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Good advice. But a question: If you call, I think the first thing you are asked (by the voice response system): is this an emergency or not? That's how I remember, anyway. What would you say in this case? People with wood, cutting trees, looks like they are about to start a fire - emergency or...

Not a problem, thanks to our Governor. Hiking trails are going to be a real mess after all this. Smart move would be to let the various trail maintenance crews in before opening to the public. Unlikely to happen, in my opinion though.

I put an AcuRite digital indoor/outdoor thermometer with wireless remote sensor at the Bass River SF office. The range to the sensor unit is given as 165 feet, which is pretty decent, so I used my map to measure, and hid the thing as far into the forest as I could, hanging from a tree. Because I...

Just came in from my "healthful outdoor recreation walk, but stay close to home". Looped around a large block, about 2.6 miles. I chose the direction to make the 'upwind' section the more sheltered. It was very fun. Don't be scared of the wind - just watch out for flying trees! Also trash cans...

Do you have WMA boundaries in there? That would be impressive. I've never seen them except on the Fish & Wildlife PDF maps that bobpbx linked to, which don't help much if you have a Lat, Lon coordinate and want to know if it is inside a WMA or other open space land. I've looked, and I don't...

Here's another question for all to think about: According to my calendar, turkey hunting season starts next Saturday 4/18 with a Youth hunting day, then Monday-Saturday Spring Turkey Season days. I'm not a hunter, just curious. Canceled? WMAs and private property only? (Are WMAs really still...

I wouldn't push the thing with driving sand roads within state forests that are actually county roads. If park police see you, and stop you, I can promise they will not be in a good mood. They must be having a very rough time, breaking up groups and getting yelled at, stuff like that.

If you are interested, "the quiz" is called Knowledge-Based Authentication or KBA. Also know as "out-of-wallet" questions, because the idea is that if someone steals your wallet, they still won't be able to answer the questions. That's the theory. In practice, it varies from useless to silly...

If you like "original source" material (rather than filtered/recycled) you can read today's Executive Order 118 here: https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-118.pdf In answer to my (and others') questions: Yes it includes closing all county parks, and yes it is in response to 'observed...

And I would much rather have lost that one and called it wrong. I wonder if Murphy did it with or without consulting DEP and/or Parks and Forests? I spent several hours the past few days setting up signs at Bass River SF. The one on the left went up Monday (yesterday). I really want to believe...

Very sad news about the state parks and forests closing. Atlantic County says their parks are closed "as per Gov Murphy's executive order", but I can't find that (and not willing to watch the full briefing video). The article on NJ.com says municipalities decide about their own local parks, but...

An another note, related to this thread: Remember the pictures we saw of the obstructed view from the tower, used as justification for tree clearing? Have you seen any pictures of the view from the tower now? Neither have I. I think the news sources that wrote articles about the clearing being...

I think it would also look bad if they did the "burning, disking, and drum chopping" as originally said. But then they were going to plant native trees, and I assume within a few years it would start to look like a forest again. Only shorter. But now, with them leaving it as is, what do you...

Well that was interesting. I really didn't think they were going to leave it as is for 2 years and see what happens, which is what DEP seems to be saying. I would expect white pine to start growing back. Wouldn't it? I guess everyone forgot that a marked hiking trail goes through there, and is...

This may be what you are referring to: (That's probably not a direct quote, but close.) Remember that the forest fire service is different from the state park service, which actually manages the state forest. I think the reaction in the park service to the above was something like "we're...

I sure hope you are right. But I don't think you've seen what I've seen. Don't get me wrong - the vast majority of people I see out there are doing exactly what they should. Walking alone, or with spouse. Dog optional. When passing on trails, say hi, move as far apart as possible, pass quickly...

Does everyone think state parks, forests, and WMAs are going to stay open? Ocean County just closed their parks for the same kind of behavior that is likely going on in state parks. (I say 'likely', pretending not to have seen it.) I hope the state has the guts to keep them open, but I fear they...

Side effect of using a credit card for things I've always used cash for: fewer trips to the ATM to get cash. Avoids door handles (if indoors) and touch-screen for PIN etc. I'm not happy about credit card transactions being tracked, but I think it's a good tradeoff for now. The real question is -...

The quirky / techy comic XKCD explains turtles: https://www.xkcd.com/889/ "Turtles have it figured out, man."

Turtles were out there today, soaking up the sun. (Both taken from the same point - Lake Absegami bridge - with my Canon PowerShot superzoom. Can you see the turtles in the second shot? This is a really fun camera.)