Chad Ripberger, Janice McDonnell – 4-H
Union County
Rutgers STEM Ambassador’s Program Inspires New Cohort of New Jersey High Schoolers
This year’s Rutgers STEM Ambassador’s program, an interactive, hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative for mostly 9th and 10th grade students in a campus setting, drew about 60 participants from Atlantic, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Passaic and Union counties. Chad Ripberger, Rutgers 4-H agent from Mercer County, and Janice McDonnell, 4-H SET agent, […]
Secrets of Backyard Composting Revealed
Michele Bakacs – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Union County Plans for Emerald Ash Borer
Rutgers Cooperative Extension – Rutgers Master Gardeners
Six Champions of the Raritan River Recognized for their Good Works at 11th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference
Three individuals and one organization received Sustainable Raritan River Awards at the 11th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony at Rutgers’ Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering in Piscataway on June 7, 2019. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement in efforts to revitalize, restore and protect the Raritan resources and promote the area as a […]
Simple Steps for a Pest-Free Vegetable Garden in Union County
Madeline Flahive DiNardo – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
In Union County Parks, the Trees ”Speak” for Themselves
Dean Talcott – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
"Strike Force" Volunteers to Foil Invasive Plants in Union County Park
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Union County 4-H Teens Pitch in for Geology Open House
4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Department of Marine & Coastal Science
Water Resources Program Partnership with PVSC Earns Utility “Forward Thinking” Award
In order for New Jersey municipalities to alleviate localized flooding, protect and improve water quality, and prevent processes that cause untreated wastewater from entering local waterways, targeted efforts using green infrastructure are needed for the management of stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollution. An example of such an initiative, for the past five years the […]
