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.
Archives for May 2013
NJFloodMapper site: Rutgers crystal ball for future floods?
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…
Environmental Planning Instructor Frank Gallagher Recognized with EPA Environmental Quality Award
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 […]
Goodies without wheat. Gluten-free bakeshop, cafe opens in Lawrenceville
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 s…
Middlesex County Master Gardeners Open Butterfly House to the Public
On June 1, Rutgers Cooperative Center Extension of Middlesex County invites the public to visit the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Avenue, South Brunswick, NJ, for a day of fun and educational activities. The Rutgers Master Gardeners will open their Butterfly House on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. – noon and […]
Yellow Sea: Allergy sufferers facing worst pollen season on record
Jay Rivera sees green every time a car or truck covered in yellow pollen pulls into the Sparklin’ Kleen Car Wash in Vineland. Pollen season translates to extra business for the Main Road car wash, and Rivera, its assistant manager, just points to the l…
Pollen Causing Allergy Problems
This is a tough time of the year for people with seasonal allergies. All the moisture from Superstorm Sandy has driven up pollen counts. Yellow pollen from trees is now coating many cars and driveways in New Jersey. Dr. Leonard Bielory is an allergy in…
MATES in Ocean County Will Represent NJ in National Envirothon Competition
For the fourth year in a row, a team of high school students from the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences (MATES) in Manahawkin, NJ, was the winner of the New Jersey Envirothon, held on May 4 at Girl Scout Camp Kettle Run in Medford, NJ. Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) is among the sponsors […]
Jerseyfest comes to the Meadowlands June 1
Jerseyfest, a celebration of the Garden State’s best music, food, entertainment and more, will be held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Admission and parking are free of charge…Jerseybites.com, another partic…
Cape May County Cyber Explorers 4-H Club: Marine Robotics Champions
For the second consecutive year, the Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program fielded a rookie team to the Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch Challenge and walked away with top awards. The Cyber Explorers 4-H Club high school team, comprising David Heacock, Nate Hoffman and Ben and Joe Johnson captured the award for overall winner in the […]