Public Tours & Volunteer Days
Here is a listing of our upcoming public tours, volunteer days, and events.
HMFC Volunteer Day – April 13, 2024 – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Join Hutcheson Memorial Forest staff in its restoration efforts by helping remove invasive plants. You will learn about the ecology and life history of some of our most troublesome invasives. We will cap at 25 volunteers, so please sign up each person attending.
HMFC Old Growth Forest Tour – April 21, 2024 10:00 am
Join Hutcheson Memorial Forest Land Manager and Rutgers Ecology and Evolution PhD Candidate Samantha Gigliotti on a tour of the old growth section of our forest. Samantha will walk the group through our old growth forest, highlighting the history and current research uses of the property. The tour will be capped at 20 individuals, so please sign up each person attending.
HMFC Volunteer Day – April 21, 2024 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Join Hutcheson Memorial Forest staff in its restoration efforts by helping remove invasive plants and plant native vegetation. You will learn about the ecology and life history of some of our most troublesome invasives. We will cap at 25 volunteers, so please sign up each person attending.
HMFC Volunteer Day – May 4, 2024 – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Join Hutcheson Memorial Forest staff in its restoration efforts by helping remove invasive plants and plant native vegetation. You will learn about the ecology and life history of some of our most troublesome invasives. We will cap at 25 volunteers, so please sign up each person attending.
HMFC Plant Tour – May 19, 2024 2:00 pm
Join Hutcheson Memorial Forest Director and Rutgers Professor Dr. Myla Aronson on a plant tour of our old growth forest. Dr. Aronson will discuss the plants that comprise our understory up to the trees that form our canopy. She will also highlight some history and current research. The tour will be capped at 20 individuals, so please sign up each person attending.
HMFC Old Growth Forest Tour – June 16, 2024 10:00 am
Join Hutcheson Memorial Forest staff member and Rutgers Research Associate, Dr. Elena Tartaglia for a special Father’s Day tour of our old-growth forest. Dr. Tartaglia will walk the group through our old growth forest, highlighting the history and current research uses of the property. The tour will be capped at 20 individuals, so please sign up each person attending.
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.