by Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission As we learn plants, the common name is invariably the name we prefer, since it is in a language that makes sense and is easier to recall. Typically, the biggest challenge with common names is the lack of consistency, as they can vary by location […]
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SEBS Hosts 2022 CASE Institute to Prepare Next Generation of High School Agricultural Educators
More than a dozen high school teachers and pre-service teachers in training to become agricultural educators from across the U.S came to the Rutgers Cook Campus to attend the CASE Institute focused on the course, “Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources.” Held July 10–20, this institute was hosted by Rutgers School of Environmental and […]
Annual N.J. fair that started in 1947 stays true to its agricultural roots (PHOTOS)
Gloucester County 4-H Fair
At Mercer 4-H fair, students show their scientific ingenuity
Rodrigo Sanchez Hernandez – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
JC NERR and Rutgers Partners Develop a Resilience Checklist for New Jersey’s Commercial Fisheries
The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) is working with a team from Rutgers University to develop a Resilience Checklist for New Jersey’s Commercial Fisheries to help fishing businesses evaluate and improve their preparedness for coastal hazards and fisheries changes. Funded by New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, the project team includes members from […]
Ninth Annual Personal Bioblitz Results Break All Records, Again!
The Personal Bioblitz was launched in 2014 by Lena Struwe, director of the Chrysler Herbarium and professor of botany in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, challenging participants to observe and report as many wild species as possible from everyday life using the global community science website and free app, iNaturalist. Congratulations to the top […]
Plant of the Month: Bugbane—A Plant of Great Depth
by Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission Bugbane is in the Buttercup Family or Ranunculaceae and has 12–18 species found throughout temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Actaea racemosa is native from southern Ontario to Georgia and west to Missouri and Arkansas, where it is typically found in woodlands and shaded rocky slopes.
2022 National Urban Extension Conference Hosted by Rutgers Offered Opportunity to Inspire and Reconnect
The National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) presented the 2022 National Urban Extension Conference in Camden, NJ, on May 23 -26. The conference, hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension and held at the Rutgers Camden Campus Center, attracted 300 participants from over 85 universities, local, state, and federal agencies as well as community groups from New Jersey, […]
South Jersey farmers say Americans need to start buying local produce or they won’t survive
Michelle Infante-Casella, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County
Rutgers Launches Citizen-Led Project to Combat Tick-Borne Diseases
The Center for Vector Biology (CVB), part of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, launched New Jersey Ticks 4 Science!, a citizen-led science project supported by the state that asks New Jerseyans to submit tick specimens they find to help track tick populations and help prevent tick-borne illness. “The purpose of the effort […]
