Do you work hard each autumn to rake up your leaves and take them away? Pat will open your eyes to a world of life hidden in those fallen leaves – a resource many gardeners undervalue. She will reveal the secret lives of butterflies and moths, bumblebees and other beneficial pollinators, as well as fireflies and salamanders, ... Read more
Take a sweeping ride and discover moths living in the NJ pinelands, along the bayshore, and on barrier islands. Moths live everywhere and perform crucial, seldom-recognized roles in the ecosystem. ... Read more
Our own chapter members will showcase their experiences at our November event. First, we will have two short slide shows exploring the gardens of Steve Jasiecki and Len Walk. Then, ... Read more
Exploring the ways wild bees forage in woody habitats Kass Urban-Mead Pollinator Conservation Specialist, the Xerces Society Room 260, Unified Science Building Stockton University
Participants will have the opportunity to divide and pot up a selection of native perennials. Additional methods of propagation will be covered as well. ACUA Greenhouse, Egg Harbor Township. You will take home three plants. Registration required, members only/$20, limited to 15 participants.
Yes, Jen Bulava is back – by popular demand. This time she will be guiding us into the diversity, ecology, and behaviors of the incredible hunters of the insect world: dragonflies and damselflies. Join us to learn about our local species, their life cycles, their ecological value, and how they can be protected and conserved. ... Read more
Come join us for a field trip exploring the forest, fields, meadows, and the restoration efforts at Glenn By The Bay, a beautiful and historic area within Veterans Memorial Park on Route 9 in Galloway. Go Green Galloway and partners have been working there to remove invasives and to install a rich assortment of native ... Read more
Presented by Pat Heaney, Assistant Director of Education at The Watershed Institute. Lichens are fascinating life forms and widespread but under-appreciated. They are also beautiful -- once you learn to see them and step close to take a closer look. In this presentation, award-winning environmental educator Pat Heaney will show us how to identify some ... Read more
Thanks to our Chapter’s volunteering gardeners, we have lined up five landscapes for members to explore – each different from the others, and all featuring native plants. You will be able to go at your own pace to the gardens you’d like to see. This event is open to members and non-members. To select and ... Read more
Stockton University, Room F-111 Pat and Clay Sutton have witnessed some amazing natural history happenings in their 47-year-old wildlife garden, some heart-warming and some heart-stopping. Be prepared for an eye-opening view into happenings in the natural world that can be witnessed up close only when you’ve created a landscape where wildlife feel at home – and ... Read more
Sowing seeds in winter is a great way to expand your palette of native plants – and it’s easy, low cost, and lets you continue gardening in winter! Learn about cold stratification, seed choices, options for growing containers, over-winter care, and much more – just in time to plant your own seeds in December and ... Read more
Jay Kelly, Raritan Valley Community College Center for Environmental Studies Monday, February 17, 7 pm Stockton University Unified Science Center. Room 246 Jay Kelly has been studying white-tailed deer in New Jersey for many years – how and why their numbers have grown so large over time, how they have devastated native plant populations, and ... Read more
Any gardener who has tried pruning shrubs knows it can lead to countless questions: when is the best time to prune, how to prevent sucker growth, how to maintain a plant’s natural shape, which plants don’t need pruning, and so on. And for our March meeting we have enlisted just the man to answer those ... Read more
THE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY SOUTHEAST CHAPTER AND GO GREEN GALLOWAY ARE HOSTING A "PLANT SHARING PARTY" Our pollinator gardens are SO successful that we are splitting up plants to share! (These plants thrive in full sun.) We have limited numbers of:Wild Bergamot (Bee Balm)Woodland sunflowersMountain mint & Dotted mint Very limited numbers of:White beardtongueOhio spiderwort & Fireworks goldenrod There will be a ... Read more
Stockton University, Unified Science Center, Room 246 Lucy Hooper has long nourished her own yard’s pollinator garden, a place well-known to local butterflyers as a prime spot to see sleepy oranges and other South Jersey rarities. In 2021 she decided to invest her expertise in an anonymous patch of grass at a local public park. ... Read more
Parking Update: Stockton has temporarily closed lots #4 and #5, so please follow the adjusted parking directions below to use either lot #2 or #3. This will bring you to the opposite entrance to the Unified Science Center (and to the same lobby and stairs -- or elevator -- that we always use.) See you ... Read more
2nd ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT GARDENS TOURSUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14th, 12:00 - 4:00free & open to the publicsponsored & organized byTHE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF NJ, SOUTHEAST CHAPTER This year’s self-guided tour includes five unique gardens varying in size, growing conditions, and longevity. The gardens include a suburban Northfield yard featuring native plants throughout the property; an ... Read more
With Andrew Anderson Have you wanted to visit the Pinelands National Reserve but been uncertain where best to go? Or worried that you might get lost – or stuck on an unmarked, sand road? Andrew Anderson, Double Trouble State Park Research Interpretative Specialist and Village Historian, will lead us through a virtual tour with slides ... Read more
With Pat Sutton Frogs, toads, and dragonflies all need freshwater ponds for egg laying to create future generations. Even a tiny pond will attract and support them. Learn what a true wildlife pond is and how simple it is to create – with no need for running water, filters, fish, and all the fuss. Pat ... Read more
