Ecological Preserve

     A deer damage management program that will take place within the Rutgers Ecological Preserve and nearby lands on Livingston Campus from December 21, 2013 to January 19, 2014. The intent is to reduce the overpopulation of deer in the EcoPreserve through a managed bow hunt. We would like you to be aware of the following: ·         The deer damage management program is coordinated by Rutgers natural resource and wildlife conservation professionals with the participation of the Rutgers University…

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The 2013 trail crew/land stewards have been hard at work at a number of projects this summer. Highlights include: constructing a new boardwalk on the green trail; clearing a new gateway trailhead and trail linking the EcoPreserve to Livingston Campus; interpretative sign installation and invasive plant control. In the photo above, the crew is helping to reopen a remnant little bluestem meadow and black haw shrub thicket in the southeastern portion of the Preserve. The objective is to maintain a…

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July 10. As part of the 4H Summer Science Program, the EcoPreserve hosted nearly 20 high school students for a day of GIS mapping of fallen trees impacted by Superstorm Sandy. The objective was to teach the students how geographic information and global positioning system technology could be used in a hands-on ecological field study. Students recorded the type, size and geocoordinate location of the fallen trees to add to the database that Principles of Natural Resource Management students started…

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A team of students from the Rutgers Outdoors and Naturalists Clubs helped to restore a remnant meadow in the SW corner fo the EcoPreserve. The objective was to open up and connect several existing patches of little bluestem, a bunchgrass, and black haw shrubs. This meadow and shrub thicket has been gradually invaded by red cedars and other tree species over the years. The larger goal is promote greater habitat diversity in this portion of the EcoPreserve by maintaining early…

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