Douglas Zemeckis, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
“It’s a bird.” “It’s a plane.” “No, it’s a glider!” “What’s a glider?!?” “An underwater robot!” Observing the ocean is inherently difficult whether it is close to shore or hundreds of miles from land. The ocean is so vast and it can cost more than $75,000 per day for an oceanographic vessel with …
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Steve Yergeau, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
In December 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA) report. This report presents the results of the 2018-2019 survey of rivers and streams in the 48 contiguous United States (Figure 1). It provides information on the extent of …
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Michele Bakacs, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
(This article originally appeared in the December 2023 Gardener News) Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) has a wide range of volunteer programs whose common goal is to disseminate science-based information to the public. You may have heard about the Rutgers Master Gardeners and Rutgers New …
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Steve Yergeau, Sal Mangiafico, Jean Epiphan, Michele Bakacs, and Amy Rowe
The Earth Day, Every Day Team wanted to pause and reflect on the environmental issues and events that that we are grateful for this year (and every year!). If you would like to learn more about any of the topics mentioned, you can review any of the ‘Earth Day, Every Day’ webinars on wildlife, rain …
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Sal Mangiafico and Amy Rowe, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
There have been some topics in the news lately related to tickborne diseases. One is the apparent rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases in some parts of New Jersey. Another is the potential for a Lyme disease vaccine for humans. This article will briefly address these topics, along with a quick …
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