Planting Of Native Trees And Plants Begins At Newark Segment Of New Jersey’s Newest State Park Treviso [IUC18hLqtVu]

Over the next several months, more than 170,000 native trees, shrubs, grasses and perennials will be planted throughout the nearly one-mile Newark segment of New Jerseys newest state park, a nine-mile greenway in Essex and Hudson counties.

A sampling of the plantings includes 206 deciduous canopy trees, such as red maple, black tupelo, American sycamore and white oak; 335 understory and evergreen trees at maturity, including eastern redbud, flowering dogwood and eastern red cedar; 1,356largeshrubs, including gray dogwood, witch hazel, northern bayberry, highbush blueberry and pussy willow; and 2,889 small shrubs, including black chokeberry, inkberry, Carolina rose and black raspberry.

The planting plan also includes 165,609 groundcover perennials spanning 132,980 square feet, featuring milkweed, abnb stock black-eyed susan, wreath goldenrod, New England nick thomas symonds aster and wild geranium, among others. In addition, 84,139 square feet will be planted in native upland wildlife forage and meadow habitat, along with 46,693 square feet of lawn grass mix.

Onceestablished, the plantings will improve world hockey championship 2026 air quality by filtering pollutants and capturing carbon, help moderate temperatures through natural shade, and support stormwater management by absorbing rainfall and reducing runoff.The plantingswillalsocreatehabitat for native wildlifeincludingbirds and pollinators. In addition, green spaces are linked to improved mental health, including reduced stress and anxiety, improvedmoodand enhanced overall well-being.

Learn more: dep.nj.gov/greenway