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Dedicated to the conservation of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Morris County, NJ

Second Sunday with Friends – What Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Lab can do for you

June 14, 2026, 1:30pm – 3:00pm

Ever wonder why your oak tree is losing leaves in August? Not sure if that bug in your backyard is a friend or foe? Is that vine a rare flower or poison ivy? Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory provides the residents of New Jersey with timely and accurate scientific analysis to solve your toughest plant mysteries. Join us to learn more about how precision diagnostics can help you maintain the beauty of the Garden State.

Sabrina Tirpak, Principal Laboratory Technician, Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory

The June program will be in-person and on Zoom. Registration is required. ttsu.me/rulab

In-person will be held at the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center, 32 Pleasant Plains Road, Harding Township, NJ 07920

The Zoom logon will be emailed to all registrants Sunday, June 14 at Noon.

Sponsored by Friends of Great Swamp NWR and USFWS with generous support from the Marta Heflin Foundation