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NJ Ecosystems at Risk – Saving the Plants & Animals of the Pine Barrens
February 26, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
New Jersey’s Ecosystems at Risk
Saving the Plants & Animals of the Pine Barrens
Tuesday, February 26 2019, 7:00 PM
The Watershed Institute
31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington
This event is open to the public and is free of charge. Registration is recommended. To register, send email to programs@mgofmc.org
Presented by Dr. Emile DeVito,Ph.D, Manager of Science and Stewardship at the New Jersey Conservation Foundation since 1989.
Dr. DeVito received a doctorate in Ecology in 1988 for research on bird communities and vegetation landscapes in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. Dr. DeVito develops management plans for NJCF’s 20,000+ acres of holdings designed to protect and enhance biological diversity. Emile educates government officials, advocacy groups, land trusts, teachers and students on forest-interior habitat and migratory stopover needs of Neotropical songbirds. He is a trustee of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance and the NJ Natural Lands Trust. He serves on the Endangered and Non-Game Species Advisory Committee within the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, the New Jersey Invasive Species Council, and the Science Advisory Committee of the NY-NJ Trail Conference NJ Conservation Foundation
This event is co-sponsored by The Watershed Institute.