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    • September 2025

    • Sat 27

      Fall Birding with Expert Ken Chaya

      September 27, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
      • Field Trip
      • Programs

      Join Kim Correro and NPSNJ Programs - Saturday, September 27th for "Fall Birding with Ken Chaya" in Central Park in New York City. You must be a member of NPSNJ. Use your username and password to sign up! This event has a max capacity of 20 members. Place: We will meet at the park entrance ... Read more

      $20.00
    • Tue 30

      Invasive Species in New Jersey: Identification, Control, and Stewardship Strategies

      September 30, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Invasive Species in New Jersey: Identification, Control, and Stewardship Strategies
      • Class
      • Programs

      Tuesday, September 30This class will cover the scope of the invasive species problem, factors that lead to invasion including species characters and habitat susceptibility differences, and broad strategies to meet ... Read more

      $160.00
    • October 2025

    • Wed 8

      Nurturing Sensory WildScapes

      October 8, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
      • Class
      • Programs

      Wednesday, Oct. 8A World of Discovery: Nurturing sensory wildscapes through creative land-healing efforts Much has been written about landscaping to create a sense of place for humans. But who has ... Read more

      $160.00
    • Wed 15

      Plant Invasions, Root Traits, and Implications for Ecosystem Functioning with Dr. Matthew McCary

      October 15, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      • Wednesday Webinar Series

      Plant invasions represent one of the most pressing global change drivers, yet their belowground impacts remain poorly understood. Soil communities regulate nutrient cycling, plant diversity, and ecosystem functioning. Here, I show how invasive plants alter these processes by disrupting fungal resources, reshaping soil food webs, and homogenizing microbial communities through their root traits. Using field ... Read more

    • Sun 19

      Musconetcong Gorge Hike with Jared Rosenbaum

      October 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
      • Field Trip
      • Programs

      In-Person Hike with Botanist Jared Rosenbaum in Collaboration with Torrey Botanical Society. This in-person event is free, but reserve soon as there is a maximum capacity of 10 people. NPSNJ ... Read more

      Free
    • November 2025

    • Sat 1

      Fall Conference 2025: Weird NJ Plants!

      November 1, 2025 @ 8:50 am - 1:30 pm
      • Conferences and Meetings
      • Programs

      Free on Zoom! Register Now!

    • Wed 19

      Four Years in the Life of a Pollinator Garden with Lucy Hooper

      November 19, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      • Wednesday Webinar Series

      The pollinator garden in Mickleton Park (Gloucester County), conceived through grants, was planted in spring of 2022 and has now been through 4 growing seasons. You will be taken on a tour through the years and seasons while introducing you to the ~60 native species which make up the garden and some of the wildlife ... Read more

    • January 2026

    • Thu 8

      Native Meadows, Glades and other Sunny Habitats: Ecology, Restoration, and Gardens

      January 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      • Class
      • Programs

      Thursdays, January 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2026 Online via Zoom How and where do native meadows, glades, shrublands, and other sunny habitats occur in the wild? How can we ... Read more

      $160.00
    • Wed 14

      Bergen-Passaic Chapter Meeting

      January 14 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
      • Bergen-Passaic
      • Webinar

      New Jersey's Changing Climate, presented by Dr. Dave Robinson Since 2010, New Jersey has experienced its wettest and warmest years in over a century of observations. Extreme weather/climate events, including ... Read more

    • Wed 21

      Pollinator Conservation in New Jersey with Robert Somes

      January 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      • Wednesday Webinar Series

      Description Somes will present an overview of bee, butterfly and pollinator biodiversity in New Jersey and will share some of the ongoing NJDEP conservation work related to these species.  Many times the term pollinator conservation is used to lump together a wide variety of different species with very different life histories and habitat requirements. This ... Read more

      Free
    • February 2026

    • Mon 2
      Info graphic shows a spread of Sarah F. Jayne's book Nature's Action Guide. Three pages are fanned out similar to how one holds cards in their hands. The first featured page is the cover which had a photo of two frogs on a stone. The second two pages are only partially visible. They are the Section 5 and Section 6 checklists from the guide.

      Design Your Wildlife Habitat: A Hands-On Workshop Based On the Popular Book Nature’s Action Guide with Sarah F. Jayne

      February 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
      • Class
      • Programs

      Mondays Feb 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EST Four-week course on ZOOM, Registration opens December 1st Ready to transform your space into a thriving wildlife ... Read more

      $160.00
    • Wed 11

      Landscapes that Function Aesthetically and Ecologically with Kate Lepis

      February 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
      • Bergen-Passaic
      • Webinar

      Managing your property with an ecological lens does not mean your yard has to look “messy.” Changing your tactics, even a little bit, can increase habitat value and boost biodiversity ... Read more

    • Wed 18

      Understory Underdogs: Shrubs Are Cool, Too with Chris Martine

      February 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      • Wednesday Webinar Series

      Join Chris Martine who will share his immense understanding of the trees, shrubs and vines of New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic, with a keen focus on shrubs. Martine has written two field guides featuring illustrations by his wife, Rachel Figley-Martin, both published by the NJ Forest Service, Trees of New Jersey and Mid-Atlantic States is ... Read more

      Free
    • March 2026

    • Sat 7

      2026 Annual Meeting

      March 7 @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
      • Conferences and Meetings
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      Gateway Building Ocean County College 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ, United States

      Ecologies in Flux: Restoration, Resilience, and Disease in a Changing Landscape In-person tickets are now unavailable for purchase. Our records show that you don't currently have an active membership. If ... Read more

    • Mon 9

      A FEEL Guide to Birds: Convergence of Art, Science and Culture for Conservation.

      March 9 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
      • Class
      • Programs

      A Very Rare Opportunity to Study with Dr. Drew LanhamDistinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology One of the most celebratedornithologists and plant ecologistsin the United States. Mondays starting March 9, 16, ... Read more

      $160.00
    • Thu 12

      Wildstory Season 4 Premiere in Person Event!

      March 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      • Programs
      • WildStory
      Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary 324 Forest Drive South, Short Hills, NJ, United States
      $10.00
    • Sun 15

      Learn how to grow native ferns from spores with Wild Woods Restoration Project.

      March 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
      • Class
      • Programs
      Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary 324 Forest Drive South, Short Hills, NJ, United States

      Take your native plant growing skills to the next level in this hands-on workshop with Dr. Linda Rohleder. We will discuss fern identification principles, fern lifecycle, and how to collect spores. ... Read more

      $50.00
    • Wed 18

      Turn Out The Lights & Other Solutions to Light Pollution with Steve Mariconda

      March 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      • Wednesday Webinar Series

      Light pollution is the human-made alteration of outdoor light levels from those occurring naturally. Light pollution disrupts wildlife, impacts human well-being, wastes money and energy, contributes to climate change, and blocks our view of the universe. Steve Mariconda, an avid astronomer and public health care professional, had a profound experience the first time he saw ... Read more

      Free
    • April 2026

    • Wed 15

      Plant Communities of New Jersey with Elaine Silverstein

      April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      • Wednesday Webinar Series

      Plant Communities of New Jersey From the Highlands to the Pinelands, New Jersey is home to a wide variety of beautiful and distinctive native plant communities. This talk will describe and illustrate a few of these unique ecosystems. Beginning with observation of nature, we’ll cover important New Jersey ecoregions (for example, prairies, red maple swamps, ... Read more

    • Tue 21

      BOTANICAL LATIN COURSE

      April 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
      • Class
      • Programs

      Jennifer Bakshi: Botanical Latin Tuesdays, April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19 and 26 6:00 - 8:00 pmCost:$195.00 (6 classes) on ZOOM 20 people MaxRegistration opens February 27th Course Description Facility ... Read more

      $195.00
    • May 2026

    • Wed 20

      Natives For Container Gardening with Jeremie Fant

      May 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
      • Wednesday Webinar Series

      Natives For Container Gardening  It’s New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the USA. Many of us ask can we support pollinators and birds on our balconies and our tiny, on average, ¼ acre yards. Well Jeremy Fant lives in Chicago, with only a 5 X 10’ balcony for gardening. For the past 15 ... Read more

    • Thu 28

      Birding: Join Ken Chaya and NPSNJ Programs to observe Spring Migration at Central Park’s North End. (Postponed to May 28th!)

      May 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
      • Field Trip
      • Programs

      The north end of Central Park is Ken’s favorite escape in New York City—and once you visit in spring, it’s easy to see why. This quieter corner of the park comes alive ... Read more

      $25.00
    • June 2026

    • Tue 9

      Ecological Restoration: Principles, Practice & Local Action with Bill Young

      June 9 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
      • Class
      • Programs

      Tuesday's June 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 6:30 pm - 8 pm on Zoom A Four Session Course for the Native Plant Society of New Jersey Instructor: William E. ... Read more

      $160.00
    • Sat 13

      Herbarium Workshop and Native Plant Walk with Save Barnegat Bay 

      June 13 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
      • Field Trip
      • Programs

      Join NPSNJ Programs for Saturday, June 13th 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 117 Haines Rd, Toms River, NJ 08753 This workshop is Free Registration is required Max: 20 people  Questions? Email: Kim Correro at programs@npsnj.org Join us for a nature walk around the trails of the Save Barnegat Bay EcoCenter where we will learn about ... Read more

      Free
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