Join the South Jersey Land and Water Trust for two upcoming Invasive Species ID Workshops! Held on September 8th and September 29th, these sessions are taking place in Cherry Hill through a partnership with the Cherry Hill Environmental Commission. Learn how to identify invasive species like Chinese bushclover, Japanese angelica tree, and poison hemlock while reporting them to the NJ Invasive Species Strike Team. For more info, check out this flyer!
Month: August 2012
Newark’s 1st Community Plant Swap
Join us at Washington Park on Saturday, September 8th for Newark’s 1st community Plant Swap event. The NJ Tree Foundation has partnered with the Washington Commons Conservancy, Trust for Public Land and Greater Newark Conservancy to organize an event for gardeners and folks looking to grow a green thumb. Bring a plant from your yard to trade in for something new!
There will be educational workshops on transplanting, seed harvesting, native plants and beekeeping – all free! This event is open to all residents and friends from the surrounding communities. The event begins at 1pm and will end with a plant swap at 3pm. There will even be a table with some freebie plants for all of the new gardeners! Come and enjoy a Saturday with us in one of Newark’s beautiful and historic downtown parks and get to know your gardening community!
Together, we can grow a greener Newark!
Recognizing Exceptional Volunteers: Spring 2012
Every season, the NJ Tree Foundation is honored to work with 100’s of selfless, dedicated volunteers and residents who are all passionate about the same thing – trees! Through our Camden Urban Airshed Reforestation Program (UARP) and our Newark Renaissance Trees Program (NRTP), residents and volunteers join forces to plant large, 14-16 ft tall trees back into once treeless communities. These dedicated volunteers make the work look easy; transforming neighborhoods in a few short hours while still smiling!
This past spring there were a few volunteers who went the extra mile – attending several tree planting events, bringing family and friends, and being an overall advocate and leader for trees in the community! The NJ Tree Foundation would like to recognize the following volunteers through our Spring 2012 Volunteer Recognition Awards:
In Camden:
John Lance Ryan & Cynthia Ketner
Lamont Bivans Jordan Mankin
James Coulter The Kidds Family
The Romero Center
A Champion’s Heart
Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill
Adventure Aquarium “Fins for the Future”
In Newark:
Ada Caro Christopher Reilly
Dave Robinson Madeline & Parker Ruiz
Razhan Campbell Wayne McDougall
Newark Girl Scout Troop #51027
St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Metuchen
Thank you to all who volunteered and continue to work with us to make a difference in these cities! We are looking forward to many more tree plantings together!
Newark Bears Fundraiser to Support City Trees
Go to a baseball game and support the NJ Tree Foundation! Friday, August 24, 2012 @ 6:30pm it’s the Newark Bears Vs. Lincoln Saltdogs! Purchase your tickets through this link and enter TREE in the Special Offer Code box. $4.00 from each ticket will help plant trees in Newark. See you there!
New Re-entry Training Program
This summer, we are starting a Landscaping & Maintenance training program for men under parole supervision. Three men will provide community service to our 9/11 Memorial – The Grove of Remembrance (Liberty State Park, Jersey City) and our Urban Nursery, in exchange for earning a certificate and job placement assistance. Trainees will learn:
Tree, shrub, perennial and weed identification.
Proper tree & shrub pruning.
Proper mulching.
Transplanting shrubs & perennials.
General landscape & nursery maintenance.
We are very excited about this new program!
