Dr. Linda Rohleder Bio Dr. Rohleder studied the effects of deer on forest understories at Rutgers University while earning her Ph.D. in Ecology. She also worked as a seasonal park resource assistant in Monmouth County, NJ, and taught Wetland Plant ID for Rutgers’ Wetland Delineation certification series. In a private capacity, Dr. Rohleder created native ... Read more
Stockton's Red Maple Project
& A Guide to Native Groundcovers
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
Many of us who garden with native plants feel a sense of urgency to create spaces that fully support wildlife. At the same time, deciding what is truly native to our yards and sourcing those plants can be overwhelming. Moreover, catalogs and garden centers offer a dizzying array of cultivars of native species and far ... Read more
With no native nurseries in Essex County, we are collaborating with the Great Swamp Watershed Association (GSWA) to bring plants here – with pick-up locations in Montclair and South Orange. Dates: Order April 3 – April 28; pickup on Sat., May 6, from 1-4 p.m. What: 33 individual species OR six Garden Kits: Dry Shade, Sidewalk/Container, Best-Behaved, ... Read more
Our next Sussex Chapter meeting will be Monday, April 3 at the Sussex Wantage library, 69 Loomis Ave., Sussex, at 7:00pm. Come and join in the discussion of our “wins and losses” of this past season. Do you have a new native that you are planning to add to your garden this season?
Saturday, April 15th at 10am we will join Lynn Groves, Naturalist at Kittatinny Valley State Park, for a walk around KVSP looking for Spring Ephemerals. Contact Sussex Chapter Co-Leader April Fisher for details:
Notes on Historically Important NJ Native Trees
And The Peoples of North America
Parking Tip: See the campus map below. The closest parking spots are in Lots #4 and #5, which share the same entry off Vera King Farris Drive, the main drive on campus. Parking Lot #5 is made easy to spot by the mural of two ospreys on the Sports Center wall. Stockton Campus Parking
Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zhc0TNasTVK2sTMEcAW6Zw
12 Godfrey Road, Montclair
Tag along with Monmouth County Park naturalists Megan Orens and Jason Goldman as we discover the native birds living in our backyards and the trees that they call home. The ... 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 ... Read more
We’re talking “deer” at our May meeting. Bring your recipes for success with your neighborhood deer and we’ll review the deer resistant native plant list. Monday, May 1st, 7 p.m. at the ... Read more
