Walking to School

For years we have been investigating urban childhood obesity, walking, the food environment and the physical activity environment. Short version: It turns out there are lots of factors that play a role. 

This week we are celebrating the start to school by emphasizing our recent finding, led by Robin DeWeese, that if children start walking to school early in life they are most likely to still be walking to school later in their academic career.

The original paper is in Preventive Medicine Reports 

Rutgers Today has a strong summary

Futurity picked it up

NJ 101.5 also covered the work (but the 63 smartest breeds is pretty interesting too)

Earth.com too

WebMD 

In the end it was in 120 news outlets. News in the digital era is a whole new thing.

Red knots redux

 In the 1980s, Cape May County birders counted 90,000 red knots visiting their beaches during the spring migration. Last year it was 6,800 and this year it was 12,000. 

This week, the NJCF's Jay Watson looks at changes in New Jersey's red knots and horseshoe crabs.
(Note: CRSSA has been helping track them for years)