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HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Oyster farmers get boost selling live bivalves for reefsThe Press of Atlantic City, 12/10/2020The COVID-19 pandemic has put a dent in the market for farmed oysters, which many people eat only at restaurants. With the help of $2 million from an anonymous donor, the foundation is working with the Nature Conservancy in seven states to buy about 5 million large oysters from farmers and"replant" them in the wild in reefs. On Wednesday, a half dozen oyster farmers delivered tens of thousands of oysters to the project at?Rutgers University's Haskin Shellfish Research Lab?in the Port Norris section of Commercial Township.Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Colorful Household Plants for Holiday Season and Year-RoundNewswise, 12/14/2020Rutgers University-New Brunswick horticultural expert?Bruce Crawford?is available for interviews on colorful household plants for the holiday season, beyond the standard poinsettia. "Keeping houseplants can improve your mood, work performance and even air quality to a modest degree, thus making the perfect gift for this era of working from home," said Crawford, program leader in home and public horticulture at Rutgers"?New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.2021 Rutgers Environmental Stewards ProgramMorning Ag Clips, 12/15/2020Rutgers Cooperative Extension is offering its 2021 online Rutgers Environmental Stewards class, which educates volunteers about current environmental issues so they can help tackle environmental problems in their communities... "Students learn about contemporary environmental issues from a panel of experts and also obtain the tools to make a difference in the community," said program coordinator?Amy Rowe, county agent with?Rutgers Cooperative Extension. The program includes discussion, engaging activities and a volunteer project chosen by the participant.Rutgers graduate students receive awardsMorning Ag Clips, 12/16/2020The American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America hosted thousands of scientists, professionals, educators, and students from around the world at their virtual Annual Meeting. Several Rutgers graduate students in the Department of Plant Biology made presentations and received awards. They include:?Cathryn Chapman, Stephanie Rossi, Pingyuan Zhang and William Errickson.COVID-19 pandemic had big impact on commercial fishing in NortheastEurekAlert AAAS, 12/17/2020Rutgers study shows resilience among fishermen facing market disruptions... "They may have kept fishing to pay their bills or crew, or to maintain their livelihoods or their quotas until markets rebound," said main author?Sarah Lindley Smith, a post-doctoral associate in the?Department of Human Ecology. "Most of the fishermen who stopped fishing during the early months of the pandemic planned to resume fishing instead of leaving the industry." Rutgers co-authors include doctoral student?Abigail Golden,?Douglas R. Zemeckis?of Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County and former Professor?Olaf P. Jensen, who is now at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Department of Environmental Sciences wins awardMorning Ag Clips, 12/17/2020Rutgers?Department of Environmental Sciences?(DES) was named winner of the 2020 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award, in the Environmental Education. Professor?Donna Fennell, who chairs the department, accepted the award on behalf of the department. The Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards Program is New Jersey's premier awards program for recognizing outstanding environmental performance, programs and projects throughout the state.Planning ahead protects fish and fisheriesMorning Ag Clips, 12/17/2020Conservation of fish and other marine life migrating from warming ocean waters will be more effective and also protect commercial fisheries if plans are made now to cope with climate change, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Science Advances. "Sticking our heads in the sand doesn't work," said lead author?Malin Pinsky, an associate professor in the?Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources. "Effective ocean planning that accounts for climate change will lead to better safeguards for marine fish and commercial fisheries with few tradeoffs."Virtual program to provide healthy eating adviceThe Press of Atlantic City, 12/17/2020Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County Family and Community Health Sciences Program will presents the virtual program, "Eat for the Health of it...Healthy Eating Plan" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14. The presenter will be?Chris Zellers, Cape May County?FCHS?educator/assistant professor. Participants will learn the truth about fad diets, how to identify healthful choices and healthy eating patterns. "This program is perfect for the start of the New Year, as it will provide information to help participants create a healthy eating plan," Zellers said.Is Philadelphia going to have a White Christmas this year? The larger question is: Why do we care?The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/22/2020The odds against a White Christmas, loosely defined as an inch of snow on the ground on Dec. 25, are stacked 10-to-1 in Philadelphia, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. After the solstice it usually it takes awhile for the atmosphere to respond to the low sun angle and for the winter chill to ripen in the upper atmosphere, says?Steve Decker, a meteorology professor at?Rutgers University.MGC Speaker's Program Via Zoom: 'Plants for Winter Interest'Patch of Maplewood, 12/22/2020Winter may feel cold and dark, but your garden can lessen that dreariness with an array of textures, colors, fragrances, and even flowers-if you select the correct plants. Learn about numerous plants that strut their bright berries, peeling barks, swaying seedpods, colorful flowers, and persistent foliage throughout the iciest months of the year when?Bruce Crawford?discusses "Plants for Winter Interest."We invite you to send an email to?InTheNews@sebs.rutgers.edu?alerting us when you are quoted in a story or if your program is mentioned in the news. Please send links of news,?as it happens, as some media outlets do not retain online links beyond a week.Visit the newly redesigned SEBS and NJAES Newsroom at?sebsnjaesnews.rutgers.edu. ................
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