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Preserving land is the first step; caring for it is an ongoing and permanent responsibility.
Under the guidance of D&R Greenway's Director of Stewardship Jim Amon, the
Click on image above to visit D&R Greenway's native plant nursery
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stewardship staff and a host of dedicated volunteers monitor and care for D&R Greenway
preserves and private properties protected by conservation easement or ownership.
Stewardship activities include controlling invasive species and restoring native habitat. As invasive plants crowd out or shade out native plants there is a dimunition of diversity in native landscapes. Diversity in a landscape is critical to attract and sustain birds, butterflies and other beneficial wildlife.
The goal is to control - not to eliminate invasive plants. It may be difficult to gain control over the invasive species that are growing in a meadow or forest, but once their numbers are reduced to a manageable size it will be much easier to maintain control. D&R Greenway has prepared some fact sheets for the most pervasive invasive species in central New Jersey. Special thanks goes to Paula Norwood and Jim Amon for compiling the information for use by landowners.
View our PDF Fact Sheets. To open and print, please click on the name.
Burning Bush
Garlic Mustard
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed
Lesser Celandine
Multiflora Rose
Stiltgrass
Tree of Heaven
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