Rutgers University researchers will lead several components of a $72.5 million federal initiative to fortify New Jersey’s coast against climate change and extreme weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the Building a Climate Ready New Jersey program. The five-year initiative seeks to enhance […]
Environment/Natural Resources
2024 “Earth Day, Every Day” Webinar Series
The “Earth Day, Every Day” webinar series, produced by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, concluded on June 3. This popular series focused on the role that natural elements (air, earth, fire, water, spirit, and wildlife) play in natural resource management and what the public can do to help. The series included newsworthy topics, including offshore wind development, […]
SEBS and NJAES Help Create Climate Change Learning Stations Unveiled to Mark Climate Week 2023
Editor’s note: Photo documentation stations resulted from a partnership with Rutgers DMCS, JC NERR, NOAA, and the MyCoast New Jersey website. This article first appeared on the DEP website. Marking Climate Week in New Jersey, Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette unveiled the first of five Climate Change Learning Stations in New Jersey’s state parks […]
How a “Marine Heatwave” Is Creating a More Chaotic Hurricane Season
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatogist
Summer weather takes bites from school calendars
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Experts say technology capable of creating hurricanes doesn’t yet exist | Fact check
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Scientists and Researchers Explore Immersive Science Learning for Rutgers Undergraduates
Xenia Morin – Dept. of Plant Biology; Dena Seidel – Depts. of Plant Biology and Marine and Coastal Sciences.
So, Where Are All the Spotted Lanternflies?
George Hamilton; Anne Nielsen – Rutgers Cooperative Extension; Dept. of Entomology
Spotted lanternfly population down in NJ, but insect likely to be a long-term resident
George Hamilton; Anne Nielsen – Department of Entomology
The Rutgers Center for Vector Biology (CVB) has revamped New Jersey Ticks 4 Science!
Emily Fontaine – Department of Entomology
