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  • Eblen, Shannon. “Foraging: Where the Wild Foods Are.” The Courier-Post, The Courier-Post, 23 Sept.
    2016, www.courierpostonline.com/story/life/2016/09/21/foraging-food-edibles-deptford/90494736/.
  • Kepner, Olivia. “10
    Interesting Animals in New Jersey – You May Not Know.” Cool Wood Wildlife
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  • “New Jersey Conservation Summary.” Landscape America,
    www.landscope.org/new-jersey/overview/#:~:text=The%20caves%2C%20sinkholes%2C%20fens%20and,drinking%20water%20to%20the%20state.
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  • Sol Warren, Michael. “Watch: John Oliver Calls N.J. a Nuclear Waste Dump (Literally).” NJ.Com, 21 Aug. 2017, www.nj.com/entertainment/2017/08/john_oliver_nuclear_waste_red_bank_new_jersey_shor.html.

Beach Plums

  • Carleo, Jenny, et al. New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station at Rutgers University, 2018, Ultra-Niche Crops Series: Beach Plum (FS1297), https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1297/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2023.
  • Charbonneau, Bianca. “Science of the Shore: Beach Plums for Beach Bums.” Friends of Island Beach State Park, friendsofibsp.org/nature-center/science-of-the-shore-beach-plums-for-beach-bums/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2023.
  • Garrick, Les. “Banking on beach plums.” Gastronomica, vol. 12, no. 3, 2012, pp. 21–30, https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2012.12.3.21.
  • Garrick, Les. “Re-Awakening a Tradition.” Edible Cape Cod, Edible Communities, 4 Feb. 2009, ediblecapecod.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/re-awakening-tradition.
  • Navarro, Mireya, and Rachel Nuwer. “Resisted for Blocking the View, Dunes Prove They Blunt Storms.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 4 Dec. 2012, www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/science/earth/after-hurricane-sandy-dunes-prove-they-blunt-storms.html#:~:text=When%20Hurricane%20Sandy%20came%2C%20the,about%20%2410%2C000%20in%201996%2C%20Mr.
  • “Prunus Maritima Marshall.” USDA Plants Database, plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=PRMA2. Accessed 12 Nov. 2023.
  • Stilton, Phil. “Yes, It’s Illegal to Walk on Sand Dunes at the Jersey Shore.” Shore News Network, 19 July 2023, www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/07/19/yes-its-illegal-to-walk-on-beach-sand-dunes-at-the-jersey-shore/.
  • Sudol, Valerie. “Plum Crazy: Stalking Jersey Dunes for Nature’s Coastal Fruit.” NJ.Com, 30 Apr. 2015, www.nj.com/inside-jersey/2015/04/plum_crazy_stalking_jersey_dunes_for_natures_coastal_fruit.html.
  • Uva, Richard, and David Simser. “How to Grow Beach Plums.” Cornell Fruit Resources Tree Fruit, Cornell University, blogs.cornell.edu/treefruit/production/beach-plum/how-to-grow-beach-plums/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2023.
  • Uva, Wen-fei. Cornell University, Ithica, NY, 2002, Exploring Market Opportunities for Beach Plum Products.

Mulberrys

  • Douglas, Jeffrey. “Mulberry Tree Growth Stages.” Bustling Nest, 2 Sept. 2023, bustlingnest.com/mulberry-tree-growth-stages/.
  • Engels, Les. “How to Grow and Care for Red Mulberry Trees.” The Spruce, The Spruce, 27 Sept. 2022, www.thespruce.com/growing-red-mulberry-trees-5101681.
  • Explores, Mark. “Red Mulberry: An Edible and Medicinal Fruit Tree That Keeps on Giving.” Mark Explores, 26 Oct. 2021, markallmywords.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/red-mulberry/.
  • Gershon, Livia. “When America Went Crazy for Mulberry Trees .” JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2017, daily.jstor.org/when-america-went-crazy-for-mulberry-trees/.
  • Heckman, Joseph  R. “The Soil Profile.” New Jersey Agricultural Experiement Station, 2015, https://njaes.rutgers.edu/soil-profile/pdfs/sp-v22.pdf. Accessed 13 Nov. 2023.
  • Roman, Jackie. “It’s Fabulous, Free and May Be Growing in Your Yard. Meet N.J.’s Most Underrated Fruit.” NJ.Com, 25 June 2023, www.nj.com/news/2023/06/its-fabulous-free-and-may-be-growing-in-your-yard-meet-njs-most-underrated-fruit.html.
  • Samuel, Paul. “White vs. Red vs. Black Mulberry: What’s the Difference?” NuVitality, 10 Sept. 2021, nuvitality.us/blogs/news/white-red-black-mulberry.
  • “White Mulberry.” Invasive.Org, www.invasive.org/alien/pubs/midatlantic/moal.htm. Accessed 13 Nov. 2023.

Northern Spicebush

  • Anderson, Karl. “Get to Know the Many Uses for Spicebush: Gloucester County Nature Club.” NJ.Com, 1 Mar. 2017, www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2017/03/get_to_know_the_many_uses_for_spicebush_gloucester.html.
  • Gibson, Shane. “How to Make Spicebush Tea.” Sycamore Land Trust, Nov. 2016, sycamorelandtrust.org/2016/11/make-spicebush-tea/#:~:text=The%20pulp%20and%20skins%20would,for%20other%20medicinal%20purposes%2C%20too.
  • Hall, Stephanie. “Spring Tonics: Folklife Today.” The Library of Congress, 10 Mar. 2016, blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/03/spring-tonics/.
  • Laurence, William. “Opinion: Why We Should Save the Last Tiny Scraps of Nature.” Ensia, 21 Mar. 2019, ensia.com/voices/ecosystem-remnants-biodiversity-nature/.
  • Pinto, Deborah, and Meredith Melendez. 2010, Incorporating Native Plants in Your Residential Landscape (FS1140, https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1140/. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
  • Schlager, Ken. “Explore the Great Swamp, a Sanctuary for All.” New Jersey Monthly, 19 Sept. 2023, njmonthly.com/articles/things-to-do/explore-the-great-swamp-a-sanctuary-for-all/.
  • Weber, Beth Ann. “Spicebush Tea – a Spring Tonic: Hillside and Holler.” Hillside and Holler | Stories from Appalachia. Culture, Native Plants, Folklore, and History., 23 Mar. 2021, hillsideandholler.com/spicebush-tea-a-spring-tonic/.
  • Zachos, Ellen. “Acorn Baklava (with a Dash of Spicebush Berry).” Backyard Forager, 10 Dec. 2021, backyardforager.com/acorn-baklava/.
  • Zachos, Ellen. “How to Make Your Perfect Foraged Dry Rub.” Backyard Forager, 4 Dec. 2021, backyardforager.com/foraged-dry-rub/.
  • Zachos, Ellen. “Spicebush Berries, Aka Lindera Benzoin.” Backyard Forager, 6 Dec. 2021, backyardforager.com/spicebush-berries-lindera-benzoin/.

Eastern Teaberry

  • Benton, Ken. “Wintergreen Jelly.” Forager Weekly, 18 Feb. 2018, foragerweekly.wordpress.com/2018/02/14/wintergreen-jelly/.
  • “Ecoregions.” Environmental Protection Agency, 14 June 2023, www.epa.gov/eco-research/ecoregions.
  • Kitten and the Bear. “Our Preserves: Blueberry & Wild Wintergreen Jam.” Pintrest, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/106819822389556488/. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
  • Lord, Benjamin. “Wintergreen: A Splash of Winter Color.” Northern Woodlands, 12 Dec. 2017, northernwoodlands.org/knots_and_bolts/wintergreen-color#:~:text=Partridgeberries%20are%20also%20safely%20edible,persist%20for%20nearly%20a%20year.
  • Morrissey, Laurie D. “Nothing Barren about Pine Barrens: The Outside Story.” Northern Woodlands, 2 Nov. 2020, northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/pine-barrens.
  • “Plants of the Pine Barrens Ecosystem.” Pinelands Preservation Alliance, 5 Aug. 2022, pinelandsalliance.org/learn-about-the-pinelands/ecosystem/pinelands-plants-overview/plants-of-the-pine-barrens/.
  • Rockland-Miller, Ari. “Wintergreen: The Hardy Wild Breath Mint.” The Mushroom Forager, The Mushroom Forager, 2 Mar. 2021, www.themushroomforager.com/blog/2017/1/17/wintergreen-the-hardy-wild-breath-mint.
  • Shaw, Hank. “Wintergreen Ice Cream Recipe - How to Make Ice Cream with Wintergreen.” Hunter Angler Gardener Cook, 9 Nov. 2017, honest-food.net/wintergreen-ice-cream-recipe/.
  • “Wildflowers of the Adirondacks: Wintergreen (Gaultheria Procumbens).” Adirondacks Forever Wild, wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-wildflowers-wintergreen-gaultheria-procumbens.html. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
  • “Wintergreen Recipe- Wintergreen Meringues.” 3.Foragers, 17 June 2014, https://the3foragers.blogspot.com/2014/06/wintergreen-recipe-wintergreen-meringues.html. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.

Mayapple

  • Bichell, Rae Ellen. “WhenvEdible Plants Turn Their Defenses on US.” NPR, NPR, 23 Oct. 2013, www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/10/01/228221063/when-edible-plants-turn-their-defenses-on-us.
  • Caldwell, Cathy. “Mayapple.” Piedmont Master Gardeners, May 2020, piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/mayapple/.
  • Forbes, Dyson. “Mayapple - Dangerous & Delicious.” Forbes Wild Foods, 17 Apr. 2017, www.wildfoods.ca/blogs/main/mayapple-dangerous-delicious#:~:text=The%20flavour%20of%20mayapple%20is,a%20fresh%20over%20ripe%20plum.
  • Haritan, Adam. “Foraging the Elusive Mayapple.” Learn Your Land, 25 Aug. 2022, learnyourland.com/foraging-the-elusive-mayapple/.
  • Hunt, Elaine. “Mayapple Cake and Ice Cream.” Edible WOW, 5 June 2019, ediblewow.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/mayapple-cake-and-ice-cream.
  • Logan, Diana. “Over 50 People Have Fainted While Touring This English Poison Garden.” Exemplore, 22 July 2022, exemplore.com/news/poison-garden.
  • Mahr, Susan. “Mayapple, Podophyllum Peltatum.” Wisconsin Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/mayapple-podophyllum-peltatum/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
  • Mifsud, Rachel. “What Can You Do with Mayapple?” Will Forage For Food, 1 June 2020, willforageforfood.com/2020/06/01/what-can-you-do-with-mayapple/.
  • Nosowitz, Dan. “6 Secretly Poisonous Plants We Eat All the Time.” Modern Farmer, 15 Aug. 2015, modernfarmer.com/2015/08/secretly-poisonous-plants/.
  • “Podophyllum Peltatum.” Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center , The University of Texas at Austin, www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=pope. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
  • Schmitt, Paul S. “Mayapple.” Cornell Botanic Gardens, Cornell University, cornellbotanicgardens.org/plant/mayapple/#:~:text=Mayapple%20contains%20the%20toxins%20alpha,can%20have%20a%20cathartic%20effect. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.

Dandelion

  • Beaulieu, David. “What Are Naturalized Plants?” The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2022, www.thespruce.com/naturalized-plants-flora-of-locale-2131090#:~:text=Naturalized%20plants%20are%20plants%20that,are%20examples%20of%20naturalized%20plants.
  • Boeckmann, Catherine. “Dandelion Recipes: A Nutritious, Delicious, Edible Weed.” Almanac.Com, 17 Nov. 2023, www.almanac.com/dandelion-recipes-wonderful-edible-weed.
  • Codekas, Colleen. “Dandelion Pesto.” Grow Forage Cook Ferment, 11 May 2023, www.growforagecookferment.com/dandelion-pesto/.
  • Elle. “Dandelion Wine.” Allrecipes, 15 Aug. 2022, www.allrecipes.com/recipe/162202/dandelion-wine/.
  • Germany, Erlensee. “Dandelion Salad.” Allrecipes, www.allrecipes.com/recipe/49713/dandelion-salad/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
  • Heaney, Pat. “Dandelions!” The Watershed Institute, The Watershed Institute, 20 May 2020, thewatershed.org/dandelions/.
  • Jravirginia. “Native, Non-Native, Invasive – and Dandelions!” James River Association, 11 May 2021, thejamesriver.org/native-non-native-invasive-and-dandelions/.
  • Krueger, Sally. “Where Did All of These Weeds Come From?” Farmers Business Network, 14 Jan. 2019, www.fbn.com/community/blog/where-did-all-of-these-weeds-come-from.
  • Mahr, Susan. “Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale).” Wisconsin Horticulture, The University of Wisconsin, hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/dandelion-taraxacum-officinale/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
  • Masterclass. “Are Dandelions Edible Raw? How to Forage Wild Dandelions.” MasterClass, 23 Mar. 2022, www.masterclass.com/articles/are-dandelions-edible-raw.
  • Rattray, Diana. “Fresh Dandelion Greens with Garlic.” The Spruce Eats, The Spruce Eats, 5 Dec. 2022, www.thespruceeats.com/dandelion-greens-with-garlic-3053955.

Staghorn Sumac

  • Buckley, Cara, and Jason Andrew. “They Fought the Lawn. and the Lawn’s Done.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022, www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/climate/native-plants-lawns-homeowners.html.
  • Martins, Sylvio. “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sumac.” Eater, 28 Feb. 2022, www.eater.com/2022/2/28/22947543/what-is-sumac-how-to-use-cooking-recipes.
  • “Native Gardening: Why Garden with Native Wildflowers?” U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/Native_Gardening/index.shtml#:~:text=Native%20plants%20can%20significantly%20reduce,fuels%20contributes%20to%20global%20warming. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
  • Pinto, Deborah, and Meredith Melendez. 2010, Incorporating Native Plants in Your Residential Landscape (FS1140, https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1140/. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
  • “Rhus Typhina.” North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, North Carolina State University, plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rhus-typhina/. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
  • Shinn, Meghan. “Staghorn Sumac Is a Tough-as-Nails Native Shrub.” Horticulture, 14 Oct. 2014, www.hortmag.com/plants-we-love-2/staghorn-sumac-is-a-tough-as-nails-native-shrub.
  • “Staghorn Sumac Care Tips: How to Grow Staghorn Sumac.” MasterClass, 26 Oct. 2021, www.masterclass.com/articles/staghorn-sumac-care-tips.
  • Tyler, David. “Plant of the Week: Staghorn Sumac (Rhus Typhina).” U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/rhus_typhina.shtml. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
  • Young, Shelley. “Sumac Foraging and Preparation.” Corporate Events and Cooking Classes Chicago, The Chopping Block, 28 Aug. 2023, www.thechoppingblock.com/blog/sumac-foraging-and-preparation-0.

Cattails

  • Administrator. “Cattail Roots.” Freedom of the Hills, 19 Sept. 2017, https://freedomofthehills.proboards.com/thread/13/cattail-roots.
  • Demara, Fred. “Eating Cattails: An Essential (and Tasty) Foraging Skill .” Mother Earth News – The Original Guide To Living Wisely, 2012, www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/eating-cattails-ze0z1211zgar/.
  • Grant, Amy. “Edible Parts of Cattail Plants: What Parts of Cattail Are Edible.” Gardening Know How, 2 May 2021, www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/water-plants/cattails/edible-parts-of-cattail.htm.
  • Johnstone, Gemma. “How to Grow and Care for Common Cattails.” The Spruce, The Spruce, 28 Nov. 2023, www.thespruce.com/growing-common-cattail-plants-5088737.
  • Masterclass. “Can You Eat Cattails? 4 Ways to Prepare Cattails.” MasterClass, 7 Apr. 2022, www.masterclass.com/articles/can-you-eat-cattails.
  • Stephenson, Karen. “Cattail (Typha Latifolia).” EdibleWildFood, www.ediblewildfood.com/cattail.aspx. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
  • Stevens, Michelle, and Chris Hoag. National Resource Conservation Service, Plant Guide: Broad-Leaved Cattail, https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_tyla.pdf. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
  • Withnall, Emily. “Cattail: Plant of a Thousand Uses.” Montana Public Radio, 2 Nov. 2021, www.mtpr.org/arts-culture/2018-04-02/cattail-plant-of-a-thousand-uses.

Giant Puffball

  • Forbes, Dyson. “Giant Puffballs (Calvatia Gigantea).” Forbes Wild Foods, 25 Sept. 2020, www.wildfoods.ca/blogs/main/puffballs-calvatia-gigantea.
  • Needham, William. “Giant Puffball – Calvatia Gigantea.” Hiker’s Notebook, https://hikersnotebook.blog/fungi/polypores-and-puffballs/giant-puffball/. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
  • Sharron, Ed. “Species Spotlight.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/articles/species-spotlight-puffballs.htm. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
  • Taft, Dave. “Puff, the Magic Mushroom.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Nov. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/nyregion/puffball-mushrooms.html.
  • Wahn, Megan. “How to Identify, Cook, and Store Puffball Mushrooms.” Insider, Insider, 26 May 2022, www.insider.com/guides/kitchen/puffball-mushroom.

Black Walnut

  • Bergo, Alan. “Black Walnuts.” Forager, 3 Nov. 2023, foragerchef.com/guide-to-black-walnuts/.
  • Berry, Jan. “Harvesting & Drying Black Walnuts (+Hull & Leaf Uses!).” Unruly Gardening, 20 Nov. 2023, unrulygardening.com/harvesting-using-black-walnuts/.
  • “Black Walnuts: Health Benefits, Nutrients, Serving Suggestions, and More.” Edited by Christine Mikstas, WebMD, WebMD, 1 Sept. 2022, www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-black-walnuts.
  • Lohmiller, George, and Becky Lohmiller. “Black Walnut Trees.” Almanac.Com, 16 Nov. 2023, www.almanac.com/black-walnut-trees.
  • Williams, Robert D. “Black Walnut.” U.S. Department of Agriculture, www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc/ag_654/volume_2/juglans/nigra.htm. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.

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