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Restore Native Plants is an innovative team focused on restoring the region’s native plant and animal species – many of which have become threatened and endangered. In doing so, we aspire to bring the environment back to its original, self-sustaining state, allowing the ecosystem to thrive for generations to come.
Since 1900, in New Jersey, 12 species are extinct and 339 species are endangered or threatened. For example, the only known occurrence in the world of the endangered Hammond’s yellow spring beauty, as well as over one-half of the world’s populations of swamp pink, occur in New Jersey. Human interference – pollution, land development, and the introduction of competing for foreign species – is entirely responsible for this decimation. Often, the public agencies established to protect these precious resources are unable to do their jobs in the face of deep budget cuts and political pressures.
Our goal is to ensure our beautiful landscapes and lush ecosystems are around for all future generation to experience and enjoy. We’re achieveing this by working with volunteers, the public sector, and private industry alike to reintroduce native plant species to our local communities and give native wildlife the healthy, nourishing habits they need to thrive
Bobcats – listed as endangered in NJ in 1991 – are under constant threat from habitat loss and fragmentation, changes in land use, barriers to free movement between suitable habitats and automobile collisions.
