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Rare Plant Found at MCR – Ecological Forestry Practices Helping Biodiversity at MCR

Rare Plant Found at MCR – Ecological Forestry Practices Helping Biodiversity at MCR

by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Jul 21, 2026 | Habitat, Merrill Creek Reservoir, Plants

While performing vegetation regeneration survey work at one of MCR’s ecological forestry cuts recently, surveyors from New Jersey Audubon found a very rare plant for NJ.  The plant, the Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum) is an endangered native wildflower in New...

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