The Bulk Farm property, located on Cranbury Neck Road, between Pollack Court and Grovers Mill Road, will soon be home to birds and other wildlife. Once a farm and nursery, Bulk Farm was purchased by Plainsboro Township in 2006 in an effort to preserve the 73-acre site as open space. Now the Township has entered into a partnership with the NJ Audubon Society and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to turn the area into a wildlife habitat, focusing primarily on migratory birds. At its meeting on Wednesday, February 13, the Township Committee voted unanimously to enter into this partnership, bringing this project one step closer to reality.
“This partnership will allow us to both preserve open space and best utilize the natural resources there,” Township Administrator Robert Sheehan said. “We will start by clearing away the shrubs and weeds, using moderate pesticides to rid the area of invasive pests, and planting native grasses and other plants. We will develop the property as a nesting place for birds, so that people can bird-watch there. It will be open to the public. Then the Audubon Society will start holding public educational programs there, similar to the Plainsboro Preserve.”
