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 ...
105.7 The Hawk16d
3 NJ Road Trips Are Being Called The Best In The Country For Winter
Firstly, there's a trip to Sandy Hook, which will give you jaw-dropping and unique views of the Big City. Patch says the best ...
Wall Street Journal12d
Finding Mystery and Wilderness…in New Jersey?
When I tell someone that the New Jersey Pine Barrens are among my favorite spots for a weekend getaway, they look at me like I just proposed vacationing on Jupiter. I suspect this incredulity ...
Newsday12d
After Long Island wildfires, pine barrens need controlled burns, ecologists say
But in spite of the alarming billows of smoke, the fires were not catastrophic. Quite the opposite, ecologists argue: Long ...
Amid butterfly declines, one species is making a comeback in NY
A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly populations declined 22%.
CBS News16d
Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul
The pine barrens is considered a fire-dependent ecosystem ... most high profile news stories in the New York City area and is best known as a trusted, tenacious, consistent and caring voice ...
New York Daily News18d
Gov. Hochul declares state of emergency as wildfires rage on Long Island’s South Shore
The governor announced shortly before 5:30 p.m. that she was “issuing a State of Emergency as Suffolk County fights brush fires in the Pine Barrens.” Southampton also declared a local state of ...