Celebrating National Indoor Plant Week – By Joel Flagler The relationship between people and plants has been many thousands of years in the making. We have been interacting with plants long before the term “horticulture” was conceived. Our earliest ancestors relied on plants to survive. They learned to recognize which vegetation offered the likelihood of finding […]
Bergen County
Labor Day Weekend Gardening
Joel Flagler – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Summer Gardening 101
Joel Flagler – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Houseplants Bring Your Home To Life
Joel Flagler, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Bergen County
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 […]
Asian Tick, Now in 9 NJ Counties, Traveling by Animal
Andrea Egizi, Department of Entomology
Dina Fonseca, Department of Entomology
This Earth Day especially, ‘remember plants are non-judgmental’ — what it’s like to start gardening during a pandemic
Joel Flagler – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Open house prepares NJ community colleges for transferring to SEBS
Carol Andrew, Office of Academic Programs
Open House Prepares NJ Community Colleges for Advising Students on Transferring to SEBS
When community college students are preparing to further their education and transfer to a four-year institution, they look to their advisors for where to transfer and what courses they need. For years, Carol Andrew, assistant dean, Office of Academic Programs, for the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) has been connecting with New […]
“Legacy” Mercury Pollution Still a Problem in New Jersey Meadowlands Waters
Rutgers-led study shows the impact of decades-old upstream contamination “Legacy” mercury pollution from decades ago and miles away is an important source of contamination in New Jersey Meadowlands waterways, according to a Rutgers-led study that could help guide cleanup efforts. The study in the Journal of Hazardous Materials identified upper Berry’s Creek and its tributary, […]
