Last month, Rutgers University opened the doors to the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH), a new interdisciplinary research hub for scholars, policymakers, students, and parents to advance, educate and promote issues of nutriti…
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Going Green, Up On the Roof
This article is written by Barbara and Wolf Skacel, Rutgers Master Gardeners of Burlington County since 2014 and active volunteers and gardeners in their community… What is a green roof? It’s not a roof covered with moss, although it could be, if tha…
New Rules Would Expand N.J. Bear Hunt
The Christie administration formally adopted a black bear management plan Monday that brings several major changes to New Jersey’s annual bear hunt, broadening the area where hunting can occur and potentially extending the hunt by an extra four days if the state’s targeted number of kills is not met… “Hunting is an important tool in maintaining an ecological balance with our black bear population and is necessary to reduce the potential for conflicts between bears and people,” said Bob Martin, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection. “The comprehensive policy we have adopted is based on the most up-to-date science and population estimates, and continues to stress the importance of research and public education.”… Wildlife experts say that there is so much food here that bears here are having more cubs than usual. While the typical female black bear has a litter of one to three cubs, those in North Jersey tend to have three to six cubs, according to Brooke Maslo, a wildlife ecologist at Rutgers University.
Criminal Beliefs? NY’s Probe of Exxon Targets Big Oil Over Global Warming Stance
A government probe of ExxonMobil, which authorities say is aimed at finding out if the energy giant misled the public about the threat of global warming, is really an attempt to scare companies into silence, according to critics… Alan Robock, a meteorologist who signed a petition by 20 scientists in September calling for a federal investigation, explained his reasoning to FoxNews.com… “Exxon, which funded climate change research decades ago and understood the science, chose instead to fund a disinformation campaign to confuse the public… so as to continue to sell their products and make money,” Robock said, pointing to apparently-leaked Exxon documents which show that, at times, Exxon employed scientists who did worry about man-made warming, but that later on some of their scientists said the models had too much uncertainty to be relied on.
How Can the Jersey Shore Live with Massive Storms, Rising Sea Level?
Challenges the Jersey Coast faces post-Sandy and ways to better prepare for future storms, rising sea levels and other climate changes will be discussed in a unique debate-style forum being held in Ocean County later this month… The free, two-day con…
Ask the Rutgers Expert: Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall? (Video)
Rutgers has the answers to life’s big questions! Rutgers NJAES Extension Specialist in Forestry Mark Vodak explains how the shorter days and cooler nights affect the production of chlorophyll.
Human Encounters Make Bears Less Likely to Flee: Experts
New Jersey wildlife experts say an increase in interaction between bears and humans has muted some of their instincts to flee when they see people… Rutgers University wildlife ecologist Brooke Maslo tells The Record newspaper that when bears have ben…
N.J. Bears Don’t Scare Away So Easily
When Joyce Miller’s 10-year-old son stepped out the front door of the family’s Wanaque home recently to walk his puppy, the family saw a black bear lumbering across the lawn. They quickly jerked their son and the dog inside, then banged garbage can lids to shoo the bear… The Millers have lived in a development at the edge of Ramapo Mountain State Forest for 15 years. The bears used to hustle away when they saw people. They’re not nearly as wary these days. “There seems to be a shift now in our coexistence,” Miller said. “I don’t feel as safe.”… One thing is certain: There are more bears, so there are more bear-human encounters. “When you have increasing human and bear populations, you’re inherently going to have more interactions,” said Brooke Maslo, a wildlife ecologist at Rutgers University. “And when they have benign interactions with people, they might start to stick around when they see a person rather than immediately run away.”… There is so much food here that bears here are having more cubs than usual. While the typical female black bear has a litter of one to three cubs, those in North Jersey, because of plentiful food, tend to have litters of three to six cubs, Maslo said.
Giamarese Farms and Rutgers University Feed the Poor
Giamarese Farms on Fresh Ponds Road was busy, even on this rainy day. The gleaners had arrived from Cook Campus at Rutgers University and they were hard at work in the apple orchard. Some of the gleaners were students from Dr. Jack Rabin’s “Sustainable Agriculture” class at Cook, while others were members of Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH.) Farmers Against Hunger (FAH) were gleaning, too, gathering the Jona Gold and Golden Delicious apples that still hung on the trees or that had recently fallen to the ground… What is gleaning? Gleaning is an ancient farming practice in which farmers would leave an area, often the four corners of a crop area, unharvested so that the poor of the surrounding area could gather some fruits and vegetables to feed themselves and their families.
New Jersey and Climate Change: Impacts and Responses (Video)
Produced by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, this video provides a comprehensive overview about impacts of a changing climate to people, places and valuable assets throughout the Garden State. Rutgers Professor of Environmental Sciences Tony Broccoli, Distinguished Professor at Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Michael Greenberg, Executive Director of Voorhees Transportation Center […]
