Speakers: Karen Walzer works as the Public Outreach Coordinator for the Barnegat Bay Partnership, a National Estuary Program working to protect and restore clean water and healthy wildlife habitat in the Barnegat Bay watershed. Karen helped to create and now manages the content for Jersey-Friendly Yards, a website with resources and tools that New Jersey property owners can ... Read more
Join us for a special Pruning Workshop with Duncan Welch, co-owner of Goshen Gardens, a permaculture farm and nursery in Cape May Court House, on Saturday, March 25 at 11:00am. Paid members of the Jersey Shore Chapter and Southeast Chapter are welcome to join us. Bring gloves, pruning shears (not hedge shears) and folding saw if you have one. Space is limited, first (paid member) responders confirm ... Read more
Join us on Saturday, April 29, at 10am at Edwin B. Forsythe deCamp Wildlife Trail, for a walk in the woods. We'll explore the bark, buds and blooms as we observe spring's awakening. We'll listen for the buzzing of bees and chorus of birds as the season begins to unfold. Our guide, Chris Claus, Chief Naturalist with Ocean County Parks ... Read more
Native plants are excellent choices for a container garden! The Jersey Shore chapter is planning a native plant container workshop on Saturday, May 6, with the location and time still to be determined. We will provide the potting soil and a selection of native plants. Bring your own container(s), potting tools, and garden gloves. Take home your own lovely, pollinator-friendly ... Read more
Join us on an exploration of Webbs Mill Bog on June 25 from 10am-11:30am. Orchids, Pitcher Plants, Sundews and Curly Grass Fern are a few of the unique and rare plants we will encounter here. Jason Hafstad, Preserve Manager for NJ Natural Lands Trust, will guide us on this walk and discuss the adaptations of these native wetland plants. We will ... Read more
Join us on Saturday, July 15 at 10am for a garden tour at Kelly and Peter Balon’s home in Brick. We toured their garden last summer and since then they have added some new gardens and hardscape areas they would love to show off! The duo continue to replace lawn with gardens and have added even more species of native ... Read more
To Boil or Not to Boil, That is the Question! Learn About the Collection and Proper Treatment of Native Seeds, with Randi Eckel Different types of seeds require different treatments ... Read more
The objective of Patchwork for Wildlife is to create a significant area of eco-friendly landscaping in a town by focusing on one yard at a time. Take a break from the hustle & bustle of the holiday season to learn about the impact this environmental improvement project had in the nearby Lake Como section of ... Read more
Our friends at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County are offering a free online program, Tried and True Easy-Care Native Plants. These plant choices are well suited for your garden, ... Read more
Join us for a one-hour nature walk to see spring ephemerals at Clayton Park in Upper Freehold. Clayton Park is a local hot spot to see spring wildflowers such as ... Read more
Join the Jersey Shore Chapter for a tour of the beautiful native gardens at Kelly and Peter Balon's home in Brick. They have graciously hosted tours of their yard for ... Read more
Join the Jersey Shore Chapter for a home garden tour at Skip and Angela Byrnes' property in Freehold. Their property is covered in native perennials, trees, shrubs, grasses and vines. ... Read more
(RESCHEDULED FROM JULY 13th) Tour Phyllis's wildlife haven decorated with garden art! Join us for a tour of Phyllis Delesandro's extensive native plant gardens in Manchester. Phyllis has created a ... Read more
Tour Lisa's "food forest" and permaculture-inspired yard! Join us for a tour of Lisa Mazzuca's productive home garden in Bayville. Lisa is the owner and caretaker of this food forest in its ninth growing season in 2024. Her permaculture-inspired property features over 130 different species of perennial plants, focused mainly on food and herb production. In September, Lisa is ... Read more
The Open House will be from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, October 19th at Kelly and Jason Austin's property in Pine Beach. Kelly and Jason are horticulturists and ... Read more
Would you like to grow native plant seedlings at a low cost and with little effort? NPSNJ member and Ocean County Master Gardener Ellen McGuff-Silverman will show us how at ... Read more
Join the Jersey Shore chapter on Saturday, March 22nd at 2:30 pm at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ for a tour of the university's native plant gardens. Our guide, Dr. Mike Gross, will show ... Read more
The Stafford Township Garden Club is hosting a special program by Jason Goldman on Monday, March 31st at 7:00 pm at the Bay Avenue Community Center, 775 E. Bay Avenue, ... Read more
Join the Jersey Shore chapter on Sunday, April 13, at 1:00 pm at Edwin B. Forsythe deCamp Wildlife Trail, for a walk in the woods. We'll explore the bark, buds and blooms of native ... Read more
Join the Jersey Shore chapter on Saturday, July 19th at 10 am for a native plant walk at the Franklin Parker Preserve, an 11,379 acre nature preserve located in the Pine Barrens in Chatsworth, New Jersey. The preserve is owned and managed by the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. The walk will be a loop approximately 1 and a half miles long ... Read more
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Ocean County are hosting their annual Fall Garden Day on Sunday, September 21st from 10 am to 2 pm at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean ... Read more
Celebrate fall with fellow Jersey Shore chapter members and meet our new chapter co-leader, Lisa Mazzuca. Enjoy refreshments, swap some native plants and seeds with others, and join us on a walk around the native demonstration gardens at Jakes Branch County Park. Meet us at 1:00 pm on Sunday, October 26th in the classroom inside ... Read more
DATE: Sunday, May 31, 2026 LOCATION: Jakes Branch County Park, 1100 Double Trouble Road, Beachwood The workshop will be in the nature center's meeting room.
