Hutcheson Memorial Forest Center

04/07/2022

Come join us for tree planting!

09/22/2019

Beautiful day for a pollinator walk at the Hutcheson Forest Center, led by Michael Roswell, a graduate student in the Ecology and Evolution graduate program at Rutgers.

09/20/2019

Come join us for our first fall tour!!! Learn about the importance of pollinators and which ones we have at HMF. The goldenrods are in full blooms and the fields are beautiful!

Sunday, September 22 at 2pm. Meet us at the main entrance, 2150 Amwell Rd, Somerset NJ.

03/13/2019

Management of small forest patches is critical for conservation. New work from HMF below:

Forests need better management to maintain ecological integrity, Rutgers-led study says. Simply protecting small forests will not maintain the diversity of the birds they support over the long run,…

03/08/2019

Register now!
Plants in the City: Virtual Herbaria Provide Clues to Our Past & Future.
For academics and the public alike!

29-30 March 2019 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Contact: [email protected]

02/08/2019

Registration is Free and open to the public!

Ecological forest research in New Jersey has a legacy that is nearly a century old. Join us to hear researchers from New Jersey’s scientific institutions share insights and updates on their research that all together can help us understand the past, present, and future trajectories of our forests....

10/26/2017

Autumn HMF tour! Join Dr. Allyson Salisbury this Sunday, October 29th at 2PM for walk through the old growth forest of Mettler's Woods! For more information on tours and the HMF Center please visit our website:

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10/18/2017

HMF tour this Sunday at 2PM! Join Dr. Myla Aronson for walk through Mettler's Woods. For more information visit our website:

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10/02/2017

Fall 2017 Tour Schedule Update! HMF caretakers, Dan & Emily Merchant, will be leading a tour of an early autumn tour of the HMF woods this Sunday, October 8th at 2 pm! Hope to see you there!

As always, check out website for tour information and other updates!

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09/25/2017

The 2017 Fall Tour Schedule has been posted at the HMF website. Additional dates are on the way, so check back soon!

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08/31/2017

Check out this recent article in AMC magazine on Hutcheson Memorial Forest! Big thanks to the Appalachian Mountain Club and Lindsey Konkel for sharing a little bit about the forest and our work!

http://www.outdoors.org/articles/amc-outdoors/bringing-new-life-old-growth-forest/

06/06/2017

HMF tour this Sunday, June 11th at 2PM! Join Max Piana, HMF land manager and researcher, who will lead a walk around the property exploring "Forest Succession in a Changing World: Exploring changes in plant communities over time." For more information on tours and the HMF Center please visit our website: http://hmf.rutgers.edu/public_tour_schedule.html

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