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    Staining Wood

    Don't forget black walnut husks for black.
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    Colliers Mills Being Heavily Abused by ORV's

    Jason, regarding Colliers Mill I am unfamiliar. If you know this area so well please give a little more information. Are those established roads? Simply trolling for a reaction does not help any ones cause. You have been far from honest in the last year so you should expect the reception you are...
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    Chatsworth Wildfire

    SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 8PM EDT SUN GUSTY WINDS AND LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 30-40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LOWER THIS AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION...
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    Chatsworth Wildfire

    I heard its 350 acres and was threatening homes but the FFS has a line around it. It's not contained but the lines will likely hold. MAJOR WILDFIRE 06/12/16 @ 0800 hrs- SECTION B3- Woodland Twp- off Savoy Blvd south of Route 72. Originally spotted by NJFFS aircraft Delta 10 while on daily...
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    Goshen Pond

    Going back to my days with the FFS. We did some controlled burns to combat this specific weed along the Delaware River. I was not there first hand but I heard it went well. This makes me curious if it was successfull at all long term.
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    Garden 2016 Underway

    Yes. They cover their dens with dead grass. Growing up my father ran over a few with the mower over the years. Using a knit insert and a mason jars we've saved several of the survivors and returned them back.
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    Canoe trip in the pines

    Cool find!!! A grill with hotdogs on it to boot:D
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    Music for the day

    Zac Brown is a close runner up to Atkins.
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    Music for the day

    That song has always given me chills. You are correct. Atkins says it best for this weekend.
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    Music for the day

    While not my favorite song of his, it's fitting for this weekend. Memorial Day weekend isn't the same without a heavy dose of Bruce:)
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    Forest Management

    I don't think you're off base at all. I personally don't know what the best answer is. Even by doing nothing mans influence has shaped that piece of forrest. With the lack of predators the deer population was left to explode. Surrounded by farms left it vulnerable to invasives and so on. Our...
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    Forest Management

    While this isn't quite the pines it's not far away. It's a very good article on many of the topics we talk about here. http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/the-pulse/93689-a-small-patch-of-old-growth-forest-with-big-lessons-in-conservation-
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    Exploring Deep In the Forked River Mountain Area

    Oh come on Bob, it might be deep but you could have jumped across:D
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    Bluefish

    I couldn't agree more. When I first met my wife nearly 20 years ago nearly all her meals came out of a box and usually cooked in the microwave. When it came to seafood it was only lobster or shrimp (even flounder was too "fishy"). Now she's helping can tomatoes and freezing vegetables and eats...
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    Bluefish

    And we have a winner!! All of us here who haven't had the chance to try them are the losers. Thanks for the idea, I think my family might even eat it that way.:)
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    Mars Is Ready For Its Close-Up

    I noticed it too. I was thinking of doing the same thing
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    Friendship Bogs and what are these piles?

    I wonder, if I mark it with my scent would they leave:D
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    Smallest lot in the pines???????

    Minus any variance like not building within 10' from the property line.
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    Smallest lot in the pines???????

    I'm not sure if that big enough to build a tree house;)
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    Iron in the Pines

    I'm definitely going to read that chapter at least. Maybe give it another go at the entire book again while I'm at it:)
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