For many youngsters, the first extensive time away from the family hearth is a sleepaway camp during the summer, like the one offered by the Lindley G. Cook 4-H Youth Center for Outdoor Education. Each year, for the past 62 years, the center has offered a high quality, fun-filled overnight camp experience to countless youths, grades […]
Rutgers Firmly Planted on Central Park Turf
Rutgers University’s bond with Central Park is as strong as the hardy grass a Rutgers professor plucked from Sheep Meadow in the 1960s and cultivated into world-class turf. Rutgers and the Central Park Conservancy (CPC), a non-profit organization responsible for the restoration, maintenance and enhancement of the iconic park in Manhattan, have strengthened their collective […]
RCE Hosts Workshop on Residential Organic Lawn and Landcare
On May 18, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will host an Organic Lawn & Landcare for Your Home workshop at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave in South Brunswick. The program will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This three-hour program will teach homeowners how to have a […]
Maggots and the Clues they Tell: Grad Student Studies Forensic Entomology
Lauren Weidner, graduate student in entomology, has not a revulsion, but an appreciation for maggots, also known as blow flies, and the role they play in decomposition. This role, when it comes to dead bodies, is a telling one. Read more about Weidner’s research.
Sustaining Farming on the Urban Fringe: Is There Enough Native Pollinator Habitat Serving Your Farm?
Rutgers research has shown that native pollinators contribute significantly to crop pollination in New Jersey. Increasing native pollinator habitat on farms may be beneficial, however not in all cases. Read more.
Project Move Out Keeps Student Discards out of Landfill
Project Move Out, a joint program between Rutgers and the City of New Brunswick, recycles discarded furniture, appliances, electronics, and textiles in order to keep those items out of landfills and reduce our carbon footprint. The collection of waste will be held while students are leaving the campus at the end of Spring semester. Details on the program […]
Human Ecology Professor Publishes New Work on Environmental Reform
Tom Rudel, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Ecology, has a new book, Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform, published by Cambridge University Press. According to Rudel, “This book first began to take shape forty years ago when I was a young graduate student taking courses and attending talks on subjects, such […]
Breeding Hazelnuts for Emerging Markets
Tom Molnar continues groundbreaking research of the late C. Reed Funk. Apart from the blueberry and cranberry, many of New Jersey’s major crops are not native to the state. Perennial favorites like peaches, tomatoes, corn, eggplant, and peppers have actually been adapted and bred for suitability to our climate and growing conditions. New Jersey’s commercial […]
RCE Ag Agent Pat Rector Receives 4-H Educator of the Year Award
Pat Rector, environmental and resource management agent in Morris and Somerset counties, was recently recognized by the New Jersey Association of 4-H Agents with the 4-H Educator of the Year Award for her significant contributions to the 4-H program. This award, which is presented annually, recognizes an individual or a group for outstanding professional educational […]
