Wondering about that spring bloom in the woods?  Next time you're hiking about in your favorite piece of forest or stream, take your digital camera or photographic memory along.  Then open up CU's new guide and explore our region's flora with Associate Director Renée Brecht's "Plants of Southern New Jersey." 

Search by color, botanical or common name, rarity, type and more. Each identification provides a photo of the plant, a Britton and Brown line drawing, a list of fast facts, a distribution map, and some miscellaneous fun tidbits.

Many of the facts will help you to identify the plants you see through information beyond a simple photograph.  For instance,  the flowering/fruiting time or the habitat in which the plant will occur can often be an enormous aid to figuring out what you're seeing.

Renée is continuing to add material.  Some plants are listed with photos and only their botanical and common names; these eventually will have the full complement of information. Thus far the guide represents countless hours of time in the field, in class and studying.  So don't be shy about sending your praise and questions to Renée; she is indeed enthusiastic and dedicated to the study of plants.  We hope you will enjoy the guide and will make use of it often.

A special thanks to the Partnership Wild and Scenic Program, National Park Service for enabling us to develop the guide and for offering members this opportunity to learn more about our region and its treasures.

You can find it online here: Southern NJ Plant Guide

Sincerely,

Jane Morton Galetto
President
Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc.
PO Box 474
Millville, NJ 08332