On April 23, faculty, staff and students attended the 25th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at Neilson Dining Hall. According to executive dean Bob Goodman, this signature event acknowledges contributions that meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, […]
Atlantic County
A Fruitful Endeavor: 8 Basics for Growing a Bountiful Backyard Orchard
Rick VanVranken, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Earth Day workshop leaders looked to educate the curious
Jen Sawyer – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Meet Doug Zemeckis, New Marine Agent
Doug Zemeckis, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Wineries and New Jersey create a perfect pairing
The go-to guy for education, knowledge, promotion, marketing and anything grape since 1984, Gary Pavlis has been instrumental in the expansion of the state’s wine industry. He sees about six people per month at his South Jersey office interested in ope…
It is consuming crops and swarming Pa. towns. Can N.J. keep this bug away?
Gary Pavlis – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program Gets in Gear for 2018
Since 2005, hundreds of citizen scientists have made the commitment to protecting New Jersey’s environment by participating in the Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program. Offered by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, this 20-week program trains volunteers in important environmental issues affecting New Jersey, enabling them to solve problems in their respective communities. Starting late January this year, the […]
America’s Bottomless Hunger
Richard W. VanVranken – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Fall fun not hindered by high and low temperatures
Rick Van Vranken, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Atlantic County Bloom in PA Hort Society Contest
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) celebrates the accomplishments of gardeners in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with its annual PHS Gardening and Greening Contest. The competition invites backyard gardeners, community gardeners and those passionate about greening their public spaces to enter. For three years in a row, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Atlantic County’s (RMGAC) […]
