The RCE Water Resources Program was awarded a $500,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation to provide specialized technical assistance for municipalities in the Kirkwood-Cohansey and NJ Highlands subwatershed clusters. Within these clusters, the RCE Water Resources Program will be assessing impervious cover and managing stormwater. Twenty municipalities have been selected within the cluster […]
Rutgers University Marine Field Station Hosts Open House
The Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) in Tuckerton, NJ, opened its doors to the public on September 17, with an invitation to come explore and learn about current marine science research, as well as the flora and fauna of the local estuary and marsh system of the Great Bay/Mullica River. Over 600 visitors attended […]
Rutgers 250: NJAES All-Star Variety of the Month – Hazelnut
The Rutgers 250 All-Star Variety for October is the Eastern Filbert Blight-resistant hazelnut! Hazelnuts are on the brink of becoming a revolutionary commodity crop for New Jersey agriculture, which could greatly help farmers diversify their business and increase revenue. This is a direct result of the research being conducted by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station’s […]
Associate Professor Robert E. Kopp Discusses How the Next President Should Address Climate Change
Searing summers, rising seas, devastating storms and deadly floods. These are just some of the current and anticipated impacts of climate change. The recent “Paris Agreement,” signed by 191 governments under a United Nations convention, calls for curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is to keep the Earth’s average temperature well below 2 degrees Celsius […]
Assessing Tree Damage After the Storm: Rutgers Hosts Urban Forest Strike Team Task Specialist Training
Natural disasters cause significant damage each year to our urban forests, with the resulting assessment and cleanup responsibilities a challenge for many communities. For instance, New Jersey is in the top 10 states in terms of urban tree volume, which equates to more risk for residents in the face of powerful storms like Hurricane Sandy. […]
Faculty Focus: Alan Robock on Nuclear Winter and Climate Change
Alan Robock, distinguished professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, has never been one to shy away from controversy. But if you ask him, there really is no controversy when it comes to the science behind his two primary areas of study: nuclear winter and climate change. In the case of nuclear winter, Robock’s most […]
Former Governors Kean and Florio Point to Rutgers Report for Acting Now to Protect NJ’s Water Supply from Impacts of Climate Change
Throughout this century, climate change is projected to modify New Jersey’s weather patterns, hydrology, ecosystems, and water supply resources and utility systems. A white paper providing an overview of anticipated climate change implications for the state’s water supply and possible management responses to address these concerns, was released by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance […]
Rutgers Scientists Study Nontropical Storms to Improve Prediction and Prepare for the Future
Sandy’s Surge Topped by ‘Rogue’ 1950 Storm in Some Areas In November 1950, a freak storm spawned a record storm surge in Atlantic City and a near-record surge at Sandy Hook. Damaging winds gusted to a record 108 mph in Newark and 94 mph in New York City, while southern states endured record low temperatures […]
Rutgers CUES Partners with Bergen County to Create Master Plan for Parks System
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announced that the County of Bergen has partnered with the Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability (CUES) to develop the first comprehensive master plan for the Bergen County Parks system. The first stage of this work commenced over the summer, as CUES professors and students began creating a baseline inventory […]
Office of Continuing Professional Education Serving New Jersey’s Workforce for Over 100 Years
Rutgers has a long tradition of providing training to New Jersey’s workforce. The NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) was established in 1906 and served 22 New Jersey farmers that year by providing technical information through two- and three-day “short courses.” Today, OCPE successfully supports the learning needs of thousands of people in the […]
