8:30 am to 9:30 am — Coffee Social with Donuts
9:30 am to 9:45 am — Call to order: Rick Hartlieb, Board President
9:45 am to 10:40 am — Rutgers University Hazelnut Breeding Program: Exciting Progress and New Cultivars for the Mid-Atlantic Region
Tom Molnar —Associate Professor at Rutgers University SEBS-Plant Biology
10:40 am to 10:55__ Morning Break
10:55 am to 11:45 am — White-tailed Deer Population Impacts on Northern NJ Forests
Jessica Ray — Staff Scientist with the Center for Environmental Studies, Raritan Valley Community College
Deer Impacts on Forest Restoration
— Raritan Valley Community College
11:45 am to 12:45 pm __ Lunch Break
12:45 pm to 1:35 pm — Impacts of Invasives on the Ecosystem
Mike Van Clef — Stewardship Director, Strike Team Program Director for Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space.
1:35 pm to 2:15 pm — Deregulation and Rollout of Darling 58
Sara Fitzsimmons — Chief Conservation Officer, North Central Regional Science Coordinator
2:15 pm to 3:30 pm — Lord Stirling Orchard Tour (It could run longer and you are welcome to leave at any time.)