The Central Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team is a pilot project between the Upper Raritan Watershed Association and Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space. We hope to expand our efforts on all preserved land in our project area and eventually over all of Central NJ.

We encourages every organization and private party who owns or manages open space in the area to partner with us on this project and utilize the Early Detection/Rapid Response (ED/RR) method. We will offer training and resources to help facilitate the process and will synthesize data collected so that all land holders can have access to the locations and densities of newly emerging plants. This method is an effective use of limited resources and prevents small populations from becoming widespread and difficult to manage.

If you are outside our project area, please contact URWA or FoHVOS to learn more about establishing ED/RR in your area.

Project Partners

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
Delaware River Greenway Partnership
D&R Greenway Land Trust
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space
Hopewell Township
Hunterdon County Parks
Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership
Meadows + More
Master Gardeners of Mercer County
Mercer County Parks Department
Mercer County Planning Department
Merck & Co.
Millburn Township
Morris County Parks
Native Plant Society of New Jersey
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Division of Fish & Wildlife
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Division of Parks and Forestry
NJ Audubon Society (Sherman Hoffman Wildlife Preserve)
Pennington Borough
Schiff Natural Lands Trust
Somerset County Parks
Sourland Planning Council
South Mountain Conservancy
Stony-Brook Millstone Watershed Association
Tewksbury Land Trust
Tewksbury Township Environmental Commission
Upper Raritan Watershed Association
Washington Crossing Audubon Society

Funders

Bunbury Foundation
Conservation Resources Inc.
Conserve Wildlife Foundation
Merck and Co.
1772 Foundation
NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife

In-Kind Support

Duke Farms Foundation