TO REGISTER ONLINE, CLICK HERE: 2025njtreefarmday.eventbrite.com
A great Tree Farm Day program is planned for you at the Forest Resource Education Center (FREC) in Jackson, NJ. The property is situated in the pinelands ecosystem, which we have not seen at Tree Farm Day in several years. The property is also the site of the NJ State Seedling Nursery operation, with fields of seedlings, seed orchards, greenhouses, and a storage facility. In addition, a sawmill and sugar shack are also on site that will be included in our festivities. We will also have programs on different silvicultural systems, tree identification, fire ecology, and more. The Tree Farm terrain is gently sloping and has a good access road & trail system. There could be a little off-trail walking, so be prepared!
We will have our traditional presentation of awards of the Ron Sheay NJ Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year (OTFY) and the George Pierson Forest Steward of the Year during the lunch break; Tree ID contest with prizes for the winner, a prize raffle, 50-50, and the “silent auction”. Come share with us in celebrating the Tree Farm Program in New Jersey and congratulating your peers for their outstanding achievements in forest resource management.
If you have an item to donate to our “silent auction” please bring it with you. We encourage you to mark Friday June 6th, 2025 on your calendar and come out and see some outstanding forest resource management, and support your NJ Tree Farm Program. Plan to spend the entire day with your fellow tree farmers and forest conservationists having fun, learning new things, and meeting old and new friends.
Come enjoy a weekend getaway starting with Tree Farm Day! You can register & pay online at the link above or mail in the check made payable to "NJ Tree Farm Committee". If you mail in your registration, please send it to NJ Tree Farm Committee, c/o Christina Harrigan, P.O. Box 492, Gladstone, NJ 07934 and be sure to include your phone number and email address.
Date: Friday June 6th, 2025 (Rain or Shine)
Time: 8:30a.m. – 4:00p.m. (Registration & breakfast - 8:30-9:15 AM)
Place: Forest Resource Education Center (FREC), 495 Don Connor Blvd, Jackson Township, NJ 08527
Cost: $35.00, then $25 for a second person (kids under 18 free) - Healthy continental breakfast and brown bag lunch provided.
Registration Deadline: Friday May 30th, 2025. Walk-ins possible but we may not have lunch for you. If you have any questions please contact Alex Kelchner, Chair at 908-781-6711 or email at alex@gracieharrigan.com, Dennis Galway, co-chair at 908-696-9133 dgalwaydsl@verizon.net, or Chrissy Harrigan, Treasurer at 908-781-6711 or email at chrissy@gracieharrigan.com.
Hope to see you there!!!
Todd Wyckoff, State Forester
Alex Kelchner, Chair, NJ Tree Farm Committee
Tickets are now available! CLICK HERE to visit the event webpage.
Yet another outstanding Tree Farm Day is planned for you all at Rosedale Park. Rosedale Park (part of Mercer Meadows -- and within the Mercer County Park system) has lots of habitat types our resource specialists can provide great information about and to help you understand how everything is interconnected. We will be able to see management of riparian forest restoration, non-native plants, prescribed burn areas, management for game and non-game wildlife species, including some threatened and endangered species. We'll also have limited-capacity tours with plenty of choices amongst many topics of interest.
There will also be presentation of annual awards, a tree identification contest, a prize raffle, a 50/50 raffle, and a silent auction. So come share with us in celebrating the Tree Farm Program in New Jersey and congratulating your peers for their outstanding achievements in forest resource management. If you have an item to donate to our silent auction, please contact Dennis Galway and/or bring it with you. Plan to spend the entire day with your fellow tree farmers and forest conservationists having fun, learning new things about the forest and new ways to nurture it, and meet new friends or rekindle relationships!
Registration and breakfast is from from 8:30am-9:15am. Please try to be prompt!
Bring lawn chairs, camp chairs, or blankets for sitting. Tree farm signs with arrows directing you to the site will be placed on roads as you near the location.
This is a rain-or-shine event. Requests for refunds must be received by Wednesday May 29, 2024 in order to be honored.
Regstration is now open for the 2023 NJ Tree Farm Day. CLICK HERE for tickets
Yet another outstanding Tree Farm Day is planned for you all at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The Great Swamp (located in Basking Ridge in Somerset County and Harding Township in Morris County) has lots of habitat types our resource specialists can provide great information about and to help you understand how everything is interconnected. We will be able to see management of non-native plants, prescribed burn areas, management for game and non-game wildlife species, including some threatened and endangered species. We'll have a Tree Farm tour on a property adjacent to the National Wildlife Refuge and other limited-capacity tours with plenty of choices amongst many topics of interest.
We will have our traditional presentation of awards of the Ron Sheay Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year, and the George Pierson Forest Steward of the Year during the lunch break; Tree ID contest with prizes for the winner, a prize raffle, 50-50 raffle, and the silent auction. Come share with us in celebrating the Tree Farm Program in New Jersey and congratulating your peers for their outstanding achievements in forest resource management.
If you have an item to donate to our silent auction, please contact Dennis Galway and/or bring it with you. Plan to spend the entire day with your fellow tree farmers and forest conservationists having fun, learning new things about the forest and new ways to nurture it and meet new friends or rekindle relationships!
Registration and breakfast is from 8:30am-9:15am. Please try to be prompt!
Bring lawn chairs, camp chairs, or blankets for sitting. Tree Farm signs with arrows directing you to the site will be placed on roads as you near the location.
This is a rain-or-shine event. Requests for refunds must be received by Thursday May 25, 2023 in order to be honored.
NJDSAF’s annual training will be held on Thursday January 30, 2020 at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown, NJ. An agenda and mail-in registration can be found by CLICKING HERE. Online registration can be found here: http://njforests.eventbrite.com
The Division’s program committee did an excellent job to put together a compelling agenda full of engaging speakers on three of the most important topics facing foresters today. We have speakers from both the NJ Department of Agriculture and NJDEP Forest Service speaking on spotted lanternfly, emerald ash borer, and other pests, what they mean for urban and rural forests, and management approaches. Also, various speakers will be talking about Community Forestry Management Plans, and advances in planning for private forest lands.
January 30 is just around the corner. Register today! But, definitely register before January 27 to avoid the late fee.
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Friday June 7th is New Jersey Tree Farm Day, to be held in Vineland, NJ. Register here: https://njtreefarmprogram.eventbrite.com/
Date: Friday June 7th, 2019 (Rain or Shine)
Time: 8:30a.m. – 4:00p.m. (Registration & breakfast – 8:30-9:15 AM) – PLEASE TRY TO BE PROMPT
Place: Tree Farm of Landis Sewage Authority, 1776 South Mill Road, Vineland, NJ 08360
Cost: $35.00 for one and $25.00 each additional person (kids under 18 free) – Healthy continental breakfast and lunch included.
Registration Deadline: Friday May 31st, 2019. If you have any questions please contact Dennis Galway, Chair @ 908-696-9133