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, […]
Morris County
Rutgers Faculty and Staff Achieve National and Regional Awards at 2017 NACAA Conference
The National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) is the professional organization for Extension educators and other professionals who work in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and natural resources, 4-H youth development, community development, administration, aquaculture and Sea Grant, and related disciplines. Each year, NACAA recognizes members for outstanding work programs, communications, and service through its awards […]
Morris County announces winners from 4-H fair
Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program
New Jersey 4-H Teens Learn about Government at Annual Citizenship Washington Focus Conference
The nation’s capital served as the fitting backdrop for New Jersey youths to learn about government as part of the 4-H civic engagement program, Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland, from July 9-15. The New Jersey 4-H delegation of 19 youth and two adult chaperones […]
One place in N.J. to find watermelon gorging, goat kisses and baby chicks
Morris County 4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
Morris County 4-H Fair showcases the group’s many achievements
Linda Kabis – 4-H Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Middle Schoolers Develop Leadership and Community Service Skills at the 4-H Youth Leadership Institute at Rutgers University
4-H members representing eight counties took part in the New Jersey 4-H goLEAD Youth Leadership Institute held in June at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. goLEAD (generation-on Leadership, Education, and Development) is an innovative approach to equip middle and high school aged youth with invaluable 21st century skills that will allow them to change themselves […]
SEBS Students Transforming Blighted Housing into Valued Community Environmental Amenities
By Pat Rector, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, County Agent II/Associate Professor, and Tobiah Horton, Specialist in Landscape Architecture Reprinted from Green Knight newsletter, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, February 2017 Assistant professor Tobiah Horton is providing Rutgers landscape architecture students in his Design/Build studio a unique opportunity in the Spring 2017 semester. The class is “Transforming Blighted […]
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program: Helping Citizens Make A Difference in New Jersey
Pat Rector – Environmental and Resource Management Agent Cooperative Extension of Morris County
Rutgers 250 Celebrated in a Corn Maze!
Stony Hill Farms in Chester, New Jersey is one of several New Jersey farms that are honoring Rutgers’ 250th anniversary with a Corn Maze design. Stony Hill’s maze features the Scarlet Knight mascot and R250! Replete with five bridges, game sheets and decoder glasses, a journey through the maze teaches about what Rutgers and its […]
