Sixteen public events scheduled across the state; hundreds more worldwide The third annual National Moth Week, a worldwide citizen science project started in New Jersey in 2012, will be celebrated across the state, beginning with an early kickoff “Moth Ball” slated for Friday, July 11, in Bergen County. Started by the Friends of the East […]
Mercer County
It Takes a High School: Building a Rain Garden in Hamilton Twp.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Water Resources Program has been working with Hamilton Township in Mercer County to evaluate watershed and stormwater management issues and develop recommendations for improving and protecting water resources in the community. As part of the project, a demonstration rain garden was built at Hamilton High School West to manage stormwater runoff from […]
Rotary Club enabling gardens to grow
The Robbinsville-Hamilton Sunrise Rotary Club has partnered with other clubs in Rotary International District 7510, Rutgers University, Rutgers NJ Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers Cooperative Extension in a unique, hands-on gardening program…
Rutgers LA Students Help Design New Property for HomeFront Center Serving Central Jersey Homeless
In March, the Rutgers Student Chapter of the New Jersey American Society of Landscape Architects (NJASLA) held a Design Charette—an intense period of design or planning activity—to come up with conceptual drawings for a new location of a family support center run by HomeFront, a non-profit organization located in Mercer County, whose mission is to […]
Hamilton residents tap their own rain barrels
They’re made of plastic and sealed with plumber’s tape and caulk, but they get the job done, and they promote conservation, township officials say. On Tuesday, the township hosted its fifth rain barrel workshop…The workshop, held in the H…
Mercer 4-H Member Speaks at USDA Borlaug Symposium
Renee Stillwell, Mercer County 4-H member, was invited by the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to be one of a handful of youth to speak at the USDA symposium commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the birth of plant biologist and humanitarian Norman Borlaug, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for a […]
NJ 4-H’ers Engage in Agricultural Science Innovation at National Youth Agri-Science Summit
Fifteen New Jersey 4-H members from Burlington, Cumberland and Mercer counties joined youth and adult teams from across the U.S. at the National Youth Agri-Science Summit, January 16-20 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The high school students learned about agricultural science and technologies through a variety of hands-on activities, […]
Rutgers Family and Community Health Sciences Collaborates on Major USDA Grant
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) has again collaborated with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to secure a $324,151 Team Nutrition Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. The two-year grant renews the Grow Healthy New Jersey–Team Nutrition Initiative that began in 2010. Grant funds will be […]
Rutgers 4-H Science Ambassadors Take Part in National Youth Summit
Thirteen of the 4-H Science Ambassadors who participated in the 2013 Rutgers 4-H Summer Science program that drew students from Atlantic, Essex, Mercer, Passaic and Union counties to the Rutgers campus, attended the National Youth Summit. This event, which focused on Geospatial Technologies, was held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, […]
Good night, plants: Fall means taking steps toward a bountiful spring
Taking time to appreciate a well-tendered garden is something a lot of people do during the spring and summer months, but as October looms, gardeners have their work cut out for them. Creating a beautiful flower display or garden is a year-round job, a…
