The lush Pine Barrens are famous for the legend of the Jersey Devil -- but there are many other treasures hidden throughout the million-acre forest.

Long Island’s pine barrens cover 105,000 acres — a small remnant of a forest that once extended over a quarter million acres, but still a very large landscape to manage with controlled burns.

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 ...

Ah, Pinus rigida . Otherwise known as pitch pines. And anyone who has visited Cape Cod or the Pine Barrens/Pinelands of southern New Jersey are familiar with these evergreens. On your travels throu… ...

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 expected to grow before ...

Dwarf pines were thought to face less of a threat from the beetle infestation because of their small size, said Dick Amper, executive director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society.

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 ...

If you look at the New Jersey Pine Barrens from the road or the air, it may seem to live up to its name – miles upon miles of endless pitch pine forest. But the million-acre-plus region spanning ...

Pine Barrens trails full of mysterious legends Barnegat Lighthouse State Park is full of stories Along the beaches, islands and forests outlining the waterways from Absecon to Barnegat Bay ...