What accounted for Lord Nelson’s extraordinary longevity? The world-renowned equine personality, professor and former mounted patrol horse, Lord Nelson died on April 12 at age 42… It’s more than making it to the age of 42- until recently, he was in phenomenal shape for an ancient equine… Dr. Karyn Malinowski, director of Rutgers Equine Science Center who has been responsible for Lord Nelson for the past 37.5 years, gave a lot of credit to his good genes. He was an unregistered quarter horse originally from Oklahoma, and she has no idea of his actual breeding. Besides genetics, Malinowski credits Lord Nelson’s long life to his temperament, management and the fact that he did not completely retire until a few years ago. Lord Nelson was “loyal, fearless and full of attitude,” said Malinowski. “He was bold. He did it his way.”… Although Malinowksi has dealt with many geriatric horses- both personally and professionally- she’s never known a horse to reach the Lord Nelson’s age.
From Fish to Founding Fathers, Union County 4-Her’s Speak Their Mind
The annual 4-H Public Presentation Night is always full of surprises, and this year the rich imagination of Union County youth was on full display. The topics, all hand-picked by 4-H members in first grade through high school, ran the gamut from fish t…
Opinion: FEMA Raises the Bar on Climate Change Hazard Mitigation
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is raising the bar in the fight against climate change. According to InsideClimate News, “Starting next year, the agency will approve disaster preparedness funds only for states whose governors approve hazard mitigation plans that address climate change.”… While this policy change will not affect disaster relief, it will affect millions of dollars that are available to address the medium- and long-term problems of hazard mitigation. More important, while these funds are certainly desirable, of greater significance is that we are not planning for the inevitable… There are people today who insist that climate change isn’t real. In Florida, state environmental officials have said they were ordered not to use the terms “climate change” or “global warming.” Similarly, environmental officials in Pennsylvania under former Gov. Corbett and officials in North Carolina have been pressured to avoid using “climate change” in public discussions. Wisconsin’s officials appear to be under similar pressure… This article was written by Barry Chalofsky, P.P., an environmental, land-use planning and management consultant and an adjunct instructor of environmental planning at Rutgers University.
Rutgers EcoComplex Showcases Largest Living Wall to be Installed in N.J.
Inside the Rutgers EcoComplex Greenhouse in Florence, a vertical garden is taking shape. The leafy expanses- sprouting with ivies, ferns, orchids, flowering lipstick plants and nearly 120 other species- will eventually grace the interior of Rutgers University’s new Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health and set the record for the largest living wall in New Jersey… “It’s a living tapestry, a living piece of artwork,” said Michael Coraggio, CEO and founding principal of EcoWalls, which was tasked with the design and installation of the wall… EcoWalls is a Rutgers-incubated business located on the 500-plus acre campus of the Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex. It was founded in 2007 by Coraggio and Ryan Burrows, both of whom graduated from Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. They have since expanded into a national company with displays at Walt Disney World, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and the Philadelphia International Flower Show, among other venues.
Thousands Come Out for Rutgers Day
Visitors from around the state came out to Rutgers’ campuses in Piscataway and New Brunswick Saturday for a showcase of the state university’s activities… Dylan Klein, a second-year PhD student at Rutgers, is studying the effects of exercise on horse…
Business Partnership Joins Sustainable Raritan Collaboration
At the recent meeting of the Board of Directors, the Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP) unanimously approved a resolution to support the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) and become a Collaborative Member… The Sustainable Raritan R…
National Park Celebrates Earth Day with Children’s Garden Opening
The scissors were barely through the ribbon at the borough’s newly opened children’s garden, when Mother Nature unleashed a brief Earth Day deluge on the soon-to-be growing crops. It was pretty good timing all around, said National Park School Principal Carla Bittner… “Today for Earth Day, in addition to opening the garden, we had health and wellness activities for the students, with different stations around the school,” said Bittner following the ceremony, which at the end saw about 275 students fleeing from the rain. “Rutgers Cooperative Extension had a station where the students made veggie egg rolls, with food provided by Food Corps.”… In addition, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension is expected to supplement some of the food supplies for some of the garden-related educational events at the school next year.
Centenary College’s Earth Day Celebration Scheduled for April 25
This year, Centenary College’s Earth Week Committee welcomes members of the community to the celebration of Earth Day, which will be held on Saturday, April 25, on the front lawn of the college. This is the eighth anniversary of Centenary’s celebration of Earth Day. This family-oriented event will appeal to children of all ages… In addition, in an attempt to educate our community on Earth-related issues, the college offers a presentation on April 22, with Tony Broccoli, Professor at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University. He will speak at the College at 2 p.m., in the Ferry Building, room 12… Broccoli’s presentation titled “The Climate Ahead: Global Changes, Local Impacts” focuses on the science of climate change, including a discussion of the basic physics, global observations of climate change and model projections of future climate change.
Solving the Mystery of Rutgers’ Penalized Horse: Who Should be Saddled With Guilt?
On Wednesday, we brought you the sad news about longtime Rutgers police horse Lord Nelson, who passed away decades after being called for a penalty in a Rutgers-Army game in 1994. But Kevin MacConnell, the former Rutgers associate athletic director for marketing and communications, is “99 percent” sure Lord Nelson wasn’t the equine on the field that day. He says it was a horse from Medieval Times, the theme restaurant that includes jousting tournaments in Lyndhurst… Karyn Malinowski, a professor at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences animal department, sticks by the story that it was Lord Nelson who was penalized that day. She’s the same person who purchased the horse for Rutgers in 1978 and who later owned him after he retired in 2000. “It was absolutely Lord Nelson,” she said on Friday. “Because I remember seeing the news in The Star-Ledger the next day, that I was very mad at Coach [Doug] Graber’s statements because it wasn’t Lord Nelson’s fault. The rider, somebody asked him to go out on to the field. He didn’t just bolt out on to the field.”
Rutgers’ Lord Nelson, the Horse Once Flagged for a Penalty at Giants Stadium, Dies
Sad news from New Brunswick on Tuesday- Lord Nelson, a police horse who worked at Rutgers University and who later was ridden by the Scarlet Knight mascot at football games, passed away at age 42… Lord Nelson is also the answer to one of the more quirky pieces of trivia: He’s one of the only horses to be penalized during a college football game… Way back in October of 1994, Rutgers faced Army at Giants Stadium. After scoring a touchdown, Rutgers went up 16-14, but here’s what happened before the PAT, according to the New York Times: “Rutgers missed the extra point because of one of its mascots, a horse. Exuberant over what turned out to be the winning touchdown, the rider swept onto the field and rode down the sidelines. That cost the Scarlet Knights 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct, and the kicker, Eddie Duborg, had to try his conversion from 35 yards out. He missed.”
