David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist at Rutgers
National 4-H Hall of Fame Laureates Announced
4-H has announced the names of the twenty individuals who will be inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame during a special ceremony to be held on Tuesday, October 12 at the Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. The National 4-H Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Laureates who will be […]
NJ’s new normal: More storms, more rainfall, more often. Thank climate change
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
‘We are all in trouble.’ New Jersey tops list of states warming up the fastest
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
See a Spotted Lanternfly? Squash It, Officials Say
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
Meet the spotted lanternfly, the bug health officials are begging you to kill on sight
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
Should we start naming heat waves?
David Robinson – New Jersey state Climatologist at Rutgers University
4-H’s Rutgers Science Program Brings Youth to the Antarctica with Data Jams, Sea Ice Changes, CODAP, and Penguins
Youth learn how to interpret data, and what it means for the planet and a changing climate. As part of the annual Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassador Program and the National 4-H From Home series, 4-H’s Rutgers Science Program provided two, one-week summer programs, in early August, entitled “Data to the Rescue: Penguins Need our Help!” […]
Recognizing the Common Wood Borers of Ash Trees
By Steven K. Rettke, Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County It is understandable for arborists, landscapers, and homeowners to assume that Emerald Ash Borers (Agrilus planipennis) are the cause when they observe branch dieback and decline of ash trees (Fraxinus genus). During the 21st century, this invasive Asian tree […]
JCNERR and NJDEP Partner to Communicate Coastal Flood Risk in New Jersey
The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR), which encompasses more than 115,000 acres of forested uplands, wetlands, aquatic habitats and barrier islands, is known among coastal practitioners in the state as a resource for tools and information to help communicate coastal flood risks in New Jersey. Managed by Rutgers NJAES in partnership with […]
