Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s “Earth Day, Every Day” educational webinar series is back this fall. Open to the public, these free sessions focus on steps everyone can take to protect the environment. We can all do our part to take actions that make our homes more sustainable, from controlling invasive pests to collecting environmental data to […]
Humble Pond Plant Duckweed May Help Researchers to Develop Better Crops
Rutgers-led study puts the spotlight back on the rapidly growing aquatic species In the age of climate change and a booming global population, duckweed, the world’s fastest growing plant, is an excellent laboratory tool for scientists to discover new strategies for growing more sustainable crops, a Rutgers-led study finds. “There is a need for new […]
The Passing of a Cook Campus Icon: Bruce ‘Doc’ Hamilton
Message from Richard Alomar, associate professor and chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture. The SEBS community is mourning the loss of Bruce ‘Doc’ Hamilton who died on August 31. Bruce was a Rutgers alumnus from the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, going on to Penn State for his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. He […]
Plant of the Month: Nasturtiums–Great for the Garden and Table
by Bruce Crawford, Program Leader in Home and Public Horticulture Why do some plants have flowers that simply beg for further investigation, while others we can grow for years, perhaps even eat, and never really stop to appreciate the plant for its beauty? I have grown Nasturtiums, botanically know as Tropaeolum majus since youth and […]
National 4-H Hall of Fame Laureates Announced
4-H has announced the names of the twenty individuals who will be inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame during a special ceremony to be held on Tuesday, October 12 at the Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. The National 4-H Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Laureates who will be […]
4-H’s Rutgers Science Program Brings Youth to the Antarctica with Data Jams, Sea Ice Changes, CODAP, and Penguins
Youth learn how to interpret data, and what it means for the planet and a changing climate. As part of the annual Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassador Program and the National 4-H From Home series, 4-H’s Rutgers Science Program provided two, one-week summer programs, in early August, entitled “Data to the Rescue: Penguins Need our Help!” […]
Somerset County 4-H Returns In-Person with Annual Open House September 23
The annual Somerset County 4-H open house is returning this year on September 23, 2021 to welcome the local community with a free evening of hands-on learning and discovery with some of their over 65 clubs. “This is a perfect opportunity for families to learn about 4-H directly from our members and volunteers whose lives […]
Plant of the Month: When a Petunia Is Not a Petunia
by Bruce Crawford, Program Leader in Home and Public Horticulture Everyone loves using the common names for plants. It is a language that is intuitively understandable and is simply easier to remember than those cumbersome botanical names that seemingly make no sense! Yet, there are difficulties. One challenge with common names is when two different […]
Evan Eden SEBS’20: Applying Knowledge to Passion
Skateboarding has been a passion for Evan Eden SEBS’20 since he was in grammar school. Through his education in landscape architecture, Evan is finding ways to apply his knowledge and creativity to his passion and is currently working toward getting a permanent skate park built in his hometown of Montclair. He recently shared with us […]
Rutgers Water Resources Program Graduates 122 new Green Infrastructure Champions!
Green Infrastructure Champions is an extension program originally piloted in 2019 to empower local stakeholders to play a dominant role in encouraging their own municipalities to implement green stormwater infrastructure practices. The Green Infrastructure Champions Program was offered for a third year in a row this past winter and spring. Ten unique and completely virtual […]
