The Central Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team has grown rapidly since its start in 2008. Our partnerships have grown to include over 50 groups who each contribute to the program’s success. CJISST covers 1.6 million acres across 9 counties—Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset and Union.

CJISST offers training and resources to assist partners and synthesizes data collected on detection of emerging invasive species and eradication efforts. If you are outside our project area, please contact us to learn more about establishing an early detection & rapid response (ED/RR) cooperative in your area.

Project Partners

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum
Cranbury Township Environmental Commission
Delaware River Greenway Partnership
D&R Greenway Land Trust
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space
Duke Farms
Hopewell Township
Hunterdon County Parks
Hunterdon Land Trust
Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership
Meadows + More
Master Gardeners of Mercer County
Mercer County Parks Department
Mercer County Planning Department
Merck & Co. (Champions for the Environment)
Mendham Township
Middlesex County Department of Parks and Recreation
Millburn Township
Monmouth County Parks
Montclair State University
Morris County Parks
Morristown National Historic Park
Musconetcong Watershed Association
Native Plant Society of New Jersey
Natural Resource Conservation Service
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Division of Fish & Wildlife
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Division of Parks and Forestry
NJ Forestry Association
NJ Audubon Society
NJ Water Supply Authority
North Jersey RC&D
Pennington Borough
Raritan Valley Community College
Rutgers University
Schiff Natural Lands Trust
Somerset County Parks
Sourland Planning Council
South Mountain Conservancy
Stony-Brook Millstone Watershed Association
Tewksbury Land Trust
Tewksbury Township Environmental Commission
Union County Parks
Union Township Environmental Commission
Upper Raritan Watershed Association
US Fish & Wildlife Service, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
US Fish & Wildlife Service, New Jersey Field Office
Verona Park Conservancy
Washington Crossing Audubon Society
Weatherwood Design LLC

Funders

1772 Foundation

Bunbury Foundation
Conservation Resources Inc.
Conserve Wildlife Foundation, NJDEP - Division of Fish & Wildlife
Johanette Wallerstein Institute
Living Lands Project – Defenders of Wildlife
Merck & Co.- “Champions for the Environment Program”
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
PSE&G
Washington Crossing Audubon Society

In-Kind Support

Duke Farms Foundation
Hunterdon County Parks