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It very well could be from decomposing plants, however if you do a Google Image search on bubble nest, it sure look like my photos. I only saw this in one particular spot in the bog wetland.

While out in the Pines on Monday, I came upon a wetland bog. As the bottom was hard, I was able to walk around in ankle deep water. I came upon what appears to be bubbles laying on the bottom. I never seen anything like this before. ( See attached two photos). With a little research, could...

The laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) and shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria) are two different species. However, the shingle oak is also known as northern laurel oak. It must be the shingle oak found in Bass River SF since it is native to the Midwest states. The laurel oak is native to the...

Yesterday, in threatening rain that never happened, I went back to the area of my original post, however about a mile downstream. With damp, leaf matter, rotting materials on the ground under hardwood and pine forest, it makes a good habitat for mushrooms at this time of the year.

Guy, thanks for the update on the Gentian. I have 6 known locations, all recorded in bloom between 9/17 and 9/29. The one above will makes 8.

I left for the Pines this morning at 8:30AM, not even looking what the weather was suppose to be today. Driving out Route 38 toward Pemberton Lake, getting over to 4 Mile Rd, it looked like it was going to rain any second. The guy on the radio said rain. Well, I got home about 1:30 without...

My ancestors came from England to Boston in 1635 having a surname Farnham. Shorty, it was changed to Farnum. Later, some family members were the first pioneers of what is now the state of Maine. My G-G-G Grandfather was born in the wilderness in 1757. With bad record keeping, his last name was...

Al; I only found one of the Old Man in the Woods. However, the coral fungi was quite plentiful. I take a guess it is Clavulina cristata (Cockscomb Coral) since it turns dirty white or greyish in ageing. It appeared to be that way. (This is from my mushroom guide) Picture below is a small...

Yesterday morning, I took a walk along a stretch of the Bisphams Mill Creek in the 4-Mile area of the Pines. Weather wise, I've couldn't have picked a better day. A good variety of mushrooms/fungus were present in the area. Lichen, but it doesn't seem to be the one that I often see with a...

There is a sign that reads Cherry Hill Rd. About 50 to 100 yards in off of 206, there is a handmade wooden sign nailed vertically high up on a pine tree on the right side of the road. I've walked past it many times in the past few years and never saw it. You have to be a birder, and not one...

Guy; back on June 7th, a friend and I walked the whole distance of Cherry Hill Road from Rt 206 out to Batsto-Fireline Rd. Then back on Railroad Ave. What we experienced was the complete opposite of what you saw today. We probably picked the worst time of the year and the worst in many years to...

GermanG; I've been getting onto IBSP for free the past 10 years. Even more frightening; I don't have to purchase a NJ Freshwater Fishing License anymore. I'm just happy I can still do many things, including roaming the Pines. I always say 'I earned my dues', take the senior discounts when...

If we were in the upland forest, getting past these fallen trees would not have been an issue. You just walk around. However, these were cedar trees growing on the side of the dikes that were uprooted. They covered one side of the dike to the other. To walk around, you would had to barge...

Yesterday, I took two friends new to the Pines to visit the bogs at Friendship. We hiked a 2 1/2 mile planned loop at the lower end heading toward Hawkins Bridge. I've been in this area a good number of times over the years. In the past it was an easy walk following the network of dikes. But...

46er....that a good link that everyone should read if they wish to spot a snowy.. Of the little I read, it is the lack of food source up north. It involves the population of lemmings that they feast on in Canada. A record number of nests have been detected this year.. The young owls are...

46er; thanks for the link. Yes, that's the project one of the birders told me. I couldn't remember it. There was one spotted today at A7. It was sitting on a fence post. There is a picture of it on eBird.

Yesterday, I made a trip down to IBSP, to do a little surf fishing and see if I can find the Snowy Owl that had been spotted there the past few days. I had no luck in those cases. At times, in helping to locate fish, you look for working birds hovering over schools of bait fish. To find snowy...

On second thought of hauling logs downstream. I had noticed a faint image of an old road running parallel to the river south of the RR tracks, and one going directly toward the cedars. You can only see them at this time of the years, They could have been used for hauling lumber. Also there...

Back on Thursday, I hiked downstream along the banks of the Batsto River on the right side starting near the railroad bridge. I mainly wanted to check out the old growth cedars along its banks. In one area, I came upon several large ones. Measuring 4 1/2 feet up from the ground, I measured the...

Several years ago while viewing aerials, I noticed an orange colored area along a major river in the pines. An investigation was required. Upon arrival it appears to be an old iron ore bog with groundwater coming to the surface forming a good size orange color swamp. Several small streams...