. Chapter leader in the Native Plant Society of NJ
. Graduate degrees in biology.
. Former trustee of the local watershed association.
. We have been documenting and watching the watershed for 20 years and have been instrumental in the creation of 4 open spaces in the watershed.
- Does you town, your boss have ISDS (Invasive Species Denial Syndrome?
- Ask your town to have an IMP (Invasive Management Plan). It should be online.
- Document natural areas of interest. In the future, no one will be able to claim they are worthless.
- Never assume a place is protected forever, especially if a sign says so.
- Don't ignore rumors about a natural place being threatened; take pictures; ask questions; invalid answers are a clue.

Picture: Virginia Springbeauty, a NJ native, blooming in the middle of a lesser celandine invasion.