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Okay, this might be fun, or this might just be tedious. Who can identify the largest contiguous cedar swamp in the pinebarrens? the rules: 1) It may be fragmented by savannas or bodies of water or dirt roads/highways but not development or pine forest or maple/gum forests. 2)the pine...

Inspired by the PBX great swamp branch thread and disscussion of the India sink bog. I thought I would share a quick trip report I took last fall. I live near the upper reaches of the batsto river. I discovered, via topos and aerial photos, a very old bog. It is much older than most bogs...

To me, sand myrtle is one of those plants that seperates and defines the pine barrens from areas north and west. I don't think I ever saw sand myrtle growing up in monmouth county. Here was a nice one I saw today. Sorry for the bad photo. Jeff

I noticed what appeared to be an archaeological dig going on here: http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.82383105492446&lng=-74.75870132446289&z=16&type=topo&gpx= At the NW corner of Oak shade and Tuckerton. There were two guys with a sifter (spelling). I didn't stop to ask but I recall...

Yep! Went on a hike with my little guy Jack. He stayed to the path (mostly) but I got in the woods a little and sure enough a mature dog tick was crawling up my leg when I got home. So, am I the first of us to get a tick (or see one) this year???? There should be a prize. Jeff

About 10 to 12 years ago, I came across some ruins off of Mt. Misery road that I don't think I've discussed on this site. It had been a while since I visited the area so today, along with my little guy Jack, I went there and took some photos. the area is characterized by numerous mature...

I saw a bobwhite along 532 near my house a couple days ago. It was, not surprisingly, in an area where there was a recent controlled burn. I got out of the car and it ran into the woods a bit and hid (very poorly) under some branches. I walked right up to it. I mean, litterally standing over...

I have a game camera that I have put out on a number occasions with little success. I have caught deer, but little else. I'm not a hunter but just do it for kicks. I had a spot near my house that I have had the camera at, off and on, for months. The bait (meat) is always consumed but never...

the woods along the Roberts branch in Wharton is seriously thick. Recently a set of clearings worked it's way into some PBX conversations, but attempts to reach them seemed just too far off of schedule. I had seen these clearings before in aerials and had been curious for some time, so I...

While searching the woods near my house on MSN birdseye I found an almost unnoticable body of water in a cedar swamp. The cedars cast a shadow over the imagery and I found it mostly by accident. It was unusual because it did not appear to be a spung, yet there were no obvious streams leading...

I don't know if anybody else caught ABC news at 11:00 tonight but they had a story on a "wolf" that has been seen in a field in Voorhees. Experts believe it is a wolf hybrid. From the pictures they showed it looks very large, but it is hard to put it in perspective. Apparently it is living in...

Here are couple signs many of you might have seen before. As a public service I thought I would clarify what these signs mean in case there was any confussion. The state parks are strickly carry in/carry out, due to fact that garbage cans attract enormous great horned owls with 30'...

I'm not one to post non-pine barren related topics often, but this was too interesting not to share. I was surfing around youtube and found this. CAUTION:siren::siren: This link does contain footage of dead wolves, not particularly gory, but I thought it best to warn you before you click on...

A house behind me that sits back ways through the woods from me was burglarized a couple weeks ago. The owner spoke to me about it and was warning some of his neihbors. Sure enough my next door neihbor was burglarized today. It is unsettleling as this is my next door neighbor (our houses are...

I saw another coyote tonight. It was near my house on route 532. Not a particularly big one. Thick winter coat though. Jeff

I was taking a night time drive through the burnt area near Atsion. Afterward, I crossed 206 and headed into the great swamp area on one of the lesser used roads. About a mile in I came across a large bon fire and a bunch of trucks hauling a$$ away from me. So I pulled up and realized that no...

The Skit branch, a tributary to the Batsto, is a wonderful and often neglected watershed. I have spent time on the skit north of Carranza road but not much south of that. A brief stop in that area lead me to a causeway that was strikingly similar to Mary Ann Forge. Looking over some...

Today I got out to do some fishing in the rockwood bogs. My first time fishing these particular bogs. Two weeks ago I had the fortune of hitting one of my favorite fishing holes just after a fast. (pickerel fast for long periods of time and when coming out of a fast are particularly active...

Kirkwood-Cohansey http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/science/kirkwood/

Yesterday I had the opportunity to get out and do some fishing. There is a beaver pond on the Roberts Branch that I've been meaning to get to, but the banks are very swampy and it is immpossible to access the main channel even in waders, so I took the kayak out. I'm glad I did. Beautiful...