Environment

Community Program: Plants & Pollinators, an Invasive Species & Bee Abode Workshop

June 05, 2025
Community, Education, Environment, Events

Button Bush as it grows in our native gardens

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

Now blooming in our native gardens, common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a distinctive ornamental shrub with fragrant, creamy white flowers…

July 16, 2025
Education, Environment

Dense Blazing Star in our Native Garden

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

With summer in full swing, our native gardens at the Lake Hopatcong Foundation are bursting with the blooms of many native plants. One of the most striking…

July 10, 2025
Education, Environment

A closeup of flowering Common Milkweed as it grows in our native gardens.

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

Pollinators are essential for a healthy ecosystem and attracting them is one of the many benefits of choosing native plants. Common Milkweed (Asclepias…

July 02, 2025
Education, Environment

Sweetspire as it grows in the native garden.

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

If you’re looking for a shrub that shines from spring through fall, sweetspire (Itea virginica), also known as Virginia sweetspire, is a standout,…

June 25, 2025
Education, Environment

Patrick Krudop takes a group of students on a hike as part of the field trip program.

Spring Field Trips Make a Splash With Over 2,000 Students

Spring 2025 brought a fresh wave of enthusiasm, energy, and record-breaking participation to our educational field trip program at Hopatcong State Park.…

June 23, 2025
Community, Education, Environment

A closeup of Virginia Rose as it blooms in the Lake Hopatcong Foundation's Native Gardens.

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

If you stop by our office at the historic Lake Hopatcong Station, you may notice the fragrant pink flowers of the Virginia rose (Rosa virginiana) currently…

June 20, 2025
Education, Environment

Byram Bay by Kayak

Discover the scenic beauty and rich history of Byram Bay on Tuesday, July 22, at 4:30 p.m. (new date after postponement from July 8), during a narrated…

June 16, 2025
Education, Events, Recreation

A closeup of an Elderberry plant

Buzzworthy Blooms in Our Native Gardens This Week

Our native plant gardens feature over 50 varieties of buzzworthy blooms, many of which are currently beginning to flower with the return of warm weather.…

June 12, 2025
Education, Environment

Community Program: Plants & Pollinators, an Invasive Species & Bee Abode Workshop

Wait—aren’t all plants the same? Join Watershed Ambassador Liv Stettler to explore the key differences between native and invasive plants,…

June 05, 2025
Community, Education, Environment, Events