Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) of Morris County is proud to announce that the Rutgers Master Gardener Community Garden Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Team has won 1st Place in the 2021 David Gibby International Master Gardener Conference Search for Excellence (IMGCSFE), Innovative Projects Category. This team of volunteers regularly inspects plots in Morris County community gardens to identify insects, diseases, […]
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Rutgers Acclaimed Hort Therapy Program Grew From Seed Planted Over 50 Years Ago
Anyone who has marveled at the growth from seed to sprout and bud to bloom, relished the aroma of herbs, or found themselves calmed in the presence of greenery, can understand the restorative power of plants. But professor and Bergen County agricultural and natural resources agent Joel Flagler (CC ’74), a registered horticultural therapist, has […]
Homefront Celebrates the Opening of its Healing and Memorial Garden
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Collaborates with HomeFront on their Family Campus Garden for Shelter Residents HomeFront celebrated the opening of its Healing & Memorial Garden at their Family Campus in Mercer County on July 1. The Campus is their dignified shelter for 38 local families at a time who are homeless. This lovely garden will provide […]
“Earth Day, Every Day” Educational Webinar Series is back!
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 […]
New Jersey’s largest dairy farmer begs Gov. Murphy: ‘Help us’
Michelle Infante-Casella – Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County
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!” […]
JCNERR and NJDEP partner to communicate coastal flood risk in N.J.
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
Landscape industry leaders holding workshop on sustainable practices
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Improving Vaccination Rates in Vulnerable Communities
Cara Cuite, assistant extension specialist in the Department of Human Ecology, and Rutgers Cooperative Extension colleagues, lead an outreach program to migrant workers. Their efforts are part of a range of Rutgers community outreach focused on hard-hit populations. The story below originally appeared in Rutgers Today. As the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads and infection rates […]
