BOONTON, N.J. — This year we have been obliged to celebrate Open Space month and the natural wonders of the Garden State in a very different way. Instead of our regular hikes and community events, we have been partnering with our members and friends to bring you interesting and fun activities online.
Below are invitations for the next two webinars we have scheduled on the theme of Open Space Month. We hope you will support us and our partners as we continue to protect natural and cultural resources in New Jersey and push for a sustainable future in New Jersey.
Open Space Month Photo Competition!
Throughout June we’ve been celebrating open space and doing our best to promote responsible recreation while enjoying the outdoors. You can join in by entering our Open Space Month Instagram photo contest!
Share your best outdoor photo and follow @NJKeepItGreen on Instagram. Be sure to tag your open space snapshots with #ShareYourSpaceNJ to be in the running for prizes.
Creating Meadows
June 23rd at 7PM via Zoom
Jared Rosenbaum – expert ecologist and owner of Wild Ridge Plants will lead a masterclass on growing an environmentally sustainable garden.
Learn how to transform a lawn to a wildflower meadow or restore a field to a diverse, bountiful habitat for native plants, pollinators, and other wildlife. This webinar explores meadow ecology and creation, including site preparation, plant selection, seeding and planting, and maintenance.
Watersheds, Forests, & Climate Change
June 30 at 5:30PM via Zoom
Join us for a special presentation by Leslie Sauer to learn about the relationship between our environments and climate change.
Our history of exploiting natural resources must be intensely scrutinized as we face disruptive environmental conditions due to climate change. Fire, drought, flooding and mass migrations all are accelerating, creating even more economic uncertainty. Landscape management is the low-hanging fruit of carbon sequestration and there is a role for each of us. This presentation will look at land management options in New Jersey, from better forest protection and growing existing forests to their full ecological potential.
–The New Jersey Highlands Coalition