NJFA's 50th Annual Meeting - March 15, 2025 - Rutgers University

Yes, it is the NJFA's 50th Annual Meeting! Register today!

To mark this milestone, we are privileged to have Dr. Kier Klepzig from the Jones Center at Ichauway in southwest Georgia as our keynote speaker. Dr. Klepzig is the Director and Scientist in Entomology for the Jones Center, where he directs its conservation, research and educational programs and helps steward its nearly 30,000 acres of woods, water, and wildlife through the application of ecological forestry. The Jones Center provides a unique combination of place, people, and processes to better understand, demonstrate, and promote effective management of natural resources through research, conservation, and education.

This event has been approved for three (3) NJ Urban and Community Forestry CEUs.

Some of the topics we will cover:

• Intentional (prescribed) fire as part of good stewardship
• Adapting restoration work to the local social, cultural, economic and ecological values
• The costs and benefits of 'holistic' resource management
• Informing and educating legislators and rulemakers to support science-based stewardship

• NJ Forest Update
• Wildfire Risk in NJ
• Programs for Forest Landowners
• Legislative and Regulatory Concerns

We will hear from our partners at the NJ Forest Service, NJ Forest Fire Service, Rutgers University, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NJ Fish & Wildlife, US Forest Service, US Fish & Wildlife, Stockton University, NJ Audubon, The Nature Conservancy, NJ Outdoor Alliance, NJ Wildlife Society, and others.

We will report on legislative activity and rulemaking affecting NJ's forests and forest landowners.

We will also conduct our annual business meeting, including a report on the NJFA's 2024 accomplishments, plans for the current year, and election of directors.

Why you need to attend this meeting:

• You care about New Jersey's forests and their long-term health, resiliency, and sustainability.

• You own woodlands in New Jersey, and want to get up-to-date information on successful, science-based forest management techniques, forest issues and threats, wildfire risk, prevention and response, pending legislation/regulation, farmland assessment, and other matters affecting your property.
• You want to network and exchange experiences with fellow-landowners, agency and organization representatives, and the NJFA team.

• You work as a forest professional, agency representative, tax assessor, conservation organization affiliate, tree care industry professional, or are connected to forests, forestry and stewardship in your employment.

We hope to see you on March 15th!

Important Information:

Advance registration is required. Register today to reserve your seat at the NJFA’s 50th Annual Meeting and Forest Program.

2025 NJFA Members are eligible to attend this meeting at a discounted ticket price. If you are not a 2025 member of the NJFA, or have not yet renewed your NJFA membership for 2025, you can join/renew your membership along with your registration.

Seating is limited, so registering early is suggested. Registration fee includes full program plus a continental breakfast and luncheon. PLEASE NOTE: Important Parking Registration link below (YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER PARKING FOR YOUR VEHICLE WITH RUTGERS - WE SUGGEST DOING THIS RIGHT AWAY).

Click HERE to view the annual meeting agenda.

Parking Registration - all vehicles must be registered. Click HERE for details.

Want to register using a check? Download & Print Registration Form HERE.