The topic of gardening in a changing climate is a big one! Instead of trying to cover this relatively vast topic, this month’s article will try to present a few key points, and list resources where our readers can learn more. Principles These principles can be applied to various kinds of landscaping: lawns, trees and […]
Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), or simply referred to as stiltgrass, is an annual grass that grows from 12 to 36 inches tall. Its narrow stem has segments separated by joints; each segment produces a leaf, and each has a silvery-pearlescent midvein and leaf margin. It was inadvertently introduced to the United States in 1919 in shipping packaging and has since become widespread.
During the wildfire episode in June, New Jersey’s air quality was well into the hazardous range (300+) for particle pollution.
Miscanthus sinensis, Chinese Silver Grass
A common ornamental grass, Silver Grass quickly spreads over open disturbed areas and pushes out native plants that wildlife depend on for habitat.
Jean Epiphan, Rutgers Cooperative Extension County Agent, discusses a new invasive pest that has hit NJ Forests. It is only a tiny nematode, but the damage to our forests are potentially HUGE. Learn about some critical roles beech trees serve in forests, how to identify beech leaf disease, how forests will be impacted, and some stewardship […]
Heather Nix with Clemson Cooperative Extension covers the basics of HABs, with a main focus on cyanobacteria including identification, contributing factors, prevention, and treatment options.
Our wild oyster populations are now a small fraction of what they were before major declines from overharvesting, diseases, and changes in our marine ecosystems. Many efforts are ongoing throughout New Jersey, as well as around the US and worldwide, to help restore depleted oyster populations. Increased oyster populations would provide shellfish for harvesting and […]
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is currently working on revising the statewide Water Supply Plan. This plan aims to balance traditional uses of water like residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural irrigation with ecological sustainability of streams and other waterbodies.
