Rick Harper, professor of urban forestry at the University of Massachusetts Extension, said everything can change with a few cold nights. “I don’t put a lot of stock in the forecasts,” he said.
News from the Media
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Looking like a Washout? Foliage Forecasters Say Weather May Take a Little Bright Out of Fall Display
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Clean Energy Extension Scholarship Helps Bring Diversity to Rapidly Growing Offshore Wind Workforce
Clean Energy Extension (CEE), with support form the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, has established the Offshore Wind Career Access Scholarship. The program was created to bring greater diversity into the rapidly growing field of offshore wind.
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‘Alarming’ Rate of Cold-Stranded Sea Turtles in Cape Cod Bay, UMass Investigates
Lucas Griffin, postdoctoral researcher in environmental conservation, is quoted in an article about the increase in stranding of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles on Cape Cod. Griffin explains that warming sea water has led the turtles to migrate further north in the summer but the animals are not prepared for the cold winter that follows. (New York Times, 12/19/19; News Office release)
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CAFE’s Clean Energy Extension Works on Large Battery Project at UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst has been awarded a $1.1 million state grant from the Advancing Commonwealth Energy Storage project to work with Tesla Energy to construct a large battery at the Central Heating Plant. Working with Tesla and the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment’s Clean Energy Extension, the goal is to reduce peak energy demand on the Amherst campus and related costs. (Business West12/8/17, Energy Manager Today 12/8/17, Masslive/Springfield Republican 12/7/17, Commonwealth magazine 12/7/17, WBUR 12/7/17, State House News Service 12/7/17, Electrek 12/10/17, Framingham Source 12/8/17, Daily Hampshire Gazette 12/13/17, Greenfield Recorder 12/14/17)
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Jon M. Clements, UMass Extension, comments on alternative specialty crops
Jon M. Clements, UMass Extension, is one of five experts commenting on alternative specialty crops small farmers should consider growing. He says table grapes are in demand and consumers like the idea of picking their own grapes. (Growing Produce, 8/22/17)
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The Secret to Making People Care About Climate Change
Ezra Markowitz, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and co-author, Lisa Zaval, research people's attitudes about climate change. Considering their legacy can make a difference. (1/5/16 Washington Post)
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The Secret to Making People Care About Climate Change
Ezra Markowitz, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and co-author Lisa Zaval researched attidtudes towards climate change. Combining self-interest and our desire to help others in need suggests a promising way to shift attitudes and to consider their own future legacy. (1/4/16 Washington Post)
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Meet the Cranberry Queen of Massachusetts
Industry expert Carolyn DeMoranville discusses local heirloom varieties, and shares timeless recipes for making the most of our state berry. (WGBH 12/28/15)
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Jody L. Jellison Named Director of Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment at UMass Amherst
AMHERST, Mass. – Jody L. Jellison, a plant biologist and pathologist and longtime leader of agricultural research and Extension programs, has been named director of the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. (Boston Business Journal, 8/31/15; News Office release)
