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The Pine Barrens are not only a refuge for unique plants and animals, but also a place that challenges our ideas of what a forest should be—wild, unpredictable, and shaped by flames. A Landscape ...
Lines on the Pines is an annual gathering of artists, authors and artisans who have a passion for the Pine Barrens. This year's theme was "bugs and insects of the NJ Pine Barrens." ...
The early evening of July 2, 2020, was pleasant by Jersey summer standards: clear, calm with low humidity after the daytime temperature peaked at 94 degrees. It was a good time to venture into the ...
(Reuters) - A wind-whipped brushfire in New Jersey's scenic Pine Barrens in Ocean County threatened roughly 50 homes on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 250 people, the New Jersey Fire Service ...
The pine barrens are a "fire dependent ecosystem," according to ecologists, meaning that burns are necessary to clear dead vegetation and reduce density so that new growth can take place.
Fires are tied to the history of the pine barrens, now at 105,000 acres, down from what experts believe at one time was a quarter of a million acres. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.
After two investigations following commercial and residential dumping incidents in the pine barrens, authorities announced the arrest of two individuals. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr ...
WATERBORO, Maine — The state's widespread fires of 1947 and a planned but failed housing development in the 1970s could not kill off the 3,000 acres of mostly pitch pine ...
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI. CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries, officials said Wednesday, though it’s ...