Just one year removed from a relatively quiet season, the Garden State is once again under siege from a familiar perennial pest – the gypsy moth. In South Jersey, Atlantic County recorded more damage this year alone than the rest of the state combined in 2014, according to the state Department of Agriculture’s 2015 gypsy moth survey… The 12-day aerial survey that began on June 17 revealed an estimated 290,696 acres of such trees throughout the state that had suffered damage from the hungry gypsy moths – about 220 times more than last year’s 1,330-acre defoliation total… Hemant Gohil, a Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agriculture Agent serving Gloucester County, said he’s received some reports from residents about moth damage. “One lady told me that her swimming pool was full of gypsy moth caterpillars crawling around,” Gohil told Gannett New Jersey. “She said they could not use it for weeks.”
Volunteers Needed for Cumberland 4-H Programs
Cumberland County is home to 4-H club programs in New Jersey in areas such as robotics, herpetology, life skills, marine science, beekeeping, arts and crafts, leadership and cooking; as well as traditional 4-H animal science programs such as horse, livestock and small animals… “In order to sustain and grow our program, we need the investment of caring adults who are interested in supporting our youth. 4-H alumni are ideally suited to assist in growing the program,” county 4-H Agent Julie Karavan said. “Traditionally, we think of 4-H volunteers as 4-H club leaders who make a commitment to lead a club which meets once per month. However, 4-H also needs screened, trained volunteers to assist periodically in other roles as well, including advisers, judges, project leaders, program delivery, chaperones and speakers.”… The Cumberland County 4-H program hopes to establish community clubs, working in a range of project areas at locations in the county beyond the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Center in Rosenhayn.
Cumberland 4-H introduces new science, tech programs
DEERFIELD Gathering Steam is a suite of new 4-H faculty programs being offered to schools and community centers this year. Fee-based workshops and summer enrichment programs also will be conducted at the Cumberland County 4-H Center. STEAM stands for s…
