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NPSNJ Annual Conference
Saturday March 6, 2021 starting at 8:50AM
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for a very exciting session.
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INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
Registration is required. The capacity will be increased to accommodate all. The webinar is opened to attendees usually 10 minutes before starting time so we can start on time.
It will be order online at this website and pick up at Highland Park Sanctuary Parking Lot.
Pickup Date at Highland Park Sanctuary Parking Lot: Saturday March 13, 2021
Please note: Pick Up time: 10-12 noon
More information and Ordering is now available:Click Here
The NPSNJ is presenting a series of monthly talks on Wednesday at 7PM by ZOOM. The talks are free and open to the public. Next in our series:
"Bloodroot, Bluebells, and Butterflies: Spring Beauties for Biodiversity"
Wednesday April 21, 2021 at 7PM
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Deb Ellis
When we garden, we can support biodiversity through the plants we choose!.
More information and registration coming later.
Sorry - Jen Bulava's talk will not be posted. My mistake.
All of our webinar recording are listed on our All About Natives Page .
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Here is a plant with leaves (fronds) that over winter.
Walking Fern:
Asplenium rhizophyllum
Read more about walking fern
You will find then on rocky ledges in limestone areas which in NJ can be found in Sussex County such as Kittatinny Valley State Park. Recently the Sussex Chapter went there with a guide. Read their Trip Report and learn what other plants they saw.
We've added two lists to our Plant Lists Page
Native Groundcovers for sun and shade with herbaecous plants, grasses and sedges by Susan Haake.
Native plants for Deep Shade that were discussed in the webinar by Hubert Ling.
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We've added a bunch of videos and webinar recordings on our All About Natives Page
JUST ADDED: Jesse Connor's (our Southeast Chapter co-leader) and the Galloway Township EC has produced an informative video on invasives plants. Twelve Tenacious Invasives - Invasive Plants.
Becky Laboy's Webinar Recordings on "Wildlife Friendly Native Shrubs and Trees for Your Backyard " and "Don't Treat your Soil Like Dirt! "
Jesse Connors presents 4 videos on Home Native Landscaping with groundcovers, viburnums, self-seeders and others in her beautiful wooded garden.
The Native Plant Channel presents Native Woodland Flowers with a plant list.
From H&M Ling are 5 short clips of Visitors to our Garden - pollinators enjoying our native plants.
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We are in the process of re-branding our "Photo Gallery" to Plant Profiles & Photos to reflect that we have started including reference materials with our beautiful and identifying photos.
We recently added 3 more profiles:
Dwarf Ginseng: Panax trifolius
We took a whole bunch or photos. When we got home and looked at the individual flowers we found that they were not all the same. We actually found 3 kinds, bisexual, and male or female on separate plants. After some reading, we found that the plants actually change sex from year to year. Read More . They are in our Spring Blooming Plants collection.
The distinctive side views of these two flower clusters help distinguish between the two dogwoods.
Read more
Gray Dogwood
Silky Dogwood
These are in our Summer Blooming Plants collection.
Did you know witch hazel flower get pollinated in the fall but fertilization does not happen till next spring!
Read more.
Also See our Autumn & Winter Plant Profiles & Photos
The "New Jersey Endangered and Threatened Plant Protection Act," was re-introduced in 2020 as NJ Bill # A985, (2019 as NJ BILL 5201). It has many plant protective points but also some very controversial parts.
This bill would prohibit certain actions relative to endangered and threatened plant species, and would direct the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to establish programs for protection of endangered and threatened plant species.
Many listed plants are commercially available since they are not globally rare. Consequently, the following section is controversial:
The bill would prohibit without a permit the transport, export, and import of endangered/threatened plants and the selling or the offering to sell a listed plant species.
To become more informed: NJ Threathened & Endangered Plant Bill
Southern Twadeblade: Listera australis
If it weren't for the pair of little green leaves near the bottom you wouldn't have known they were there.
It was ranked S2 (Imperiled in state usually 6 to 20 occurrences) in the 2010 list of NJ endangered and threathened plants. However, in the 2016 list, it is no longer listed. Presumably folks with "eagle eyes" found more populations.
Read more about them: Read More
They bloom spring and was just added our spring collection Spring Photo Gallery.
This is a scholarly article documenting the regional changes to forest understories since the mid-twentieth century by Jay F. Kelly Ph.D., Raritan Valley Community College
He looks at changes in species and size of woody plants and the impact of deer on them. Other factors are studied also, however, deer is the overwhelming factor. He compares old data, current data and data from deer exclosures.
From the abstract: "Because deer strongly reduce tree recruitment, shift species composition, and reduce understory cover across large spatial scales, they represent a significant concern for forest managers and an issue that should be effectively addressed."
Average deer population in NJ in 1998 was 38 deer per sq. mi. Update: in 2019, the average count was 120-140 deer per sq. mi. in many areas*. When deer population is higher than 10 deer per sq. mi. then deer impact becomes evident. The highest regional densities of 75 per sq. mi. occurred in northern-central New Jersey
We see the deer impact where ever the land is not covered with buildings, asphalt or grass!
* Ryck Suydam, president of the New Jersey Farm Bureau, April 2019
Please read: Effects of overabundant deer and other factors in northern New Jersey
Read more articles on NJ Native plants: All About Natives
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Find out everything there is to know about the native flora of New Jersey, learn from the experts on native plants, get the latest on interesting activities near you, or join one of the many opportunities to participate in the growing national native plant movement — right here in the Garden State.
The Native Plant Society of New Jersey is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation, protection, and study of the native flora of New Jersey. Founded in 1985, we have hundreds of members across the state, and are organized into county and regional chapters. Our members include gardeners, horticulturists, naturalists, landscape designers, students, and native plant enthusiasts from all walks of life.
We conduct regular lectures and presentations with featured speakers on topics ranging from introduction to native plants, gardening with natives, identification and appreciation of the beautiful flora and ecosystems of New Jersey, ecological landscaping, and much more. Our annual meeting is a must-attend event for anyone involved in the native plant movement in New Jersey. We organize nature walks and garden tours, dispense advice on design and maintenance of native gardens and landscapes, and have helped establish native plant gardens around the state.
