Kaitlyn Culbert – Department of 4-H
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4-H Member Kaitlyn Culbert is a Honey Bee Champion
Fighting for Honey Bee and Pollinator Health Through Scientific Research & Community Outreach With the honey bee population threatened by climate change, Kaitlyn—known as the “Bee Girl” at Toms River High School North in Toms River, New Jersey—decided to take matters into her own hands by studying and protecting honeybees as both a researcher and […]
Morris County 4-H Rocket Team Rocks Launch Week in Alabama!
The Morris County 4-H Rocket Team had a blast in Huntsville, Alabama last week! All 5 members of the only NJ team in attendance traveled to the launch week events put together by the Student Launch group of NASA. They experienced the thrill of being among the university/college teams and some middle/high school teams preparing […]
Announcement: Melissa Bright Appointed County 4-H Agent in Somerset County
Announcement from Rachel Lyons, chair of the Department of 4-H Youth Development. Please welcome Melissa Bright to her new role as County 4-H Agent in Somerset County, effective May 1, 2023. Melissa has served as a site director for the YMCA of Hunterdon and Bucks Counties leading a school age childcare program since 2018. For […]
Announcement: Abigail Kesely Named the State 4-H Senior Program Coordinator
Announcement from Rachel Lyons, chair of the Department of 4-H Youth Development. Please welcome Abigail Kesely to her new role as the State 4-H Senior Program Coordinator in the State 4-H Office effective April 17, 2023. Abigail comes with a wealth of 4-H experience – for more than 17 years she has been a part […]
4-H Youth Camp comes to Rutgers Gardens for summer 2023
Benjamin Clawson; Shanna Gryder – Lindley G. Cook 4-H Youth Center for Outdoor Education
4-H Youth Camp Comes to Rutgers Gardens for Summer 2023
New day-camp option offered throughout the month of July Since 1951, New Jersey youths have gathered in Stokes State Forest in Sussex County, the northernmost county in the Garden State, for the classic overnight summer camp experience of the New Jersey 4-H Camp. The yearly ritual of campers returning summer after summer, some eventually going […]
Excellence Awards Given at Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference 2023
The Annual Conference brings more than 300 Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) faculty and staff together to network, engage in professional development, exchange ideas for programming and research collaboration, and share best practices for service excellence in the delivery of research-based educational programming. The two-day program was held virtually on December 14 and in person at […]
Nationwide 4-H STEM Challenge highlights Rutgers’ pioneering ocean research
Rachel Lyons – Department of 4-H Youth Development
Nationwide 4-H STEM Challenge Highlights Rutgers’ Pioneering Ocean Research
More than 300,000 youth nationwide are learning about Rutgers’ pioneering ocean research using underwater gliders to understand the effects of climate change as part of this year’s 4-H STEM Challenge. This is the first year Rutgers was chosen to develop the challenge in partnership with the National 4-H Council. “This is a great example of […]
