Campus Tree Inventory
We have a campus inventory of trees! You can check out the map for yourself here:
Outreach Program
The Rutgers Urban Forestry Outreach Program works with several other organizations throughout New Jersey and the northeast.
Our goal is to connect the personnel and programs at Rutgers to the Center for Resilient Landscapes, the NJ Urban & Community Forestry Program, and the community of consultants and shade tree program volunteers in New Jersey.
It is our hope that by helping to build contacts and connections, the information and tools developed through these programs will be better and more fully utilized in the management of local shade tree resources.
As part of our ongoing outreach effort, we’ve created the following infographics that address some common issues and topics in urban forestry. Please feel free to share these widely!
If you have any forestry related topics you’d like us to address, feel free to let us know!
Mulching Trees Air Quality – Trees Heat & Drought Stress Watering Trees
Plant Field Guides
Check out our visual plant field guides here.
Connect with us
Follow us on social media, @RUForestry or feel free to contact us for more information:
Educational Videos:
Check out our tree identification video on conifers. Featuring Dr. Grabosky.
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These are upcoming forestry related events that you may be interested in.
They are not hosted by Rutgers unless otherwise noted.
If you’re looking for NJUCF Continuing Education Opportunities, please visit our NJUCF Continuing Education page.
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- *October 2025
- New Jersey Shade Tree Federation
- 100th Shade Tree Federation Conference, more information forthcoming
- *October 2025
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2025
To enter our 2025 Arbor Day Photo Contest, please visit this link!
2024
Please check out the winners of our 2024 Arbor Day Photo Contest
Additionally, click here to see the runners up!
Thank you to all who entered!
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We are a partner organization with the NJ Forest, Landscape, and Agricultural Pest Roundtable, an interdisciplinary team comprised of representatives from the NJ Department of Agriculture, NJ State Forest Service, USDA APHIS, Rutgers University, and the US Forest Service. The Task Force works to collaborate on pest management decisions and advice, and to consolidate and disburse information and resources relevant to these pests in New Jersey.
NJ Forest, Landscape, and Agricultural Pest Resources:
- Emerald Ash Borer
- Spotted Lanternfly
- Beech Leaf Disease
- Elm Zizag Sawfly
- Asian Longhorned Beetle
- Spongy Moth
- Pine Shoot Beetle
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- Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station has published hundreds of fact sheets on a wide variety of topics.
- Rutgers NJAES Environmental & Natural Resources Fact Sheets
- How to Hire a Tree Care Professional
- Project Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators, parents, and community leaders working with youth from preschool through grade 12.Visit the links below to learn more.
- i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban and rural forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The i-Tree tools can help strengthen forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying forest structure and the environmental benefits that trees provide.The i-Tree website offers a multitude of training opportunities for their free software. Most recently they conducted a 2023 i-Tree Open Academy, and the recordings are available here. If you are interested in learning more about the value of your urban forests check it out!