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Thanks for the tip, German. I'll check out the curly grass fern next time I have a chance to visit Webbs Mill Bog. I'll have to manage my time better. The skinny about this place on Places to Visit said that if you explore a little you may find ruins of the mill and dam and mill pond, etc...

On my last Shore/Pine Barrens excursion I found the boardwalk at Webbs Bog. It was too late in the day to explore the area, but at least I found it. I left Gravel Point at Mystic Island shortly before sunset and I didn't get to Webbs Bog until late dusk. The trail that leads to the boardwalk...

It was interesting to read about the guy who found Captain Carranza's body and the wrecked plane being charged with living with another man's wife. I guess the authorities went after people who did things like that then and husbands wanted their wives back. This brings me to the joke about...

I think the NJ Forest Fire Service is doing a great job of keeping fires in check too, Guy. The state foresters are also doing a great job of managing the Pine Barrens. I emailed the congressional Forest and Forest Health subcommitte to say that they should take the professor's advice and I...

Not a bad idea! To deal with the skeeters, just use some of that home made bug repellent I posted about. Of course in the summer there's the heat. I try to visit a place in the Pine Barrens where I can jump into water to cool off. Or maybe --I'm thinking about doing this my next trip (I did...

In a recent congressional hearing, a professor of forestry at Texas A&M advocated a view of forest management quite similar to the way the forest is being managed in the Pine Barrens. Addressing how to protect communities from what he calls monster forest fires, the professor said that the...

I too enjoyed the photos and information about the Carranza event. I didn't get to attend. Sometimes there are posting lulls, Guy and Barry,on bulletin boards. The other board where I've been posting for years, run by some local guys and posted on by some people I know, has hit another period...

Oopps! Technologically challenged me! I thought that after I moved the map south and east from Trenton and found the area I was looking for I could copy the link and it would come up where I last viewed it. WRONG! It started from the beginning. So, to find the area, you have to click south...

Maybe this map will help unravel the mystery to the location of Webbs Mill Bog. I'm not sure what all the lines mean, but it looks like maybe Webbs run may cross south of 72 and 539. On a paper New Jersey map I see a blue line (which probably indicates a body of water) crossing route 539 just...

Guess what? I couldn't find Webbs Mill Bog! I followed the directions given on the PLACES TO VISIT link on the Pine Barrens Enthusiasts site (I think it was the old site), which said to travel north 6.2 miles on route 72 from the intersection of routes 539 and 72 and park by the bridge that...

Cacti and Yucca in New Jersey?! Interesting! I haven't seen that growing in the wild since I left New Mexico, where I lived off and on for a couple of years. In Southwestern NM, roads are lined with Yucca for miles. I remember a guy who ran a nursery in his back yard telling me that the...

Oh, that's right. The spot in Greenwood for hearing and possibly finding the Pine Barrens Treefrog is Webs Mill. The full name is a mouthfull, and I could only remember bits of it. It must be a place the NJ Fish, Game, and Wildlife division is proud of, as the directions are specific: on...

Recently I went exploring around the Quaker Bridge area. But before I did, I sprayed a homemade recipe for repelling ticks and other pests. Although I brushed up against strubs and vines, etc, only one tick managed to try to hitch a ride. It was tiny and must have just gotten on. I don't...

I'm not worried about fire in the Pines, Bob. The state forest fire department is on the ball and, as Michele Byers pointed out, the the naturally occurring savannahs that dwindled after people started fighting fires are being recreated through a wise management plan of logging and a controlled...

That's great that there is so much interest in the Frog Voices CD, etc. I heard the CD announcement on NJ 101.5 recently when I was on the road listening to Jim Gearheart. Maybe to reach older folks the oldies song by Clarence "Frogman" Thomas could be played in the announcement. You know...

That's right, VTowner, the pig farm was there first. I have a problem with outsiders who move into an established rural area then complain about something that was already there before they invaded the area. Of course, the developers were sneaky to sell the homes in the winter and make sure...

There is nothing wrong with your browser, VTowner. The webmaster controls the horizontal. The webmaster controls the vertical. I too noticed a lull in postings, the first chance I got to post after I heard about the fire (I was busy trying to make a deadline at work, and I made it by 1/2...

I agree that in an place like New Jersey, open space is needed and development must be restricted and when done, done wisely. But timber harvesting and controlled burns emulate what happens naturally and to act responsibly and to be a good steward these practices should be employed to protect...

I wanted to modify some of my post but I couldn't. I didn't mention that, as it says at the top of the article I posted, a house was engulfed in flames and nine others were damaged. Maybe this is enough to get people to take preventative measures like thinning the woods near buildings. And...

The fire that started Monday near a cranberry bog near Double Trouble State Park inconvenienced motorists on the Garden State Parkway and folks had to temporarily evacuate their homes, but the fire supposedly only burned, including back burning, about 1500 acres, a bit smaller than other fires...