2026 Strike Team Conference

Conference Schedule of Events

9 AM Check-In & Continental Breakfast

9:15 AM Welcome
Mercer County Parks
Jenn Rogers, FoHVOS Executive Director

9:30 AM The Increasingly Dynamic State of Forest Tree Communities in New Jersey Highlands
Dr. Eric Wiener, Ramapo College of New Jersey

10:30 AM New Jersey’s Battle Against Silty Pond Mussel
Dr. Emile DeVito, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Scott Churm, Princeton Hydro

11:30 PM Lunch

12:45 PM New Jersey AIS Management Plan Updates
Samantha MacQuesten, NJ Fish & Wildlife

1:45 PM Embracing Responsible Deer Stewardship in New Jersey
Joe Basralian, New Jersey Conservation Foundation

3:00PM New Jersey’s Invasive Species Legislation
Dr. Michael Van Clef, Strike Team Program Director

Meet the Speakers