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I’m in full agreement that their numbers need reduction, for reasons including all of the ones you listed. I’m especially concerned about the regeneration of Atlantic white-cedar, due to my interest in historic industries as well as dabbling in decoy carving. What is needed is restoring balance...

The reason no answer was given is that none is deserved. Why would a native species have to justify its existence to humans? If you were to extend the weighing of positives and negatives of a specie's presence to humans, we would not fare well.

The problem with this (one of them, actually) is the misconception that hunting is all about shooting things. Most hunters hunt for the same reason they and others fish, clam, crab or grow their own vegetables. It involves a sense of self sufficiency and closeness to the ways of nature. With the...

A dose for humans? And the bad part of that would be.............?;)

I never cease to be amazed that people claiming to be “nature lovers” feel that administering contraceptives to deer is a better alternative than the animals being killed and eaten, as would occur in nature with any predator other than humans. I guess there’s a difference between being a nature...

I'll settle for nothing else in my house breaking this week. My Home Decot card and my time is maxed out!

The special events are all listed on the home page of the website, within a box titled Parks and Recreation Updates.

You are right about the cedar. Deer love it. Several old Atlantic White-cedar clearcuts in the pines have been enclosed with fencing, electric in some cases, in order to give the seedlings a chance to grow beyond the reach of deer. Considering how well deer are doing in the state, I'd increase...

We do. Haven’t you seen all those guys with the funny orange coats running around the woods in December? ;) The parts of the state with the real problem are the small tracts surrounded by cities and suburbs. Many of them are just too close to development to have safe hunting, yet large enough...

I think it’s important to note that the negative impacts of deer are not from their existence here but rather from their overpopulation. At the time of European settlement what is now New Jersey was mostly virgin forest, which supported relatively small deer populations. There were also several...

The packing house at Cloverdale is slated to be either restored or at least stabilized. It has seen very little use for sorting berries since being acquired by the county. Most of the berries picked have been during public programs, where handpicking eliminates the need for mass sorting. The...

I'm in the Atlantis section of Little Egg Harbor, less than a quater mile from the salt meadow, and didn't get flooding or any wind strong enough to do anything other than bring down small branches in my yard. A few trees down on other properties but nothing like I was expecting.

Nice series of pics. That made me hungry too. I worked one summer in Central Park and had one of those almost every day for lunch. A few of my co-workers who leaned more toward the granola-crunching end of the green spectrum would give me a lecture now and then but I seem to still be kicking. Of...

The training forest fire fighters receive addresses this in depth. Escaping the path of an oncoming fire in a reliable vehicle and on a passable road is a good tactic but outrunning one on foot is a not if the fire is too close. A wet area is an obvious advantage over dry uplands but the number...

Even if the resources were available to better protect and preserve our historic sites, there would be some serious questions to deal with. I think most would agree that the mansions at Atsion or Batsto should be restored and maintained in at least the last good condition they existed in, if not...

I was thinking the same thing Ben. There are countless old buildings in the same condition scattered around the countryside. Should they all be razed in the name of liability? Put up signage or a fence if it is on public property and is considered that big of a problem, but let it die a death...

There are similar disturbances that can be seen on the 1930 aerial just west of the current location of Freedom Fields County Park, on Rt. 539. I’ve always assumed they were part of the local town dump that was located there at one time. I thought they were rows of soil that later were bulldozed...

One of the problems with releasing quail is that captive-bred birds, such as the ones stocked on state WMAs, are poorly suited for survival past hunting season. Their genetics are different from the native birds as well, and are often considered a detriment to local populations, through...

Far from it. I was not the first to start breaking up the dam and only picked away at it a few times to get more water flowing. Others did far more than me, and more often. I think Jason has done the most so far. But, as others have said, until the beaver are gone the problem will continue. In...

All I can do is borrow a phrase from my kids....way cool!