BRIGETON — The Cousteau Center at Bridgeton will host a series of seminars offering area residents the opportunity to meet Rutgers scientists and learn about their efforts to address locally important issues. The seminar series entitled Jersey Roots, Global Reach—Rutgers University Science in South Jersey will begin Tuesday, September 15 at 7 pm.

The opening seminar will highlight research and education programs of the Cousteau Center at Bridgeton, which is located at the recently restored David Sheppard House in downtown Bridgeton. The seminar entitled Cousteau Center at Bridgeton—Promoting Responsible Use of Our Rivers and Bays through Research, Education, and Stewardship will be presented by Mike DeLuca, Associate Director of Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and Lisa Calvo, Watershed Coordinator at the Cousteau Center.

The center's schedule:

Cousteau Center at Bridgeton Seminar Series

Jersey Roots, Global Reach—Rutgers University Science in South Jersey



September 15

Cousteau Center at Bridgeton—Promoting Responsible Use of Our Rivers and Bays through Research, Education, and Stewardship

Mike DeLuca and Lisa Calvo, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rutgers University

October 5

Improved Vegetable Varieties and Farming Methods to Sustain Agriculture in New Jersey

Thomas Orton, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center Bridgeton

October 26

Agricultural Food Safety Research and Extension

Wesley Kline, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

November 16

Blues and Reds - Berry Research in the New Jersey Pine Barrens

Peter Oudemans, Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research & Extension

December 7

The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences: Growing New Jersey’s Economy

Margaret Brennan-Tonetta, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

January 11

Rutgers Food Innovation Center—Partners for Growth From Concept to Commercialization

Louis Cooperhouse, Food Innovation Center

February 8

Financial Management for the Farm

David Lee, Salem County Cooperative Extension

March 8

The Status of the Oyster Stock in Delaware Bay: Management, Climate Change, and Disease

Eric Powell, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory

April 5

Living Shorelines—A Natural Alternative to Shoreline Protection

David Bushek, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory

May 10

A History of the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Upper Deerfield

Jerry Ghidiu, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Upper Deerfield

June 7

Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center Programs and Projects

Brad Majek, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Upper Deerfield