He helped save the Pine Barrens in 1968. Now his help will never end.
Long before John McPhee’s The Pine Barrens was published, New Jersey’s vast, dreamlike swath of sand and scrubby pines was ...
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Police update timeframe for death of baby found in Manchester pond
Baby Jane Doe’ was found last Thursday after police received a report of a floating object in Pine Island Pond, near the city ...
Five pine barrens forests set to undergo controlled burns this spring to combat wildfires
Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...
'In a rush.' Vineyard forest cutting plan gets mixed reactions. Time added for comment.
A state plan to clear white pines in the Manuel F. Correllus Forest on Martha's Vineyard has caused debate. The state has ...
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In the Wildfire’s Wake, Focus Continues on Prescribed Burns
By the time the danger had passed the morning after fire ripped through 600 acres of the Central Pine Barrens in Westhampton ...
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Fire and the Suffolk pine barrens share a natural history
The 1989 fire stoked an ongoing debate at the time about whether the pine barrens should be developed. In 1993, the state passed the Long Island Pine Barrens Protection Act, which heavily ...
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Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul
The massive brush fire that impacted the East End of Long Island ... The pine barrens is considered a fire-dependent ecosystem, which means the dead section of the forest will regrow quickly ...