Trout in the Classroom

Ocean County Soil Conservation District, in partnership with the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife and Trout Unlimited, provide a unique learning experience for students through the Trout in the Classroom program. Students raise trout from fry in their classroom then release the fish into a healthy New Jersey stream in the spring. Each year, … Read more

2012 Soil Health Conference: S.O.S. Sustainable Opportunities through Soil

The Vertiquake machine rolls over an area of poor turf quality, and demonstrates how the use of ground penetrating blades

Click here to see the full Program from the 2012 Soil Health Conference A complete list of links for all presentations at the Soil Conference can be found below. S.o.S. Sustainable Opportunities through Soil – May 30, 2012 Presentations Key Note 1 Dr. Elaine Ingham Soil Biologist and Chief Scientist at Rodale Institute What Goes … Read more

2010 Inaugural Soil Health Conference

New Jersey’s First Annual Soil Health Conference was held on March 9,2010 at the Enterprise Center at Burlington County College. Over 200 farmers, engineers, landscape architects, soil scientists, planners, regulators, builders, landscape contractors, and concerned individuals gathered together to listen to the range of problems related to soil health and to contribute to solutions that … Read more