Operation WRIP (Watchung Reservation Invasive Plants) will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Registration is required to participate.  Camping and participation is FREE.

The goal of the event will be to remove as many invasive plants from the Watchung Reservation forest ecosystem as possible in one morning. On that date, it is expected that Japanese barberry and multiflora rosa bushes will be the only plants in the forest with green leaves, making it easy to identify them. The plants will be removed by pulling, digging up the root balls, or cutting.

Service hours can be credited toward rank advancements or as conservation hours for Camping Merit Badge or the 50-Miler Award (a good opportunity for Philmont crews).

For more information and to register visit here – https://scoutingevent.com/358-wrip