Name: Friends of the Great Swamp 22nd Annual Fall Festival!
Start: 2023-09-09T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-09-09T14:30:00-04:00
Location: Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center

June 2023
June 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tour of Rutgers Master Gardeners’ Native Plant Garden

Chapters
Monmouth

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold, New Jersey, United States
Join us for a guided tour of the Rutgers Master Gardeners' Native Plant Garden, led by Sue Gobat, chair of the Native Garden Committee. The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County have created a well-established native plant garden that includes trees, shrubs, and perennials. June will be a perfect time to see things in bloom. In ... Read more
June 10, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

Hudson Chapter Plant Sale

Hudson

Riverview Park 300 Ogden Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
(Rain date: June 11). Members only shopping: 10:00am - 10:30am.
June 10, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Hudson Chapter Native Plant Sale

Chapters
Hudson

Riverview Park 300 Ogden Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
June 16, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Stoneleigh Self Drive

Chapters
Hunterdon

Stoneleigh 1829 East County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States
June 20, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Essex County MEMBERS SUMMER ZOOM MEETING, with Short talk “What’s In My Garden”

Essex

Virtual Event
Register on Zoom
June 20, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Meadow Medicine with Amanda Crooke of Locust Light Farm

Chapters
Hunterdon

The North Branch Library 65 Halstead Street, Clinton, NJ, United States
Featured June 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday Webinar: Twelve Tenacious Invasives

Webinar

Virtual Event
June 24, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Swamp Milkweed Giveaway

Essex

Founders Park 265 Valley Street, South Orange, New Jersey, United States
Visit Founders Park, 265 Valley St., South Orange, NJ and receive a swamp milkweed plant. Quantities are limited. Check out the second year native rain garden while you are there!
June 25, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Hunterdon Land Trust at Dvoors Farmers Market Flemington

Hunterdon
June 25, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Webbs Mill Bog Exploration

Jersey Shore
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
June 30, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Explore the Native Trees of Hudson County

Explore the Native Trees of Hudson County (Summer Solstice)

Chapters
Hudson
Free
July 2023
July 1, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Tamarack Hollow Preserve Walk

Chapters
Highland Park

Tamarack Hollow Preserve Hillcrest Avenue, East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
We will have a nature walk in Tamarack Hollow Preserve, a Middlesex County Park. It has sandy soils (the area is cretaceous) and has a large colony of mountain laurel. The area is mostly shaded and the path wide. We will focus on plant anomalies, interactions with insects, with fungi, etc.). Past observations at this time of ... Read more
July 8, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Clinton EV Fair and Foodtruck Festival – Bundt Park, Red Schoolhouse Road, Clinton

Hunterdon
July 8, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Celery Farm Plant ID Walk

Bergen-Passaic
July 15, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Home Garden Tour in Brick

Jersey Shore
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
July 20, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tour the Grounds of LG North American Headquarters, with its emphasis on ecosystem enhancement and green infrastructure

Hudson

LG Electronics USA 111 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
Free
July 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Ridgewood Duck Pond Walk

Bergen-Passaic

Saddle River County Park 1125 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
July 23, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Hunterdon Land Trust at Dvoors Farmers Market Flemington

Hunterdon
July 25, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Members Only – Botanical Drawing for Beginners – Part Two

Hudson

Virtual Event
$60.00
July 25, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

THE SOILS OF BURLINGTON COUNTY AND THE PLANTS THAT THRIVE HERE!

Southwest

Pinelands Preservation Alliance 17 Pemberton Rd, Southampton Township, NJ, United States
On July 25 at 7 PM, the Southwest Chapter will be hosting a FREE and IN-PERSON event at Pinelands Preservation Alliance with a presentation by Becky Laboy! No pre-registration required! Burlington County is situated in the Coastal Plain region of New Jersey. The mostly sandy, acidic, nutrient-poor soil of this region supports a diversity of plant ... Read more
July 29, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Discover Butterflies & Pollinators in Native Gardens

Essex
July 29, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Native Plant Sanctuary, River Road, Highland Park

Highland Park

Highland Park Native Plant Sanctuary 20 River Road, Highland Park, New Jersey, United States
We will have an informal tour of this 2-acre park of native plants which is managed and maintained by volunteers. We will conduct a bioblitz on the site and report the observations of Inaturalist.org. Check out some of the plants which are growing in the Native Plant Sanctuary: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=182150&subview=map&verifiable=any If you wish, bring your lunch; ... Read more
September 2023
September 3, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Ramsey Farmers Market

Bergen-Passaic

Ramsey Farmers Market 2 W. Main Street, Ramsey, New Jersey, United States
Stop by and say hello to some of our chapter volunteers at the Ramsey Farmers Market. Pick up some brochures and free native plants. Kids and dogs are welcome!
Featured September 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Friends of the Great Swamp 22nd Annual Fall Festival!

Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center 32 Pleasant Plains Road, Harding Township, New Jersey, United States
On September 9th, The Native Plant Society of New Jersey is encouraging all of our members to explore the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Harding Township, New Jersey! The NPSNJ day at the Great Swamp will be held in conjunction with the Great Swamp Fall Festival - a fun filled day of adventure and discovery!

Be sure to visit the NPSNJ table near the refuge visitor center between 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM. If you are an NPSNJ member, you'll receive a free gift in celebration of our 40th Anniversary!

Free