Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County recently announced that, along with their partners Hillsborough Township and Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association (SBMWA), it successfully obtained a $175,539 grant from the New Jersey Department …
Faculty, Staff and Volunteers Receive Rutgers Cooperative Extension Excellence Awards for 2014
Each year, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), honors faculty and staff for their outstanding work and outreach through their programs and support. The winners for 2014 received their awards at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference at the Cook Campus Center in New Brunswick on October 20. […]
Master Gardeners visit Little Sprouts Early Learning Center
A group of Master Gardeners under the leadership of Claudia Kunath recently continued their education program at the Little Sprouts Early Learning Center with a presentation about the season of autumn. “Our goal with this presentation was to focus on the season of fall and what happens to trees and seeds,” explained Claudia Kunath, the Team Leader for the Master Gardeners for Little Sprouts. The group staged a story complete with puppets and props, and then set up stations for crafts and further examination of seeds and fall foliage.
Edison Volunteer Receives Award for Excellence as a Master Gardner
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension is recognizing two Master Gardeners as recipients of this year’s Awards for Excellence at the 2014 Middlesex County Master Gardener Fall Conference. Master Gardener Linda Larson of Edison was recognized for her efforts in the Evergreen Garden of Memories and Susan Herzig of Old Bridge was recognized for her efforts in the Breast Cancer Awareness Garden. “The Masters Gardeners work hard to make Middlesex County a more green and beautiful place,” said Freeholder Kenneth Armwood, Chair of the County’s Business Development and Education Committee.
Miss Harmon Receives Rutgers Cooperative Extension Equal Opportunity Award for 2014
Each year, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), honors faculty and staff for their outstanding work and outreach through their programs and support. The winners for 2014 received their awards at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference at the Cook Campus Center in New Brunswick on October 20. […]
Rutgers scientists aren’t NJ’s only experts on cranberries: Meet the young “Cranbassadors”
What happens when you have an engaged scientist and an agriculturally-minded teacher and you put them together in a parent-teacher conference? The Cranbassadors program is the brainchild of NJAES Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology Peter Oudemans and Mullica Township teacher Barbara Rheault who wanted to connect students to the local agriculture of the Pinelands. Student […]
Salem County Agent Dave Lee Receives Two 2014 Rutgers Cooperative Extension Awards
Each year, Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), honors faculty and staff for their outstanding work and outreach through their programs and support. The winners for 2014 received their awards at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference at the Cook Campus Center in New Brunswick on October […]
Rutgers Environmental Science Students Volunteer at Local “Freecycle” Event
Freecycling is a grassroots effort by people who are giving and getting used items for free and keeping usable stuff out of local landfills. The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission (Friends EBEC), a nonprofit citizens group dedicated to local environmental education and conservation, has sponsored several Freecycling events for the past few years, […]
Rutgers and Local Foundation Team Up to Bring FCHS Educator to Salem County
Rutgers’ Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) and the Salem Health and Wellness Foundation announced the establishment of a Health Educator position for Salem County, which has been without a FCHS health educator for over 20 years. FCHS, a unit of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), sought to establish this position in Salem County, […]
