Bergen-Passaic

Stop by and say hello to some of our chapter volunteers at the Ramsey Farmers Market. Pick up some brochures and free native plants. Kids and dogs are welcome!

Join us for a get-together and tour of the extensive habitat garden at the headquarters of the NY-NJ Trail Conference. Tour this beautiful native plant garden, which Bergen-Passaic members have helped care for since its inception almost ten years ago, and learn about the Habitat Helpers program and other Trail Conference volunteer programs. Light Refreshments ... Read more

In preparation, please label seeds with the name of the plant (both common and scientific name if possible. Look up the scientific or common name by entering either into the Search field of Jersey-Friendly Yards). Seed envelopes will be provided for seeds. Also, you are welcome to collect seeds from my yard. If you plan ... Read more

Join Mike Lefebvre and learn about the common plants found in DeKorte Park in the Meadowlands, a truly unique gem! Mike Lefebvre is a naturalist who has led Plant ID ... Read more

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There's an area of the Appalachian Trail along the NY-NJ border that absolutely bursts with native spring ephemerals in late April and early May. Join the Bergen-Passaic chapter for a walk along the trail to view trilliums, Dutchman's breeches, yellow violets, columbine, saxifrage, and many other native species in the wild. (Disclaimer: we won't know ... Read more

Our annual Plant Swap will start at 10 AM: bring bareroot native plants to donate and exchange them for plants donated by others. Native plants only, please! And you DO NOT have to donate plants in order to take plants. Package the plants in small giveaway amounts, wrapped tightly in moist paper toweling. Meet at the Gazebo at the Dumont Shade Tree Arboretum on ... Read more

The NJSEA and the Bergen County Audubon Society have created a day of engaging and educational walks and talks. We will explain how everyone can make a difference in helping a number of species by putting native plants in your own backyard and community. SCHEDULE-10:15AM First Walk: Native Plants of DeKorte: how to use them ... Read more

Meet on the back porch of the Environmental Education Building. We’ll do an easy walking tour, led by docent and chapter leader Elaine Silverstein. The Arb contains a beautiful red maple swamp and a remnant pitch pine forest as well as an artificial pond and a natural stream, the Diamond Brook. Many native plants are ... Read more

No, this isn’t a vast midwestern prairie (the parked cars kind of give it away). It’s a front yard in Glen Rock, home of a NPSNJ member. Join us as we tour the garden, hear from the homeowner how he created this beautiful sanctuary in just a few years, and enjoy iced tea and cookies. ... Read more

Email TanyaLZimmerman@gmail.com for the address At the July 2024 Native Plants Festival in the Meadowlands, we gave away seedlings of 10 different native speciesfrom seeds collected in fall 2023. Please ... Read more

You don’t need a large property to grow a beautiful native plant garden. This talk explains how to grow native plants in very small spaces: in pots, in just 3 square feet of ground, and in typical small suburban spaces, such as tree islands, front borders, or around a lamppost. We’ll cover horticultural techniques such ... Read more

 Join us for a winter walk at the Celery Farm. Mike Lefebvre will talk about tree identification in the winter. We may even see some Skunk Cabbage starting to come ... Read more

Click to Register on Zoom Oaks are keystone species – meaning that they are critical to functioning ecosystems due to the enormous biological diversity they support.  Randi will discuss the vast diversity of oaks, how they grow, and their role in ecosystems and landscapes of all types and sizes A life-long naturalist, lover of nature, ... Read more

SALE:  April 1st, opens 12pm - April 18th, closes 5pm(ORDER EARLY while supplies last!) ALL SALE INFO, INCLUDING PLANT CATALOG: Native Plant Program - GSWA PICK-UP:  May 3rd, many locations, including Ridgewood, NJ To receive updates: Click Here NOTE: The Bergen-Passaic Chapter will be hosting a pick-up location in Ridgewood, NJ on Saturday May 3.CLICK HERE FOR MORE Volunteers needed for ... Read more

Our annual Plant Swap will start at 10 AM: bring bareroot native plants to donate and exchange them for plants donated by others. Native plants only, please! And you DO NOT have to donate plants in ... Read more

Sponsored by Jersey-Friendly Yards Elaine Silverstein of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey will discuss growing plants in pots, creating a Three Foot Square Garden, and designing small borders and tree ... Read more