swap & shop a nj dep americorps watershed ambassador...

For more information and to register contact:

Jennifer Helminski at watershed7@ucnj.org

Swap & Shop Invasive Plant “Amnesty” Program

Join us at Rutgers Master Gardeners' demonstration garden:

Dig up and bring invasive species from your yard to swap out for native plants

Tour the Master Gardeners’ native plant, rain, and other gardens with Madeline Flahive DiNardo,

County Agricultural Agent

Demonstrations on invasive species control techniques

Purchase more native plants from Toadshade Wildflower Farm

Learn about WRIP (Watchung Reservation Invasive Plant)

New Jersey is home to 2,000 native plants, 327 migrant and resident birds, 90 mammals, 44 reptile, 35 amphibi-ans, 421 marine and freshwater fish, 180 damselflies and dragonflies, and 151 butterflies. The list includes 424 threatened and endangered species, some which are im-periled worldwide. This abundant biodiversity is a result of extremely diverse habitats, stretching from the High-lands through the Piedmont, into the Pinelands (a global-ly unique ecosystem) and through the shore regions. Invasive species threaten the future of our natural

heritage as well as our economy. *

By planting native vegetation and eradicating invasive plants in your yard, you can do your part to help increase biodiversity throughout Union County and New Jersey! * NJ Invasive Species Strike Team—NJISST.org

Union County Master Gardeners’ Area Trailside Nature & Science Center

452 New Providence Rd, Mountainside, NJ 07092

Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm

Garden tours will take place at 6:15 & 7:45

A NJ DEP AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador Partnership Program

North Plainfield

Shade Tree Advisory Board