Urban & Rural Forestry in New Jersey:
Today’s Challenges
Thursday, January 30, 2020 — Bordentown, NJ (agenda: click here)

Part I: Welcome
Welcome (Joseph Dunn, Chair)
An update on NJ DEP Forest Service operations and policy (John Sacco, NJDEP State Forester)

Part II: Management of urban & rural forests given exotic insect pests
An overview of insect pest priorities for NJ’s urban and rural forests (Paul Kurtz, NJ Dept. of Agriculture)
• Presentation: click here
• Additional resources: partial list of spotted lanternfly hosts

Case study: Emerald ash borer control in Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park (Samantha Hensen, NJDEP Forest Service)
Presentation: click here

Case Study: Morris County’s response to emerald ash borer (Joseph Dunn, Morris County Soil Conservation District)
Presentation: (COMING SOON)

Part III: Urban forestry planning for municipalities
Community Forestry Management Plans: Criteria & Experiences (John Linson, private consultant)
Handout: Communication from NJDEP Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program (shared with permission)

Part IV: Sustaining forests through active management
Airborne LiDAR: Advances in remote sensing for forest inventory (Steven Kallesser, Gracie & Harrigan Consulting Foresters, Inc.)
Presentation: click here
Additional resources: online hillshade viewer

Current experience with silvics and silviculture on private forest lands in New Jersey (Doug Tavella, Appalachian Forestry Service)
Presentation: click here

Integrating wildlife objectives into forestry plans (John Parke, NJ Audubon)
Additional resources: NJA Bobwhite quail initiative