Kelly Dziak – 4-H program associate; Johanna Pipoli and David Longendyc – 4-H Teen Members
Embrace Your Outdoors with Somerset County 4-H
With summer in full swing and nature in bloom, now is the perfect time to get outdoors to learn about the incredible biodiversity that we have right here in New Jersey. Releasing a new blog every Friday, join Somerset County 4-H as they introduce you to the world of ecology with entertaining and educational blog […]
Embrace your outdoors with Somerset County 4-H
Kristine Manganelli – 4-H; Rutgers Cooperative Extension
NJ in Yearly ‘Danger Zone’ for Lyme Disease
Amy Rowe – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Feeding the Community with Somerset County 4-H Piano & Music Club
One of the many devastating challenges of COVID-19 has been the increased demand on food banks across the nation, paired with many families’ inability to donate like they historically would. This combination encouraged Somerset County 4-H Piano & Music Club to use their experience as community leaders to aid the Somerset Food Bank, and in […]
Invasive Plants At the Root of Growing Problem, Says Rutgers Expert
Michele Bakacs – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Feeding the community with Somerset County 4-H Piano & Music Club
Somerset County 4-H Piano & Club
Plant this, not that: How to protect NJ wildlife from invasive, exotic flora
Michele Bakacs – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Oyster Farming and Shorebirds Likely Can Coexist
Scientists find oyster aquaculture has little impact on red knots, three other species Oyster farming as currently practiced along the Delaware Bayshore does not significantly impact four shorebirds, including the federally threatened red knot, which migrates thousands of miles from Chile annually, according to a Rutgers-led study. The findings, published in the journal Ecosphere, likely […]
NJHKI Steps Up During Lockdown, Assisting GBCS With Food Deliveries
For the past few years, the New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) has partnered with Greater Brunswick Charter School (GBCS) in New Brunswick to provide nutrition education, culinary literacy, and physical activity programs and activities to its students. This has included biweekly field trips for kindergarten and seventh graders to attend the New Jersey Institute for […]
