Walk in the Winter Woods

Walk in the Winter Woods

Sunday February 12, 2017 2-4pm Tour/Hike Leisurely stroll through the RU EcoPreserve with EcoPreserve Director Rick Lathrop with a special focus on the “The Woods in Winter”. Meet at the EcoPreserve trailhead kiosk (south of the Ave E roundabout, across from the Business School, Livingston Campus. Park in Scarlet Lot of the RAC).

2016/2017 Deer Management Program!

2016/2017 Deer Management Program!

The annual Deer Management program in the EcoPreserve is upon us! The Bow Hunting season for deer management starts December 17, 2016 through February 19,2017. For more information on the Deer Management Program, such as why or how we are conducting this program: Please Click Here  

EVENT! RU Eco Preserve Fall Walk

EVENT! RU Eco Preserve Fall Walk

Join us for a fascinating stroll through the fall foliage of the Rutgers Ecological Preserve on Livingston Campus. Enjoy the hidden gem of Rutgers University while learning more about its history. Where: RU Ecopreserve at the Kiosk near the Livingston Circle When: Sunday, October 30 at 2 PM – 4 PM Parking: Will be available in the Scarlet Lot next to the Business Building on Livingston Campus. Facebook: Here    

Fall 2015 Student Projects

Fall 2015 Student Projects

  Students from the Principles of Natural Resource Management course undertook a series of hands-on projects out in the EcoPreserve during the Fall 2015 semester.  These projects included everything from the installation of bat maternity colony nesting (see photo above),solitary bee and bluebird boxes to riparian zone, pollinator meadow and vernal pool restoration projects to monitoring of small & large mammal populations, invasive plant species and diseased trees.