Mount Rose Preserve Forest Restoration Project

The Mount Rose Preserve Forest Restoration Project aimed to (1) re-establish the forest, shrubland, and meadow habitats, (2) innovate and communicate locally appropriate forest restoration practices, and (3) restore existing plant species through the exclusion of white-tailed deer and invasive plant species. In 2016 – 2017, the project activities included baseline monitoring, selection of a site for 5-acre experimental deer fence, installation of deer fence, inventory of fenced and control botanical survey plots, selection of planting locations, and delivery and planting of native plant materials. A total of over 2000 plants were delivered in 2017. The property was preserved and managed by the Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space.