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The Flora of New Jersey Project, Inc. will hold its annual meeting February 18th, 2012 10AM - 1PM in the Chrysler Herbarium (for directions see Chrysler link on Home Page).  FNJP members and contributors will meet to discuss the business of the FNJ project, our accomplishments in 2011 and the Project's goals for 2012.  Any questions about the meeting should be directed to Joe Arsenault (njplants@aol.com) . … [Read more...] about Flora of New Jersey’s Yearly General Meeting 2/18/2012

As the year comes to a close it important that we at FNJP keep up with our commitments.  Members who selected families and genera for the Project are requested to turn something in.  The Atlas, Manual and Nomenclature committees are awaiting your draft species lists, your manual treatments and the final products to be posted on the web site as our atlas pages.  In order to keep the project rolling along, those that selected groups are urged to make the effort to do the work necessary to … [Read more...] about It’s December: Time to meet our submission deadlines

Once again its the seasonal plants that seem to draw the attention of the general public to NJ's botanical treasurers.  This month, the Philadelphia Inquirer featured chairperson Joe Arsenault in a seasonal article on American Mistletoe.  The author, Virginia Smith, provides an enjoyable short piece describing some of mistletoe's interesting facts and myths.  The attention given this hemi-parasitic shrub makes it one of the more reported upon species of our native flora.  We all are familiar … [Read more...] about “Stalking the coy mistletoe” FNJP Featured in Recent Philadelphia Inquirer Article

Chrysler Herbarium Work Days and 2012 General Meeting Dates have been Announced The end of year meeting (see October 8, 2011 minutes) determined the following dates for the herbarium work days and general meeting days. Herbarium Work Days:  November 19, 2011 and December 3, 2011 at 10AM in the Chrysler Herbarium.  The events calendar has additional details. In-Herbarium General Meetings:  February 18, 2012 and October 13, 2012 at 10 AM.  Additional details listed on events … [Read more...] about Important 2011 and 2012 FNJP Dates Announced

Dr. Lena Struwe, Associate Professor at the Rutgers University Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, is teaching a botany class this fall that needs plant specimens for teaching aids.  Dr. Struwe would love to have lycopods and horse tail and any other interesting plant specimens for this fall's class.  The specimens need to be whole, not pressed.  Air dried or pickled in ethanol would be acceptable.  Other odd plant fruits, bark, etc that is not usually found on herbarium sheets … [Read more...] about Calling All Botanists! Dr. Struwe needs Plant Materials for Fall Botany Course