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what Sue means by "genetic bottleneck" is that a population passes through a restricted "bottleneck" in size - this can be caused by chance events, etc. In this case there would not be enough genetic variability for the population to thrive sustainably.

it's a type of Lycophyte (clubmosses) - they are not true mosses, and are heterosporous rather than homosporous (which all mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are).

Yes, I remember you mentioned something of that sort to me before.... just can't quite remember where you said it was... in Penn State perhaps? Sheesh... should of just asked you first before starting a thread....

I know pretty much every cedar swamp in the pines has been clear-cut atleast once since the 1600. Can anybody direct me to anything close to an old growth cedar swamp? Brandon

Chiggers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that's a bummer..... hey bob, didn't recognize me a week or two ago at caranzza with the group? lol.. i was with chris and those guys... nice truck btw... i need something like that my T-bird dosen't stand a chance on those sand roads..

My worst experiences with chiggers have been in Cape May County or Southern Atlantic Couty

Was out in the burlington co. area somewhere off of rt563 friday, and boy was i chased out of there! I never had such a bad experience with those flies in my life! I felt like i was in a movie, running back to my car for safety, looking back watching a swarm of these demon-flies come after me...

I drive past this place all the time, what is it exactly?

Actually Mr. Hamilton, I was talking to Bob A... thank you very much! I know you won't, I mean didn't have any luck with finding tigers...

Congrats i gotta read ya book!

No, it is not a brown snake. It is a 100% pure Eastern Worm Snake. They are fairly common throughout the pine barrens but spend most of their lives underground burrowing.. especially in the hotter months of the year. That's why most people don't see them unless you look for them. Cool find.

Gonna go find the adults this winter... bob have you had any luck finding adult tigers?

Yeah that's def. a Black Crowned Night Heron, I think they are threatened in NJ.. not so sure. In the 1.5 years i've been birding now, I've seen less than a dozen of them... and rarer yet, The Yellow Crowned Night Heron, which I've only seen one of a couple months ago. Green Heron aren't...

I visited Mount Misery today... and all was well...stupid WEIRD NJ! There are the Methodist Retreat Camp back there.. i had no problems. Drove all the way down to Rt. 539 where Greenwood WMA begins. The only unusual things I saw were a few old looking/trashy homes that were still occupied...

there are melanistic garter snakes.. but i don't recall of any in new jersey

I've heard many stories about Mt. Misery.... the place is supposedly haunted, and owned my an old CCC Camp.. or Methodist Retreat Camp? According to kauffeld's book anyway. Is this place really creepy? I've heard it had a creepy atmosphere, with a lot of weird stuff inside. How about meth...

thanks guys... i'll be leaving my door by 6AM so hopefully i'll beat the rest of the hikers..

I'm going out on a big pine barrens trip all over nj tomorrow morning.... hitting up a couple places in burlington and ocean counties. i know the general area for the following places, but maybe some exact directions would be nice too.... - to apple pie hill tower? heard the sight there is...

Wow..what a way to really appreaciate historic sites. I saw the Caranzza Memorial on their site, was that trashed too?