Public Tours & Volunteer Days
Public Tours
HMFC Birding Tour – October 4th, 2025 8:00am
Join Kamren C. Gorman, Rutgers Masters Student and avid birder on a birding tour through our old growth forest. Kamren will start the tour by discussing the local bird community and different species you may see or hear in our forest. He will then continue with a guided walk stopping to point out the birds that call the forest home. Bring your binoculars and/or cameras! Please note that you should wear long pants, long sleeves, and close toed shoes (boots, preferably). The tour will begin at 8:00 am and will start from the parking area located at 2150 Amwell Rd. in Somerset, NJ. In the case of inclement weather, the tour may be canceled. We will send out an email on the Friday prior to the tour to confirm the tour is still on and provide final details. The tour will be capped at 10 individuals, so please sign up each person attending.
HMFC Fall Colors Tour – October 25th 2025 10:00am
Join HMF Land Manager Kamren C. Gorman and Rutgers Masters student on a fall colors tour of the old growth forest. He will lead the group through the forest taking in the beautiful leaf colors marking the change of the season and colder weather to come. He will also highlight the unique history of HMF and current research being done. Bring your binoculars and/or cameras! Please note that you should wear long pants, long sleeves, and close toed shoes (boots, preferably). The tour will begin at 10:00 am and will start from the parking area located at 2150 Amwell Rd. in Somerset, NJ. In the case of inclement weather, the tour may be canceled. We will send out an email on the Friday prior to the tour to confirm the tour is still on and provide final details.The tour will be capped at 20 people, so please have each individual member of your party fill out the form. FULLY BOOKED.
Volunteer days
HMFC Volunteer Day – October 4th 2025 10:00am
Hutcheson Memorial Forest will be hosting a volunteer day to plant native trees and remove invasive plants on September 20th from 10 am to 3 pm. The day will be led by Kamren C. Gorman, the current land manager of HMF and Masters student at Rutgers University. We welcome you to volunteer any amount of time you can. Please note that you should wear long pants, long sleeves, and closed toed shoes (boots, preferably). We suggest bringing work gloves, if you have them, and bring water. The day will begin at 10:00 am and we will meet in the parking area located at 2150 Amwell Rd. in Somerset, NJ. In the case of inclement weather, the day may be canceled. We will send out an email on the Friday prior to confirm we are still on and provide final details. We will cap the day at 25 volunteers therefore please have each individual member of your party fill out the form.
HMFC Volunteer Day – November 15th 2025 10:00am
Hutcheson Memorial Forest will be hosting a volunteer day to plant native trees and remove invasive plants on November 15th from 10 am to 3 pm. The day will be led by Kamren C. Gorman, the current land manager of HMF and Masters student at Rutgers University. We welcome you to volunteer any amount of time you can. Please note that you should wear long pants, long sleeves, and closed toed shoes (boots, preferably). We suggest bringing work gloves, if you have them, and bring water. The day will begin at 10:00 am and we will meet in the parking area located at 2150 Amwell Rd. in Somerset, NJ. In the case of inclement weather, the day may be canceled. We will send out an email on the Friday prior to confirm we are still on and provide final details. We will cap the day at 25 volunteers therefore please have each individual member of your party fill out the form. CANCELLED
What do I need to know about attending a tour or volunteer day?
For tours, it is best to wear long plants and closed toed shoes. Boots are always best because there are areas that may be a bit wet. For volunteer days, our staff asks that you wear long pants, long sleeves, and closed toed shoes (boots, preferably). We suggest bringing work gloves, if you have them. Lastly, bring plenty of water any time you visit HMFC. When pulling into HMFC, pull in slowly and wait for an HMFC staff member to assist you with parking.
If you are attending an HMF tour or volunteer day and would like to track the different species you find, we have created checklists of the common species you can bring along!