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Last eveining Ro & I went to see what this park trail was like, and were very pleasantly surprised. Much longer than expected (maybe a mile+ in the loop), lotsa really BIG and tall Sycamore, Oak, Walnut, etc. trees. Easy walking. Downside is a lot of non-native invasives, especially at...

Ro took a picture of the little critter below last week on our front sidewalk here on the edge of the Pines. We can't identify it from our books or on-line sources. Any comments/suggestions?

Last night Ro went out to photograph moths on our house in Leisuretown. She found a Barking Tree Frog - Hyla gratiosa - on the front garage door frame, and a Spring Peeper - Hyla crucifer - on the back outside wall, facing a wet grassy swale and Pine Barrens woods 100 feet to the rear. Across...

Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens <http://nativeplantwildlifegarden.com/more-findings-on-the-link-between-japanese-barberry-and-lyme-disease/> Japanese barberry infested forest in Spring. © Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Recently, I attended a symposium where...

It isn't Pine Barrens but it's close, I noticed it on my home from NJMP today so it's absence is noted as a trip report. The red, canvas covered driver's position, ancient hook and ladder fire engine that rested in the field southeast of the interesection of U.S. 40 and NJ 54 in Buena, is gone...

Ro and I were on our way to Belleplain State Forest (first time there) so we stopped at the intersection of CR 646 and the RR. The bank where the deep red plants were seen has been gouged and roughed with gravel dumped on it. Hope the plants (Impmopsis rubra) survive.

17 May 2014 - Ro, Karl Anderson, Gale Cannon and I were up plant hunting in Hackleberry State Park. Found Squaw Root, Virginia Pipewort, lotsa Showy Orchis, but only plants and no blooms of Yellow Lady's Slipper. ... and a number of really big Tulip Poplar, like the one below. Plant list...

Last evening when Ro & I went down to flag one of our new test sites, we saw three small white terns hunting over the first bog south of North Gate. They were there for over a half hour. I can't remember seeing terns over fresh water in the Pines before. No binoculars with us so species...

Quote from Ro's Facebook page: Yesterday, was a great day for me…..and John too. Neither one of us had ever seen a Spotted Turtle before. This was a great find; the turtle is a species “of concern”. The turtle had just come out of the mud; it still had some on it. It was crossing from one bog...

At 6+ pm tonite Philly Channel 3 had a short segment on $100 million Federal beach restoration program, aimed at restoring beaches destroyed by SANDY before this May to enable horseshoe crab egg burials and migrating bird feeding. Featured Kimbles Beach.

Pictures taken from the blocking gate on Moores Meadow Road. BTW, When was the section of this formerly public through road taken out of service? Many years ago we drove this way over to Carranza Rd. Also, note in second picture that the moisture in the smoke has risen high enough to condense...

Chased Prescribed Burn by Carranza yesterday - Ro's pix on Bread & Milk thread - we passed Friendship and were shocked at sight/site. Looks like there'd been a fire and a Cat had been used to push away all the trees & brush from the east and southeast into the big cellar hole at east rear. Bare...

Yesterday Ro & I did a bird watch tour of Money Island Rd to its end, Alloway Creek Neck Rd, Bayside & Caviar, Pine Island, Bacons Neck, others. No rareties but did see a bat flying at treetop level but couldn't specify it. Didn't see the forest of old pilings at Caviar but now think it was...

Some questions regarding the Lawrence Line. From what I’ve read, the stones on the Lawrence line were placed long after John Lawrence did his survey. Who placed the stones? When were they placed? How did those placing the stones know exactly where to put them? Were there remaining marks from...

It's not Pine Barrens but it's close and it is interesting. Ro took some pix 2 days ago. Pix are of the Delaware River at Washington Crossing from PA side, from NJ side, upriver from NJ side, and at Titusville, NJ. Massive, many feet high ice jam at Trenton falls - couldn't find a spot to take...

4:30 pm Thursday as I write this and a Great Horned Owl is hooting his head off in the woods to our west - non stop and quickly repeated "hoop hoop hoo hoo". Ro, Bernie Knaupp and I were at Barnegat Light. Walked to end of the jetty, tons of birds, including Harlequin Ducks less than 20 feet...

Ro & I drove out today to the cranberry bogs east of Lebanon Lakes - old map says "McDonald". We hiked the perimeter of the bogs, saw the structure below on the dike at the head/east end. Water control? Why sitting up on the dike? Also counted over 70 Tundra Swans on the bogs. Wonderful...

Today Ro & I visited these two places new to us. We first stopped at the Park north end trail, took pix of the artesian well, the ruins, the Smith/Ireland cemetery, and the frozen North River which was making cracking noises with the change in the tide. We then went to the main park entry...

Ro & I and Bernie & Doreen Knaupp enjoyed the Cedar Bridge re-enactment this afternoon. Beautiful weather joined by an MC of the re-enactment who did a superb job. The re-enactors included ones from CT and MA who demonstrated their weapons. A good size audience gave them well- deserved applause...

On our way back from Colliers Mills lake this evening (21 Dec) at dusk, we saw bats flying in the pines and later one over the road near New Egypt. Glad to see some survivors (?) of the white nose disease, but.... What are they doing out in the end of December?