The Department of Environmental Protection announced the launch of an online mapping tool that will help the public, stakeholders and government officials advance work that is needed to bolster the resilience of New Jersey’s coastal areas to climate change. The Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Planning Tool (CERAP Tool), provides the locations of at-risk areas, […]
K-12 Students Participate in Immersive Forest Management STEM Experience at Rutgers
Shreya Dutt, a high school student in East Brunswick, was fascinated by the topic of controlled application of fire used by experts to manage forests that she developed a video for use in her local library and as part of her YouTube channel. Shreya was one of 20 high students who spent two Saturdays over […]
Smarter Urban Design Can Help Encourage ‘Active Commuting,’ Rutgers Researcher Says
Children who walk or bike to school at a young age are more likely to continue the healthy habit as they age, according to a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher. “The walk to school is a wonderful moment in the day that provides children a glimpse of living an active lifestyle,” said David Tulloch, a professor of landscape architecture […]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Awards $220,000 Grant to Rutgers to Implement Green Stormwater Improvements in Upper Salem River Watershed
Climate change is a pressing 21st century issue when it comes to flooding and amplification of water quality degradation due to increase in extreme precipitation events. Delaware River is the one of the longest rivers in the east of Mississippi, which starts from Hancock of New York, passes through New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and finally […]
“Ghost Forests” Expanding Along Northeast U.S. Coast
Higher groundwater levels from sea-level rise and increased flooding are likely the most important factors Why are “ghost forests” filled with dead trees expanding along the mid-Atlantic and southern New England coast? Higher groundwater levels linked to sea-level rise and increased flooding from storm surges and very high tides are likely the most important factors, according […]
Developing a Restoration and Adaptation Plan for New Jersey’s Coast
A team led by Rutgers University is working with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to develop a Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Plan (CERAP) for New Jersey’s coastal marshes, estuaries and back-bays. The CERAP project team, which was awarded a $150,000 grant from NJDEP, includes the Rutgers University Center for Remote Sensing […]
Cleaning up Southern Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor
By Rick Lathrop, Director- Rutgers Center for Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis Helping guide investments in ecosystem health that also benefit local communities is smart public policy. Barnegat Bay on New Jersey’s central coast is recognized as a nationally significant coastal system and was designated as 28th National Estuary Program site by U.S. Environmental Protection […]
Land Development in New Jersey Continues to Slow
It’s unclear how the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to fight inequality will affect future trends Land development in New Jersey has slowed dramatically since the 2008 Great Recession, but it’s unclear how the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to fight societal and housing inequality will affect future trends, according to a Rutgers co-authored report. Between 2012 and […]
International Research by Nancy McKeon (SEBS’21) Contributes to New Findings and Prominent Article
Honors student Nancy McKeon (SEBS’21), double major in Public Health and Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior, is entering her senior year with a wealth of hands-on research experience connecting these two majors. “It’s impossible to view public health without taking into account the environment, both built and natural, and effective policy is critical towards bettering […]
SEBS’ Richard Lathrop Says Threatened Shorebird Species Faces Increased Peril
Red knots fall below 10,000 in aerial surveys Scientists from Rutgers University–New Brunswick and elsewhere documented fewer than 10,000 red knot shorebirds in Chile in January, down from more than 13,000 a year earlier. “Clearly, this subspecies of red knots – listed as threatened in the U.S. and endangered in Canada – is still at […]
