Tag: Rutgers Cooperative Extension
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4-H club members showcase latest projects with return of annual fair
4-H club members throughout Mercer County will descend onto Howell Living History Farm to showcase their latest club work for the county’s annual 4-H Fair. The fair – entering its 103rd year – returns to Howell Living History Farm, Lambertville, which is owned by the county, on July 30-31. As a two-day event, the fair…
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RU Ready to Farm offers online and hands-on training for beginning farmers
RU Ready to Farm, a new beginner farmer training program from the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension, will hold its first online information session on May 1 at 10 a.m. This program is directed by Middlesex County Agricultural Agent Bill Hlubik and will provide a combination of online and in-person hands-on…
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Burlington County Commissioners call on residents to help ‘Beat the Bug’ by destroying spotted lanternfly egg masses
Burlington County is looking for a few good bug killers to enlist in the defense against the invasive spotted lanternfly. All it takes is a scraper, plastic zipper bags and some alcohol or hand sanitizer. The Burlington County Parks System and Rutgers Cooperative Extension began recruiting volunteers to remove egg masses from trees in county…
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‘Earth Day Every Day’ webinar series celebrates 50th anniversary of Earth Day
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) will present a webinar series celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day: “Earth Day Every Day!” Formerly “Earth Day at Home,” which debuted in the spring to mark the 50th anniversary of global environmental action, is once again open to the public with a series of engaging presentations designed for anyone who wishes to…
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Monroe partners with Rutgers Cooperative Extension to participate in rain garden program
Monroe Township is one of approximately 84 towns in New Jersey to receive grant funding from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to implement green infrastructure projects in partnership with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Water Resources Program. “I am thrilled that our environmentally-friendly community has been granted the opportunity to participate in this rain…
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New Master Gardeners class begins in September
A new season of Master Gardener classes will start in September at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County is offering both daytime and evening sessions for this program. Orientation will be 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 for the evening class…
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Service projects allow youngsters to reach out and help their communities
TOMS RIVER – Children and families created service projects in one day for the the first “Giving Thanks Event – A Day of Community Service.” On Nov. 17, Ocean County 4-H served as the host to the event at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension to help children and families give back to their communities. Ocean County…
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Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County announces summer programs
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will hold the following events free of charge at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick, unless otherwise noted. Registration is required for most events. Call 732-398-5262. Growing the Best Strawberries, 6:30 p.m. on May 2. Discuss different varieties of strawberries, how to…
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Sayreville approves project to stabilize MacArthur, Weber neighborhoods
SAYREVILLE – Officials in Sayreville have approved the first phase of a project intended to restore and stabilize two borough neighborhoods that were damaged by tropical storms. At an Aug. 21 meeting, the Borough Council passed a resolution approving the first phase of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s (RCE) restoration implementation plan for restoring Weber and…