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OK it's not the new Lucas Prata song but this really cute woman talks about a book writers thoughts on global warming. Some really eye opening stuff, just try not to get too distracted by those beautiful big brown eyes. The question is, would she join me for a hike in the piney woods...

I was in the woods today in Ridge, and while walking along side of the road something caught my eye. At first I thought it was a bee, but a closer look reveals it might be something else. A cross between a bee, a fly, and a beetle. What is it?

This past Thursday I hiked Old Westhampton Path, which runs from Westhampton north to Wildwood Lake in Northampton, just south of Riverhead. It is about a 6 mile journey, but the northern half is quite hilly, while the southern quite flat. The path is paved as it runs past some horse stables...

This was world's warmest recorded winter-US govt WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - This has been the world's warmest winter since record-keeping began more than a century ago, the U.S. government agency that tracks weather reported on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

Getting sucked up by rich ppl: More billionaires in the world Reuters TASTE OF SUCCESS: Starbucks founder Howard Schultz is a new addition to the Forbes magazine list of the world's wealthiest people. His $US1.1b only put him in 840th place though, with Bill Gates still No. 1 with $US56b...

On Tuesday, probably the coldest day all winter, I took a long 10 mile hike through various preserves in Flanders,NY. This is in the heart of the Long Island Pine barrens. I started at Red Creek Park, and this is the 1st part of the journey. I started at Red Creek Park, which is a developed...

As someone who likes to photograph nature, it is important to keep the setting as natural as possible, without having many "man-made" objects. It is especially important for photographing ponds. I was going to head out to some ponds in Ridge yesterday, it was supposed to be a sunny day with...

McMansion development is rampant in Brookhaven Town. For example what used to be a nice view off Rock Hill in Manorville, is now ruined by McMansions. Ex-Foley backers ready to pull support A group of onetime supporters are set to attack Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley at a news...

I did, and I kinda regretted it. I was out in the Manorville Hills area, and the ice was absolutely awful. All the trails were very slippery, and the wood roads were a sheet of ice. I don't see how any vehicle could make it through there. I slipped many times, fell 4 times, fortunately I had...

I heard that down in southern & central NJ alot of folks are without power, so I guess that's why the forums are so quiet tonight. Hope you guys stay warm tonight!:bear: JCP&L says over 40,000 are out. Luckily we didn't get hit as hard, only about 4,000 outages here.

For 2 weeks in a row on the Discovery channel they say "all new Mythbusters at 9pm on Wednsday". So I tune in, only to find yet another repeat. Isn't false advertizing illegal?

I was over at Robert Cushman Murphy preserve last Friday, it was cold and sunny. The lakes were frozen pretty well actually. See all the photos in my gallery...http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=481 GRASSY POND SANDY POND PEASYS POND DUCK POND ALONG THE...

You folks in NJ actually might get more than us on Long Island, they are saying because of the ocean influence things may change to rain here. I hope they are wrong, we haven't had any snow yet this winter (how strange is that?). It's been pretty cold all day, temps only reaching around 25...

There seems to be new composting operations popping up here in the pine barrens on Long Island. When I was out last Friday at Robert Cushman Murphy preserve in Ridge, I could see huge steam clouds coming off a compost heap and the smell can really make you sick. It burns my nose and throat. I...

So what is everyone planning to do with their "special someone". Unfortunately I dont have anyone, but if I did, it would be her...:dance: Anyway, for those that do have someone, don't waste your $$ on the usual fare (flowers, teddy bears,etc). Instead, why not show them...

Last Friday, in that bitterly cold weather I was at the Panamoka Ponds in Ridge. The day started off with sunshine, so it was bearable... Clouds building on the horizon though meant the sun was about to go away soon..It was so cold the lakes have frozen. Clouds rolled started rolling on...

More development in Yaphank, they want to build a power plant on pine barrens not too far from "Levy city". Here's a link to some photos of the sitehttp://www.yaphank.org/component/option,com_zoom/Itemid,95/catid,9/PageNo,1/ And a statement on the importance of these woods.... The Status of...

Here is an article, straight from The Pine Barrens Society's newsletter, about Suffolk county's foot dragging on preservation. CLASH ON PRESERVATION PLAN Levy Attacks Over Challenge to Preservation Rate A live television discussion about land preservation turned into a confrontation which...

Last week I took a walk in Robert Cushman Preserve out in Ridge. This preserve features many ponds. Much of these lands are only 20-30 feet above sea level. Rising water tables, a result of sea level rise, has resulted in many old paths now being flooded. This area has so much to offer in...

Between his slow movement in acquiring land for preservation, now this, county Executive Steve Levy has been a real dissapointment. I better start contacting the Pine Barrens Society over this, hopefully they can save these woods... (a photo I took this past summer of the woods on county owned...