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I had the great pleasure to catch up with two NJ Pines bloggers at the 2012 Atlantic County Utilities Authority Earth Day celebrations, Turtle & Glowordz. Needless to say, Sunday was a very wet day. My daughter manned Richard Stockton’s EDIBL (Environmental Discourses on the Ingestion of...

FYI, Richard Stockton's burgeoning South Jersey Culture & History Center will have a free one-day event at the College on Saturday, May 12, 2012. Symposium on John McPhee's The Pine Barrens: 45-years After Publication: http://wp.stockton.edu/sjchc/ 9:45 welcome: Linda Stanton 9:55 Gabe...

Food plays an important role in Pine Barrens customs. One event stands out above all others, and that is Vineland’s Dandelion Dinner. Yes, we remain the dandelion (and eggplant) capital of the world! In its 39th year, the Dinner remains a favorite culinary venue. The event’s dandelion-based food...

I am very sad to report the loss of Brendan Gormley (24), a local resident and brother to my daughter’s best friend. He perished in an awful home fire last Friday night. http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011312050027...

The Pinelands Commission will use a $350,524 grant supplemented with $116,841 in conservation funds to study Pinelands intermittent pools (spungs). http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/images/pdf%20files/press/PR_PinelandsEPAGrant.pdf "'We are thrilled to receive federal funding for a study that...

I am sad to report that Richland lost Daisy Lee Jenkins on March 1, 2011 at age 101. It takes a village to raise a child, and “Miss Daisy,” as she was affectionately called, played her role well. She watched after a great many children in this farming community. She loved to cook, sew, and fish...

According to a Progress Report released today on the Richland Village Redevelopment Plan, dated January 19, 2011, “In September 2009, the Pinelands Commission initiated a demonstration project to assess the feasibility of a community wastewater system and the potential for increased economic...

I will give two natural history talks for conservation groups in Cumberland County this April (2010): How the Ice Age Shaped South Jersey’s Landscape: Why is the Pine Barrens terrain so unusual? South Jersey’s land surface was profoundly affected by rigorous cold, dry, and windy conditions...

Hello friends, I have the honor of presenting at the new Jakes Run Nature Center this Friday, April 17 (7:00 to 9:30 PM). http://www.ocean.nj.us/parks/Lecture%20Programs.html The talk will include both cultural and environmental geographic elements of the Pine Barrens, new insight into...