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A friend and I were out exploring the new property bought by the state surrounding the Holly farm and I found very recent evidence of surveying along some corner monuments. Aslo while walking through a gravel pit we found some patches of a very odd purplish pink clay. It appeared flaky and at...

https://www.inquirer.com/weather/philadelphia-millville-temperature-freezing-airport-thermometer-20191207.html I have often wondered about this since My first vehicle with a temp reading was bought.I have been living in Laurel lake since then,actaually constantly since 93. I have noticed...

https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/murphy-administration-purchases-1400-acre-cumberland-county-farm-preserve-new-jerseys-largest-concentration-endangered-species/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

https://www.nj.com/salem/2019/06/iconic-oak-tree-nearly-600-years-old-and-a-vital-part-of-nj-history-collapses.html A sad day for South Jersey

In I believe 2012 a study was done on the expanding Green Treefrog population that had recently "Jumped" the Delaware River and had shown up in Salem county and extreme western Cumberland county. Well it appears they have also jumped the Cohansey.Last night Whipoorbill did a thirty minute...

https://www.tschanzrarebooks.com/pages/books/2138/archie-butler-hulbert/historic-highways-of-america At his url there is a list of books that detail the historic highways of America.They go for over a thousand bucks hard copy.You can download them free as ebooks from Archive.org.I have also...

Not Barrens related but interesting nonetheless http://www.history101.com/secret-room-underground-railroad/?utm_source=faok&utm_medium=S_FB_H101_US_secret-room-underground-railroad_phase2-states-mob-v7_v1_1311&utm_content=feed&fbclid=IwAR0Fn_8CKUvSANtC3oM1UrOoKycfwpJtLRBYrtKgaonJjyyeDgvK_KHAegU

https://www.foxnews.com/science/spotted-lanternfly-invading-virginia-and-pennsylvania-could-be-most-destructive-species-in-150-years

https://www.foxnews.com/science/strange-carved-stone-found-buried-under-new-jersey-river-puzzles-locals.amp?fbclid=IwAR1VOyyGhjRVVvL6xvIh0RE7hFKLJgli7cKIdScZcViob2bq6jYnPZAu4Ek

http://www.fox29.com/news/local-news/police-in-new-jersey-search-for-alligator-on-the-loose

Can anyone tell me what this is? I"ll be in this area next month and may stop and give it a gander.

https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/acres-along-menantico-creek-preserved-in-vineland/article_fff288cb-be83-5e30-8aa0-70de6f874507.html Yeah baby! Been trespassing in those woods since the 70's! Some nice woods there!

https://whyy.org/articles/portuguese-man-of-war-washes-ashore-in-wildwood-crest/ Had one of these bastards wash around my ankle while me and Mom were walking the beach in Fort lauderdale back in 76.Worst pain i think I have ever experienced.I hate them

https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/2018/07/02/bridgeton-teen-drowns-menantico-ponds/750996002/

A couple months ago I was reading backpacker Magazine when I seen a short article on the batona Trail and the Pine Barrens.The article made two mistakes.Namely it said that Pine Barren Treefrogs were endemic to South Jersey which their not and the article four times referred to the Atlantic...

I have a friend who is a master and finding arrowheads.We had not been out hunting in a long time.I had located some potential new sites using topos and aerials and a property site i use to make sure we were not Trespassing and I took Him with me as the ground man because He finds an average of...

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf Free Ebook. .A few folks on here I thought might appreciate it.

I Just received an email from a botanist friend of mine and the file below was included.He was asking if I knew of a place called Thick Hole which I do not.It seems to be a hold out for the rare Fringetree.We have both encountered the tree along the Manumuskin upstream from Cumberland Pond and...

Looks like the Forest Service is putting up their Forest Service maps up as free downloads.PDF and GEOTIFF files. I"ll be hitiing these for vacation! https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/states-regions/states.php

An old Buddy of mine that I haven't seen in some time passed away yesterday.He used to be a member of this site for any of you who remember Him. 62 and a half years old.Passed suddenly,don't know why. Other wise known as Kendawg.