PRINCETON, NJ Restaurant Dining Guide Announcement

D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces the First Exhibition of Waterbirds, by Theodore L. Cross of Princeton and Sanibel Island.

 D&R Greenway Land Trust announces the first
exhibition of images from Waterbirds, the dazzling fine art book written and
photographed by Theodore L. Cross of Princeton and Sanibel Island.
Twenty-three images of New Jersey waterbirds in dramatic poses were
personally selected by Mr. Cross,  immediately before his unexpected
passing.  Mr. Cross's widow, Mary, and family, chose go forward with this
exhibit in the Marie L. Matthews Galleries through April 30, as tribute to
this dedicated conservationist and gifted writer and artist.  Copies of
Waterbirds will be sold throughout the exhibition, a percentage of the
proceeds to support D&R Greenway's land preservation and stewardship
mission. 

Each oversized photograph on D&R Greenway's restored barn walls is captioned
with text from Waterbirds, --Mr. Cross's eloquent observations about each
species in the setting where he encountered it.  The panels also include
site information on where to view these birds in New Jersey.  Many of Mr.
Cross's chosen species migrate through and / or nest on properties preserved
by the land trust.  This art is available for viewing on business hours of
business days at D&R Greenway's Johnson Education Center.  [One Preservation
Place, Princeton, 08540, --off Rosedale Road.  Call 609-924-4646 to be sure
galleries are free that day.  www.drgreenway.org] 

In 2004, Mr. Cross launched Birders United, whose mission is to alert the
public in general and politicians in particular to the urgency of preserving
and expanding lands crucial to birds in migration and breeding.  In founding
Birders United [ https://www.birdersunited.com/ ], Mr. Cross insisted that
"preserving the lands where these birds are found is one of the most
important legacies we can leave to future generations."  Birders United
moves inexorably forward, "recommend[ing] initiatives that strengthen and
enlarge the habitats of birds and increase protections for species that are
most vulnerable."

Many birds comprising Theodore Cross's radiant exhibition may be found
nearby in the Hamilton / Trenton / Bordentown Marsh, a tidal oasis in New
Jersey's urban landscape.  D&R Greenway leads a coalition of public and
private partners, establishing and implementing cooperative stewardship for
this freshwater wetland, since 1996.  The Marsh supports 237 species of
birds in breeding and migration, many threatened and endangered. 

Mannington Meadows, [Salem County, Delaware Bay, South Jersey], --an
18,593-acre agrarian and tidal estuarine area--, has been designated an
Important Bird Area [IBA] by New Jersey Audubon Society. D&R Greenway was
requested to lead the preservation of 2,250 acres of farmland bordering and
buffering this critical bird habitat, with the intent of creating a
permanent Green Belt surrounding Mannington Meadows.

In a December NPR interview, Theodore Cross revealed, "Except for my family
and friends, there are few things I care about [as I care for these birds.]"