Upcoming Events:
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Outreach Programs
Birding & Winter Habitat at Quakertown Preserve: January 17th, 2 PM – 3:30 PM (Sign Up)
1175 Croton Road, Flemington, NJ (Google Maps)
Join us for a leisurely walk around Quakertown Preserve to look for birds that call NJ home throughout the winter. We’ll discuss some basic ID and winter behavior as we spot different species. Along the way we’ll talk about the species and structure of the plants at the preserve that make it such great bird habitat, and how you can help create that habitat in your own backyard.
Plants in Winter at Zega-Lockatong Preserve: February 21st, 2 PM – 3:30 PM (Sign Up)
Raven Rock Rosemont Road, Stockton, NJ (Google Maps)
With leaves fallen from the trees and snow covering flower beds, plants often fade into the background during the winter season. However, there are so many exciting things to see and learn about them during the “off season”: cold survival strategies, uses as habitat, winter ID features, sap flow, and more! Plus, evergreen conifers, mosses, and ferns get their time to shine. Join us as we explore the winter botanical world throughout the meadow and forest habitats of our Zega-Lockatong Preserve.
Volunteer Events
Stewardship Saturday at Quakertown Preserve: January 17th, 9 AM – 12 PM (Sign Up)
1175 Croton Road, Flemington, NJ (Google Maps)
Help us kick off the shrubland diversity project at Quakertown! A spot for bird lovers, Quakertown has a wide variety of habitat types across the preserve. This winter, we’re working on removing the woody invasive shrubs to create room for the interesting native shrubs there to thrive. We’ll be targeting species like autumn olive and privet for the benefit of species such as arrowwood, black haw, and dogwoods.
Stewardship Saturday at Zega-Lockatong Preserve: February 21st, 9 AM – 12 PM (Sign Up)
Raven Rock Rosemont Road, Stockton, NJ (Google Maps)
Zega-Lockatong Preserve is a beautiful primary forest ecosystem along the Lockatong Creek. We will remove trailside invasives before spring, so they don’t get to seed and spread into the rest of the forest as the canopy opens up from Beech Leaf Disease. Come spring, we’ll work to cage sapling regrowth to protect them from deer. During this session, we’ll be primarily removing Japanese honeysuckle, barberry, and multiflora rose.