Green Knight Newsletter

News and Resources: Award-winning Program Materials from Rutgers Cooperative Extension

Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agents will be recognized in July at the 97th Annual Conference of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents in South Carolina.

Award winning works from New Jersey include:

Learning module on community rain barrels programs by Michele Bakacs
   Read the Award Entry:
     http://www.nacaa.com/awards/apps/display_award.php?id=4043-17281
   Visit the learning website:
     http://njaes.rutgers.edu/environment/rainbarrel-trainerprogram.asp

Factsheet on permeable pavement by Amy Rowe
   Read the Award Entry:
      http://www.nacaa.com/awards/apps/display_award.php?id=4259-17562
   Download the Factsheet:
      http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS1177

Video on reducing mosquito habitat in your yard by Bill Hlubik and team.
   Read the Award Entry:
     http://www.nacaa.com/awards/apps/display_award.php?id=4103-2608
   See the video:
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJcxc8bwpkY

Website on New Jersey Agri-tourism by Michelle Infante-Casella and team.
   Read the Award Entry:
     http://www.nacaa.com/awards/apps/display_award.php?id=3927-2610
   Visit the website:
     http://njsustainingfarms.rutgers.edu/agritourism.html

Presentation on reducing pesticides in agricultural runoff by Sal Mangiafico
   Read the Award Entry:
     http://www.nacaa.com/awards/apps/display_award.php?id=4163-17561
   Download the presentation:
     http://salem.njaes.rutgers.edu/nre/ppt/2011-mangiafico-reducing-pesticides-agricultural-runoff.pdf

Upcoming Event: Grow It, Pick It, Eat It Summer Camp, July 30 - August 3, Clayton, NJ

Grow It, Pick It, Eat It Summer Camp

for ages 6-11

July 30 - August 3, 2012

Rutgers Cooperative Extension
1200 N. Delsea Dr., Bldg. A
Clayton

With Grow It, Pick It, Eat It, kids experience the bounty of the garden by planting, growing and tasting food. No need to pack lunch! Kids cook up the treasures of their garden every day, making different meals and snacks as part of their camp experience.

Registration Deadline:
June 30, 2012

For more information, download the brochure:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17999905/tumblr/2012_05/4h.pdf

Upcoming Event: Stream Assessment Training and Clean-up, June 2, Woodstown, NJ

Come learn about water health and make a difference in your Environment!

Come join us for a FREE training and cleanup event in Woodstown!

Learn how to visually assess the health of your streams, and see how you can make a difference in your watershed.

Afterwards, join us for a trash cleanup of Chestnut Run behind the High School.

For more information, or to register for the event, please call:
Meredith Brown at 856-825-3700 ext 127.

Woodstown High School

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012.

Training starts at 8:30am, cleanup starts at 10:30am.

Download the flyer:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17999905/tumblr/2012_05/whs.pdf

Upcoming Event: Park Clean-up, June 3, Pompton Lakes

Help clean up our community!

Pompton Aquatic Park Litter Clean-Up

Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Rain or shine! Dress appropriately

Volunteers should meet at the intersection of Woodlawn Ave. & Birch Ave., Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
(Limited Parking; Be Green and Carpool!)

RSVP: Leeann Sinpatanasakul, Watershed Ambassador
ambassador@passaiccountynj.org / 973-569-4055
(Registration not required, but much appreciated! Ages 9 and up.)

Brought to you by the AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassadors Program, Passaic County Clean Communities, and the Pompton Lakes Environmental Officer, with the assistance of the Pompton Lakes Department of Public Works

A perfect way to spend time outside and make a difference!

Dress appropriately: long pants and hiking boots or sneakers.

Bags, gloves, sunscreen, bug spray, & water will be provided.

Perfect for the family or bring a friend!

Download the flyer:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17999905/tumblr/2012_05/pompton.pdf

Upcoming Event: Rain Barrel Workshop, June 16, Millville

Rain barrels are a great way to capture and recycle rain water for gardening.

Build-a-rain-barrel Workshop

Saturday, June 16, 2012

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join Rutgers Cooperative Extension for a hands-on workshop designed to educate participants on the benefits of rainwater harvesting.

Workshop participants will build a rain barrel to take home!

The workshop will be held at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County, Education Center
291 Morton Avenue,
Millville, NJ 08332

To register call Viola at
Rutgers Cooperative Extension,
(856) 451-2800 ext. 4

A $45 registration fee includes instruction and materials for building one rain barrel. Checks should be made payable to Extension Services Program Account.

Download the flyer:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17999905/tumblr/2012_05/barrel.pdf

Upcoming Events: SpillSpotters Oil Spill Response Trainings, Villas, Waretown, and Sandy Hook, May 2012

When an oil spill hits New Jersey, will we be ready?

Learn how you or your class, scout troop, faith-based or civic group can help protect coastal wildlife and habitat when an oil spill or other catastrophic pollution event hits our waters.

• Understand the impacts of oil spills on wildlife, habitat, and water
  
  
• Prepare by monitoring and collecting data about vulnerable coastal areas
  
  
• Respond in ways that enhance New Jersey’s official response to spills

SpillSpotters is a new citizens’ response network launched by the American Littoral Society that provides hands-on training workshops to help citizens identify and document coastal wildlife through biological assessments so we’ll be better prepared in the event of an oil spill in New Jersey waters.  All workshops are free. Registration is required.

Attend our New Jersey Training Workshops

    - VILLAS – Monday, May 21 – 4 pm
       Lower Cape Branch Library,
       2600 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ  08251

    - WARETOWN – Tuesday, May 22 – 4 pm
       The Lighthouse Center for Natural Resource Education
       7th Street and Navajo Drive, Waretown, NJ

    - SANDY HOOK – Thursday, May 24 – 4 pm
      New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium,
      22 Magruder Road, Ft. Hancock, NJ  07732

Flyer:
http://www.littoralsociety.org/userfiles/doccenter/SpillSpotFlyer.pdf

Website and Contact Information:
http://www.littoralsociety.org/take_action.aspx

Newsletter Issue: Green Knight Newsletter for May 2012 Available

Green Knight Newsletter

News of Environmental and Resource Management Issues and Events from Throughout New Jersey

New Issue Available:

The Green Knight - May 2012
(6 MB) Contents include:

•     Rain Garden Team Wins Environmental Merit Award from EPA;
•     New Train-the-trainer Rain Barrel Manual;
•     Using Green Infrastructure to Clean Up Car Wash Pollution;
•     Organic Land Care Program in New Jersey;
•     Delaware River and Bay - Dash for the Trash;
•     and Upcoming Events.

Fun read: Friends build home rain garden in Elkins Park, PA

http://elkinsparkfarm.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/inviting-the-rain-permablitz/

New Resources Available: Guides for Municipalities on Water Conservation, Rainwater Harvesting, and Environmentally-friendly Lawn Care

New Jersey Water Savers presents introductory guides for municipalities on sustainable community topics.

Environmentally-friendly Lawn Care:
   A Municipal Guide to Promote Turf Management for a Healthier Lawn

Rainwater Harvesting:
   A Municipal Guide to Promote Rainwater Harvesting ~ Rain Barrel Programs

   A Municipal Guide to Promote Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting ~ Rainwater Harvesting Systems

Water Conservation:
    A Municipal Guide to Educational Opportunities for Water Conservation

Upcoming Event: Public Rain Garden Class and Planting, Millville, May 12

Rain Garden Class and Planting

Learn about rain gardens and why they are important for your home and the environment,

and help us plant the new rain garden at the 4-H Center in Millville.

May 12th, 2012 9am-12pm

Rutgers Cooperative Extension office
291 Morton Ave, Millville.

Event hosted by: Cumberland County
Improvement Authority, Rutgers
Cooperative Extension of Cumberland
County, and AmeriCorps Watershed
Ambassador Program

The event is FREE, but you must RSVP!

Call Vi Carson at 856-451-2800 or
Meredith Brown at 856-825-3700, ext 127.

Download the flyer:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17999905/tumblr/2012_05/raingarden.pdf