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Go ahead and read it. My favorite part is where the mayor says they will get an 'environmental attorney' to challenge the state. Contacted next day, mayor said never mind, found out what that would cost.

Drove by and got another look today. There is definitely nesting material up there, but I still didn't get a good look at the birds. This morning (north-bound) they were not at the nest but I could see something flying around out there. This afternoon (south-bound) I saw 2 birds on top of the...

Thanks for doing that. I've met Ben, as well as watched his video of banding osprey chicks at Forsythe NWR. I was thinking about the safety of the birds, not the cars, but you have a good point. I can just imagine someone driving along the parkway and getting hit by a dead, headless fish. That...

White Pines, taken this morning on the CCC (Orange) Trail at Bass River State Forest. Although this isn't far from the tower, these trees are NOT in one of the areas of the map to be cut. These will still be around for all to enjoy. Although you may notice that 4 or 5 in the middle are now just...

If you are driving north on the Garden State Parkway and crossing the Mullica River Bridge, around mile marker 49, take a look (or - safer - have your passenger take a look) on top of the big brown support column for the sign that says "Exit 50 1 mile, Tuckerton, New Gretna". Is that a nest up...

Or maybe not. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/05/out-of-town_traffic_bans_are_illegal_ag_tells_traf.html State Attorney General tells 2 NJ towns no, you can't ban out-of-towners from using your local roads. Towns say waze and google maps are directing commuters onto their local roads...

Goal could be something as simple as preventing people from accidentally driving into the lake.

That large opening with the tall posts looks to me like a place where they plan to put a gate or other kind of lockable barrier. Else why the tall posts?

Speaking of squirrels, here is the bird feeder at the Bass River State Forest office. That's a slinky, attached with a hose clamp and some zip-ties. The squirrels had gotten pretty good at climbing the pole and emptying the feeder. This seems to be working. The idea is that the when the squirrel...

Today was a "red flag warning" day - "potential for enhanced fire spread" - and I don't even think they manned* the Bass River Station tower. Could be personnel shortage, or could be because they can't see well enough to bother. I don't know. But anything they can do to keep large parts of the...

There is an online petition to get DEP to replace the tower instead of cutting the trees: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/337/358/875/stop-clear-cutting-in-new-jerseys-bass-river-state-park/ "End clear cutting demand a new fire tower in Bass River State Forest New Jersy" I won't be signing it...

I assume the fire at Penn was not spotted from the Bass River Station fire tower, because as we we've been told the view is obstructed in that direction so they need to cut all those trees. My guesses at distances from towers to the fire location at Lake Oswego: 9 miles from Bass River Station...

From the article: "Part of the area to be cut is the popular 3.5-mile pink trail..." Pink? Somebody is using an outdated map.

I cleared a lot of stuff today, but I left this one across the trail/road. I call it a PPA tree. Hikers can just step over the low part, bicycles shouldn't have much trouble getting by, but cars are blocked. PPA. Get it? (Don't worry, it will be cleared eventually.)

I've been clearing trails at Bass River SF. More to come tomorrow. Yes it was bad. A lot of pine trees just snapped maybe 10-30 feet up and the top part just fell over. I guess it was the heavy snow that did it. Lots of big branches down too, and some dangerous-looking leaning trees. Timing...

Happened only once, a few years ago, in a store parking lot not far from home, cell phone worked, AAA came out quick. (I didn't actually realize it was the battery.) While I rarely drive through Pinelands areas on sand roads - usually walk - there's still Penn. And no cell service on some of the...

If you get a USB charger for one of these power packs, make sure to check the current output. The GB40 will charge at up to 2.1A. Two USB chargers I have around supply 0.55A (camera) and 0.7A (phone). Although you can charge the power pack with one of those, it will take longer - for example, 12...

What I got is a NOCO Genius Boost+ GB40. It's supposed to be able to jump-start up to a 6.0L gas (3.0L diesel) car engine. I guess that means it could start 3 cars like mine in parallel... Peak output 1000A. I wanted one with a separate 12V charger, rather than charging through USB, and I...

Does anyone have one of these? Ever use it? Did it work? "It" is a good-sized Lithium Ion battery pack with electronics and jumper cables. They are made by several different companies, and come in different capacities. Besides being able to jump-start a car, they can recharge devices like...

Yes, thank you. That will be helpful. I'm pretty sure I've never seen anything like that, but that doesn't mean it isn't there.