The New Jersey Chapter of The Wildlife Society

06/15/2026

Join us at our next pint night! 🍻

We’re holding another pint night event next Saturday June 26th at 5pm at Ghost Hawk Brewing in Clifton!

Come enjoy some brews with fellow NJTWS members and wildlife enthusiasts alike. It’s a great networking opportunity and if you’re not a member it’s a good chance to speak with members to learn what NJTWS is all about! See you there!! 🍺

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05/27/2026

🌿 Calling All NJ Municipal Officials & NGOs! 🌿

Stevens Institute of Technology's Coastal Engineering Research Group and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection are offering FREE training on designing nature-based solution projects.

**What You'll Learn:**
✅ NbS project overview
✅ Site characterization basics
✅ Conceptual design principles
✅ Project monitoring techniques

**Event Details:**
📅 Day 1: June 10, 2026 - Classroom session at Monmouth University
📅 Day 2: June 11, 2026 - Field session (Rain date: June 16)
🎟️ FREE but limited to first 50 registrants
☕ Continental breakfast & lunch provided

Space is limited—register only if you can attend both days!

👉 Register: https://dep.nj.gov/wlm/lrp/common-projects/nature-based-solutions/

Questions? Contact Laura Kerr at [email protected]

05/01/2026

*This event is still on*

Mention of event being cancelled is a typo!

Native Flower Planting! 🌼🦋🌸🐝

Join NJ Fish and Wildlife Senior Zoologist Robert Somes and Cape May Watershed Ambassador Lauren Heraux in restoring an old field area into beneficial habitat for our native pollinators. Attendees will plant yellow wild indigo seedlings which is the host plant for Frosted Elfin Butterflies (state endangered), and helps support Monarch Butterflies!

📆May 9, 2026
🕑10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
📍Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve (39.126324, -74.818149)

There will be a limited supply of work gloves provided, if you have any of your own please bring them as well as a trowel and some water! Be sure to wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and sign in with Lauren Heraux upon arrival.

Register with the QR code on the flyer or at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1988419000758?aff=oddtdtcreator

Email Lauren Heraux at [email protected] with questions or concerns.



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04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

Plant a tree, do a beach cleanup, build a wood duck box (even if it’s for a squirrel to inhabit) 🌱 ♻️ 🦆

Just do your part to give back to Mother Nature for all she’s done for us and leave the earth better than you found it! 🏞️

04/22/2026

04/20/2026

We would like to thank everyone who attended the NJTWS spring meeting! 💌

We had a wonderful turnout at the 2026 Spring Member Meeting ‘Science in the Field’, an absolutely fantastic slate of presenters, and a great first Pint Night!

Special thanks to Monmouth County Parks System for hosting us, especially RJ Curcio & Maggie Coakley , Sean Sterrett & Kristie Semanchik for presenting their work on salamanders & Carton Brewing for hosting our first Pint Night of the season!

Looking forward to our next event! 🔜

04/09/2026

Don’t forget to RSVP to our spring chapter meeting being held this Tuesday April 14th @ Huber Woods! 🌳

RSVP Link below ✅

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrQqhF_RjVjG-H3Sy4Q8Crosucug7Kbl6uNFXvnypyPTXmcA/viewform?fbclid=PAdGRleAREr31leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacFNYyOqXRBZiA1mkjIpGEQgh2ohcCNy64oKJ0J5MlnF1-wGz-mP9rMScrYdg_aem_gwbGEoZuz9L36pf4TNeO_w

04/01/2026

🔊Speaker Spotlight🔦: Sean Sterrett

Dr. Sean Sterrett is an associate professor of wildlife ecology at Monmouth University. His research interests are wildlife biology, ecology, management and conservation with a specialization on reptiles and amphibians. Sean will be presenting at our spring meeting discussing the hidden biodiversity within Huber woods! 🐢🐍🦎

Don’t forget to RSVP to our spring meeting that will be held at Huber Woods Park on Tuesday, April 14th.

RSVP link in bio! ✔️

03/19/2026

The official NJTWS shirts will be available for purchase at our spring member meeting on April 14th at Huber Woods Park! 👕

Shirts will be $25 and come in both colors shown in the picture! We accept cash, checks or Venmo 💵

RSVP for the meeting @ the link below ⬇️

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrQqhF_RjVjG-H3Sy4Q8Crosucug7Kbl6uNFXvnypyPTXmcA/viewform?fbclid=PAdGRleAQpHCpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaeEimdkmD0TMQL-YJLKed36fQ4qLbypqJ0ScgAf9Ub4lio-ks7QKY503uQ5rQ_aem_vwZT1-IJDVds0URM1F8dZg&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

03/13/2026

First Pint Night of 2026 🍻

Join us for a beer at 4pm following our Spring member meeting! 🍺

We’re just over one month away from our Spring 2026 NJTWS member meeting on April 14th at Huber Woods. 🌲

RSVP @ the link below ⬇️

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrQqhF_RjVjG-H3Sy4Q8Crosucug7Kbl6uNFXvnypyPTXmcA/viewform?usp=dialog&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleAQhO9ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaesN5-rc0sfeZXWE2FBX9Y_BhUIrH2mP01XBh_5TVjzv7Tbf0v4KCnDmjh43A_aem_u0niMi3ZkEQ-G076ci56ZA

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