It’s night in the woods. Flashlight beams dart through the trees. Moonshiners? A cult? Neither. It’s Moth Night, and a bevy of moth seekers armed with flashlights, blacklights, mercury vapor lights, and white sheets are illuminating the wondrous, nocturnal Lepidoptera alighting among the trees. This scene has been witnessed annually in East Brunswick, New Jersey, […]
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SEBS Community and Office of Academic Programs Welcome New Deans Carl Leikhram and Daaimah “Di” Etheridge!
Carl Leikhram has joined us as our new dean of recruitment and advising, and Daaimah Etheridge as our new transfer dean. Carl is the former director of Enrollment Management and Market Development for Yeshiva University, and comes to us with extensive work in recruitment, admissions, marketing and advising from New Haven University, Post University, and […]
Morris County 4-Hers participate in ‘Summer of Fun’ activities
Kelly Dziak – 4-H
Morris County 4-Hers Participate in an Array of “Summer of Fun” Activities
In July Morris County 4-H put together a 2021 Summer of Fun event list for their 4-H community and the public to participate in. “Highlights were the very popular Bat Walk, the fun Dress-a-pet / Dress-a-cage event, a guided photo walk through the Great Swamp, the Rocket League Tournament, and so much more,” said Kelly Dziak, […]
New Brunswick Community Farmers Market Celebrates National Farmers Market Week with Youth Activity
A project of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Johnson & Johnson, and the City of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market (NBCFM) increases fresh fruit and vegetable access for local residents while supporting New Jersey farmers. The markets are open three days per week at two locations in the city, providing opportunity for multiple farms to sell their products. Vendors accept SNAP as […]
The Seed: A Living Beer Project in AC named best new brewery by national publication
Sean Towers – Aquaculture Innovation Center
NATIONAL MOTH WEEK; Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 124
National Moth Week
THESE MOTHS ARE SO GORGEOUS THEY ‘PUT BUTTERFLIES TO SHAME’
When the night falls and most people start to turn in, wildlife conservation photographer Carla Rhodes grabs her camera and heads outside. She wanders out onto her yard in Woodstock, New York, and hangs a white bedsheet across two poles or her porch. T…
RCE Launches New Urban Gardening Webinar Series in Spanish
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), a unit of New Jersey Agricultural Extension Station (NJAES), has unveiled a new urban gardening webinar series in Spanish, titled “El Huerto Urbano.” This series, which are offered free on Mondays, started on July 12 and runs through August 9. It consists of live webinars presented by RCE & NJAES experts […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agents Receive National, Regional and State Awards at 2021 NACAA Virtual Conference
The National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) is an organization of professional extension educators that furthers the professional improvement of its members. Each year NACAA recognizes professional excellence in Cooperative Extension nationwide through its annual conference. Rutgers Cooperative Extension agents have been selected as state, regional, and national winners for the 2021 NACAA annual […]
