Winter appears poised to become stormier in New Jersey… “I think it’s safe to say that there is a storm that’s looming for Saturday with the potential of delivering a plowable snow,” said David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist… And it appears that this winter may more closely resemble last winter — the seventh snowiest on record in New Jersey- for a while, according to Robinson, a snow cover expert and geography professor at Rutgers University.
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Restoring the Manalapan Brook Watershed: An Introduction
This video is the first in a series describing the restoration efforts within the Manalapan Brook watershed. The Manalapan Brook is part of the Raritan River Basin in central New Jersey. This introduction begins with a description of urban watershed problems throughout New Jersey such as polluted stormwater runoff, urbanization, and flooding. It provides examples […]
Snow Could Slow Wednesday and Thursday Rush Hours
Drivers beware: The upcoming clipper snowstorm will impact the Wednesday afternoon commute, according to the National Weather Service. “It looks like it could be a two rush-hour event,” said David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist. After the snow stops, “it could still leave roads pretty icy on Thursday morning.” He speculated that “you could be talking about delayed (school) openings on Thursday, but it is going to get above freezing Thursday and that should clean things up.”
Middlesex County 4-H Celebrates 2 014 Accomplishments
In this modern world of digital living, a youth organization that prides itself on accomplishments such as leadership, crafts, agriculture and animal raising is refreshing. Since 1902, 4-H has steadfastly invited each generation’s youth to come and take part in whatever club interests them most. And the Middlesex County 4-H membership is thriving… “It truly sank in- I was a leader- and this would continue to help me throughout my life with leadership skills and confidence under my belt,” said Wolverton, who is a member of the Teen Council, Food Doods and Renegade Racers. “I gained this found talent of leadership that no one could have given me, but 4-H.”
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Cumberland County Training/ Accreditation Courses
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Cumberland County’s training/accreditation courses continue in February and the following three-hour courses are open to the public. This includes intensive topic training from experts in their field, handouts and light refr…
Rutgers Home Gardeners School: 35 Ways to Grow Your Gardening Skills
Home Gardeners School returns on March 21 with 26 expert instructors and 35 workshop choices for plant lovers Plant enthusiasts will have the opportunity to learn innovative gardening and landscaping techniques from 26 of the state’s top home horticulture experts at the 39th Annual Rutgers Home Gardeners School on Saturday, March 21, 2015. Held from […]
Stuart Country Day School in Princeton Hosts Gardening Symposium March 21
Stuart Country Day School in Princeton will be the home of an all-day garden symposium on March 21st. The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will host “Bringing Life to the Garden,” at the school, Mercer County officials announced this week. The Master Gardeners of Mercer County is a volunteer educational outreach program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, located at 930 Spruce Street in Lawrence.
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…
Digging a new column
Have you ever wondered what tree to plant in your front yard? Or what kind of insect is attacking your tomato plant? Where would you find that information? You could do a search on the Internet and get six different answers from six different places. O…
Some good news about sewage
An astonishing 23 billion gallons of untreated sewage makes its way into New Jersey’s waterways each year, and the state is finally doing something to clean up its act… One-quarter of this state’s population growth between 2008 and 2012 occurred in t…
