The new director of the university’s botanical garden wants to expand access and outreach to students and local communities of color Ariana Arancibia took on the new role as director of Rutgers Gardens and Campus Stewardship to tackle issues of social justice and equity. She is working to expand access to the gardens for surrounding […]
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8 Shocking Facts About Plastic in Our Oceans
Kaitlin Gannon – Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
All You Have To Do Is Leave Your Porch Light On: Local Citizen Science Initiative Goes International
It’s night in the woods. Flashlight beams dart through the trees. Moonshiners? A cult? Neither. It’s Moth Night, and a bevy of moth seekers armed with flashlights, blacklights, mercury vapor lights, and white sheets are illuminating the wondrous, nocturnal Lepidoptera alighting among the trees. This scene has been witnessed annually in East Brunswick, New Jersey, […]
Morris County 4-Hers participate in ‘Summer of Fun’ activities
Kelly Dziak – 4-H
Morris County 4-Hers Participate in an Array of “Summer of Fun” Activities
In July Morris County 4-H put together a 2021 Summer of Fun event list for their 4-H community and the public to participate in. “Highlights were the very popular Bat Walk, the fun Dress-a-pet / Dress-a-cage event, a guided photo walk through the Great Swamp, the Rocket League Tournament, and so much more,” said Kelly […]
New Brunswick Community Farmers Market Celebrates National Farmers Market Week with Youth Activity
A project of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Johnson & Johnson, and the City of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market (NBCFM) increases fresh fruit and vegetable access for local residents while supporting New Jersey farmers. The markets are open three days per week at two locations in the city, providing opportunity for multiple farms to sell their products. Vendors accept SNAP as […]
Rutgers Inspires Establishment of New Jersey One Health Task Force
New Jersey is the first state to legislate a task force to fight disease transmission from animals to people The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for scientists to address how humans, animals and the environment affect each other and to develop protocols to stop diseases from transmitting from animals to humans. Last month, New […]
The Seed: A Living Beer Project in AC named best new brewery by national publication
Sean Towers – Aquaculture Innovation Center
NATIONAL MOTH WEEK; Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 124
National Moth Week
THESE MOTHS ARE SO GORGEOUS THEY ‘PUT BUTTERFLIES TO SHAME’
When the night falls and most people start to turn in, wildlife conservation photographer Carla Rhodes grabs her camera and heads outside. She wanders out onto her yard in Woodstock, New York, and hangs a white bedsheet across two poles or her porch. T…
