• Ann-Marie Woods, “Life With Moths.”

    Stockton University 101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway, New Jersey, United States

    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. An evolving tale of discovery and nurture – it’s a changing tide in terms of how gardeners interact with nature. This will be an in-person ... Read more

  • Exploring the ways wild bees forage in woody habitats 

    Stockton University 101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway, New Jersey, United States

    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

  • Plant Propagation Workshop with Jesse Connor

    ACUA 6700 Delilah Rd, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, United States

    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.

    $20.00
  • Jen Bulava, “The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Jersey”

    Unified Science Building Unified Science Building, Stockton University, Pomona, New Jersey, United States

    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

  • A Beginner’s Look at Lichens

    Stockton University: Unified Science Center 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ, United States

    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 ... Read more

  • Winter Sowing Native Perennials with Mary McDermott 

    Stockton University 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, New Jersey, United States

    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 ... Read more

  • The Impacts of White-tailed Deer in New Jersey & What Can Be Done

    Stockton University: Unified Science Center 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ, United States

    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

  • A Pruning How-To with Dave Parker – TreeWorks

    Stockton University: Unified Science Center 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ, United States

    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

  • PLANT SHARING PARTY

    Veterans Memorial Park 636 S. New York Rd, Galloway, New Jersey, United States

    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

  • A Landscape Transformed: Mickleton Park’s Pollinator Garden Blooms With Life

    Stockton University: Unified Science Center 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ, United States

    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

  • A VIRTUAL PINELANDS ROAD TRIP

    Stockton University: Unified Science Center 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ, United States

    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 ... Read more

  • HOW TO CREATE A NO-FUSS WILDLIFE POND

    Stockton University: Unified Science Center 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ, United States

    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

  • The Amphibians of Southern New Jersey with Jen Buluva

    Stockton University Unified Science Ctr., Rm 160 101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway, New Jersey, United States

    Had enough of the winter cold? Come warm up with your Southeast Chapter friends and look forward to spring as naturalist Jen Bulava, one of our favorite guest speakers, presents a ... Read more

  • Lessons Learned: Tips & Techniques for Native Plant Gardeners

    Stockton University Unified Science Ctr., Rm 160 101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway, New Jersey, United States

    Our Chapter’s co-leader Jesse Connor has looked back over her decades of gardening experience and pulled together a presentation for us detailing the practical, time-and-money-saving strategies she has learned for ... Read more

  • Small Spaces, Big Impact: Native Plants in Containers

    Stockton University Unified Science Ctr., Rm 160 101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway, New Jersey, United States

    Caroline McFarland, Stewardship Specialist, Barnegat Bay Partnership, will be presenting on a topic that touches on the interests of many of us: gardening in containers and other small spaces. You ... Read more

  • Pop-Up Garden Tour for NPSNJ Members & Friends

    Our native plants landscape in Port Republic is looking good right now, and we are inspired to invite members and their friends to walk along our shaded paths:  Shrubs expected to be blooming this weekend include beach plum, red chokeberry, pinkster azalea, red buckeye, strawberry bush (Carolina allspice), mapleleaf viburnum, blackhaw viburnum, cranberry viburnum, and ... Read more