The changing forests of New Jersey

This Sunday the NY Times reported on changes impacting New Jersey's forests, even within existing or preserved tracts. While blaming everything from sprawl to gypsy moths, the story looked at the the changes in the composition and general health of our forests. To develop the story, the Times interviewed several friends of the program: Ed Goodell at NYNJTC, Joan Ehrenfeld at S.E.B.S., and Leslie Sauer author of "The Once and Future Forest: A Guide to Forest Restoration Strategies."

One example they used was the continued struggle facing Rutgers' Hutcheson Memorial Forest,
as a virgin forest that is under attack by invasives and other enemies of trees. And, the article included a great graphic showing the most common species in NJ's forests.