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Hmm. Not sure what to think about this one. Knee jerk reaction is that it should not be done; it seems likely to cause more damage than it would prevent. Especially the mention of spraying some sort of chemicals to prevent "invasive species regeneration." Some skepticism that the state will...

It doesn't look like it, based on Street View (July 2021). There look to be two access roads back there and both of them have no trespassing signs posted. The one to the west has the sign for the Antler 20 hunting club. The one to the east has a gate across it. On the other hand, maybe they are...

Can that section of the preserve be accessed without crossing over private property? I can't view who owns this one in purple. The parcels to the east and west with the access roads definitely look to be privately owned, though.

Was curious enough to do an overlay. This would put the "exclave" roughly here, I think? Just noticed it is also marked as part of the preserve on your 2020 topo, Boyd.

I haven't been able to find it online anywhere either; I own a physical copy. I validated with the publisher that the book is out of copyright so I was thinking of scanning it and uploading it to The Open Library (archive.org), if I can find some time to do it. Edit: If you're after a physical...

Sounds very interesting, is this something you're intending to publish at some point? I would like to read. I'm curious what "The Gate" referred to.

This diner has been on my list of places to check out for a while but I'm not often up in that corner of the state.

Interesting, I didn't know they had a geothermal heat exchanger loop in the mansion. It looks like it was installed in 2008. In 2020 they put out a bid for a contractor to convert it from an open to a closed loop and make some updates - not sure if that's been completed yet. The bid has some...

Far fewer ticks is one of the best things about winter, and true, the cold keeps them mostly inactive, but unfortunately I don't think it really ever gets cold enough here to actually kill a lot of them. In lab conditions, ticks start to die at temperatures less than 14°F, but in the wild they...

Old Inns and Taverns in West Jersey (Boyer 1962, now in the public domain) has this small piece to say about the Hampton Gate Tavern:

Many of the IMHS signs aren't in great condition and some have spelling errors, factual errors, and/or poor grammar. It's probably time for them to all be revised.

It hasn't been changed, it's still Camp Ockanickon. That's the boy's side of the camp. The girl's side is Matollionequay and the camp as a whole is technically "YMCA of the Pines."

Here's a wider shot, it's even more unusual.

Surveyed the area this morning. Lots of stuff still smoldering, and even some flames visible, but the rain will probably put a damper on that. Looks like they effectively stopped it from reaching structures.

Non-paywalled version.

Sounds like it is under control.

There's a fire in progress on the YMCA Camp Ockanickon/Matollionequay property. I was able to get a pretty close look. Have not seen this reported anywhere else yet. This general area is burning. I'm not sure how extensive it is. They briefly had the Matollionequay entrance blocked off...

Not worth making an entire separate thread for, but I also found some nice gentiana autumnalis specimens at a couple of locations in the last week of September. I found a single white individual among the blue - not sure how rare this is in practice.

Nice, where's this? It looks familiar, probably from another photo I've seen on the forums here.

Try slower shutter speeds with your camera to avoid under-exposure. A tripod or even just setting the camera down on something may help depending on the amount of available light. Getting out of auto mode is worth it! Your cell phone has the benefit of multiple exposures, image stacking, and a...