Massive twister unlikely in NJ

May 22, 2013 By

Could a massive, deadly twister touch down in New Jersey someday? Not likely, but it’s not out of the question. Tornadoes as powerful as the one that killed at least 24 people in Moore, Okla., this week never have been reported in New Jersey, according to David A. Robinson, the state climatologist at Rutgers University. In fact, tornadoes have killed only two people in the Garden State since 1941. But strong twisters have developed and the storm risk can’t be ignored, according to experts.

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Filed Under: Environment/Natural Resources, In the News, SEBS

Rutgers Gardens Hosts Gardening Program for Local Schools

May 21, 2013 By

WHAT: Hands-on activities including learning how to grow and tend vegetables from around the world, and a ribbon cutting ceremony unveiling the Rutgers Gardens’ theme, “Our Planet, Plant It.”

WHEN: Tues., May 28, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m

WHERE: Rutgers Gardens, 112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Home/Lawn/Garden, Youth/Community Development

NJFloodMapper site: Rutgers crystal ball for future floods?

May 21, 2013 By

With a few clicks of a mouse, the future of the great Manahawkin salt marshes appears: higher tides creeping westward, forcing the marsh to move, slowly but surely, toward Route 9…The NJFloodMapper tools update those projections by combining the most recent information in layers – overlays that users can add to see various scenarios for their section of the coast. For starters, the NJFloodMapper system has detailed topography – the height of land above sea level. It gets that from airborne surveys by the U.S. Geological Survey that used lasers to measure those contours, said Richard Lathrop, a Rutgers professor and director of the Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis.

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Filed Under: Environment/Natural Resources, Faculty, In the News, SEBS

Environmental Planning Instructor Frank Gallagher Recognized with EPA Environmental Quality Award

May 20, 2013 By

L-R: Linda Cox, executive director of Bronx River Alliance; Frank Gallagher; Carolyn Fefferman, staffer with the Office of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez; and Judith Enck, administrator, EPA Region II.

In his over thirty years of working with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Frank Gallagher has explored the connection between people and landscape through both land management and academic research. He’s long protected the parks and forestry in New Jersey, with his shining accomplishment being the ecological planning for the 250-acre Natural Restoration of Liberty State Park. The park, which sits on a former chromium site, has been transformed into a vibrant wetlands natural area and is now one of New Jersey’s most visited parks. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Environment/Natural Resources, Faculty, SEBS

Goodies without wheat. Gluten-free bakeshop, cafe opens in Lawrenceville

May 20, 2013 By

For Marilyn Besner, owner of the new gluten-free WildFlour Bakery and Café in Lawrenceville, both cooking and entrepreneurship began as family activities. Serving up french fries or chocolate chip cookies was a way to gain the attention of her six brothers while they watched football games; and working in her dad’s parking lot business in Montreal introduced her early on to what it meant to own a business…Gluten-free businesses like Ms. Besner’s have exploded in recent years, according to Diane Holtaway, associate director of client services at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center.

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Filed Under: Food/Nutrition/Health, In the News, NJAES, Staff
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