SLEDDING
Dr. Thomas G. Barnes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
CHEESEQUAKE STATE PARK
Park 300 Gordon Road, Matawan
(732) 566-2161
www.njparksandforests.org
HOLMDEL PARK
44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel
(732) 946-9562
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD
16 Route 33, Manalapan
(732) 462-9616
www.njparksandforests.org
Native to the Jersey Shore:
Jewelweed.
OAK GLEN PARK
Challenger Way (off Princeton
Avenue), Brick, (732) 262-1075
www.twp.brick.nj.us
WOLF HILL RECREATION AREA
3 Crescent Place, Oceanport
(732) 229-7025
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
OUTDOOR ICE SKATING
AVON POND
South Station Avenue, Avon
www.avonpond.org
HOLMDEL PARK
44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel
(732) 946-9562
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
MANASQUAN RESERVOIR
311 Windeler Road, Howell
(732) 919-0996
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
SEVEN PRESIDENTS
OCEANFRONT PARK
221 Ocean Avenue North
Long Branch, (732) 229-0924
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
SHARK RIVER PARK
1101 Schoolhouse Road, Wall
(732) 922-4080
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
200 Georgia Road, Freehold
(732) 462-9265
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
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TURKEY SWAMP PARK
F a l l / h o l i d a y
D. Gordon E. Robertson
WINDWARD BEACH
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For a list of native plants, as well as a
list of suppliers near you, check out The
Native Plant Society of New Jersey's website:
www.npsnj.org.
The Barnegat Bay Partnership has a guide
with information on native plants called
"Going Native," available at: http://bbp.
ocean.edu.
Jackson's RareFind Nursery has a large
supply of natives and also conducts workshops: www.rarefindnursery.com.
Remedies for saltwater flooding and a
listing of salt-resistant perennial plants
can be found on the Rutgers Cooperative
Extension of Ocean County's site at:
http://ocean.njaes.rutgers.edu.
251 Preventorium Road, Howell
(732) 938-4500
www.twp.howell.nj.us
s h o r e
Native to the Jersey Shore:
Hairy Beard Tongue.
Laurel and Swamp Azalea, or a pickyour-own garden rich with blueberry,
cranberry, and bayberry bushes.
In ornamental gardens, try
Cardinal Flower with its long-lasting red blooms, creeping Clematis,
Jewelweed (whose stem juice is a
remedy for poison ivy), blue-violet
New York aster, or sunny Black-eyed
Susan. Better yet, why not plant some
Hairy Beard Tongue—sure to have
your neighbors' own tongues wagging.
As another active hurricane season
is predicted this fall, Austin really
urges homeowners to consider going
native. "Look at some of the homes
with dunes and grasses and living
shorelines; they fared well in the
storm," he stated. "Other homes
with sod and pebbles and exotic tropical plants were blown out."
The good news is that the investment you make post-Sandy may earn
dividends later. As Austin said, "Your
landscape could save your property!"
—Laura Webber Kerwin
j e r s e y
native plants. These plants are indigenous to the Shore, thus fare better
than non-natives to drought and
pests and create habitat for birds and
wildlife.
Moreover, many are also "storm
sturdy." Austin said, "Native vegetation, especially grasses, hold the
sandy soil in place and are more
adapted the these conditions."
"Not every yard needs to be all
native, but the natives need to form
the backbone of the landscape. This
is especially true on any barrier island
or bayshore community," said Austin.
Don't think you are getting shortchanged on beauty by "going native."
There are many options from which
to choose—from the delicate to the
whimsical.
"Storm sturdy" native trees include
Atlantic White Cedar, autumn beauties Red Maple and Black Gum, Grey
Birch, and most oaks. For shrubs,
consider the blooming Mountain
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