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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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New Jersey

Provides selected New Jersey resources from agencies and organizations with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of invasive species.

Spotlights

  • Invasive Plants and Native Alternatives for Landscapes

    • Aug 2023

    • Rutgers University. New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. 
      Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet FS1353.

    • We can all help stop the spread of invasive plants by not planting them in our landscapes and by replacing existing invasives with native plant species. This fact sheet focuses on invasive plants that cause ecological harm to New Jersey's natural areas and native alternatives for landscaping and gardening. Provides lists of invasive plant species and suggested native alternatives.
       

  • NJ Invasives App: APPlying New Strategies to Nip Invasive Species in the Bud

    • Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space; New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team.

    • If you have a smartphone, the power to protect the natural heritage of New Jersey is at your fingertips! You can use it to help stop the spread of invasive plants, animals and even pathogens that threaten the natural systems and economy of the Garden State.

  • Plant Industry - Emerald Ash Borer

    • New Jersey Department of Agriculture.

    • Emerald Ash Borer was discovered in New Jersey in May 2014 in Somerset County, and as of October 2015 has also been found in Bergen, Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties. Infestations throughout the U.S. and Canada have killed tens of millions of ash trees since 2002. Report signs of the beetle to the Department of Agriculture at 609-406-6939.

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