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Here it comes: [Second Reprint] SENATE, No. 2447 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 215th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED JANUARY 8, 2013 http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/S2500/2447_R2.HTM Sponsored by: Senator JEFF VAN DREW District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland) Senator RONALD L. RICE District...

Thanks Ben, Lakehurst is a delightful destination for Pine Barrens fanatics. While a bit of a hassle getting in, the Navy Lakehurst Heritage Center is well worth the extra effort. http://www.nlhs.com/nlic/index.html Make sure everything is in order (driver’s license, insurance), since the...

Bob, Gabe, The site's complexity could not be understood without a well-prepared exposure. It took a week for two of us (plus a loader) to prepare this section. Below is a similar exposure without careful cleaning and an after shot excerpt. Outlined in blue is a compound periglacial feature...

Bob, It is a complicated process that took place over thousands of years. Here is my attempt at simplification. Imagine a normal temperate climate soil profile, one with horizontal layers of sand, gravel, and clay as deposited by a river in a layer cake manner. Then that section was exposed...

Folks, I’m giving a talk for the Buena Historical Society. Eight ancient trails in the Pine Barrens of western Atlantic County are documented, as well as old sites associated with their traces. Trials include: 1) Long-A-Coming; 2) Cohansey; 3) Tuckahoe; 4) Woodbury; 5) Hance Bridge; 6) Bears...

Good analogy, Bob. Mt. Washington and other isolated patches in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains are believed to still have Pleistocene permafrost (perennial frozen ground) remaining deep beneath their surface. Much of the frozen ground we see in mid to southern Alaska today is...

EHC to sell former school site to developer for $1 Posted: Friday, May 24, 2013 By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST, Staff WriterThe Press of Atlantic City Media Group...

The Gaspésie is probably the most scenic and rugged terrain along the entire Appalachian Trail. The higher summits contain numerous cold, nonglacial (periglacial) features related to both past and current permafrost conditions. I was lucky enough to be be included in an investigation to observe...

It’s Memorial Day weekend and a good time to relate this story about someone who came from the southern Pinelands. I recently returned from the University of Alaska - Fairbanks, where I went to discuss Pine Barrens soils with permafrost experts at the College of Engineering and at the School of...