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Ahh, change, the most reviled word in the English language. Looks much worse than it did a few weeks ago, and very likely much better than it did during most of the 19th and early 20th century when most of the trees here, as well as much of the surrounding forest, had been removed for one reason...

One habitat being replaced by another is not necessarily a problem, at least from an environmental standpoint, but what is a problem is that less new salt marshes are going to form inland, the way they once did during past climate shifts, because much of the potential forest that would naturally...

Yes, that and the fact that most factory racks are referred to as "luggage racks" and not meant to carry the weight of heavier boats. I carry my aluminum canoe up top as often as I do my kayaks, and the last vehicle I had with racks did not support them well. I think I was beyond the recommended...

These seem like a great idea. Newer vehicles, even trucks, have so much darn plastic up front it's hard to find a good anchoring point without damaging something when you tighten down. I wonder how much upward force the hood of some newer vehicles can take if you use these however. I normally...

I think he was out botanizing and got into them shrooms again. :D

http://features.weather.com/us-climate-change/new-jersey/

Mosul?

It's always best to know why you are doing what you do, and not simply what to do. If that method gets the tick out quickly it could be fine, but not if you end up messing with it for a while. It can't be repeated enough times that the tick is not your problem. What's living in its gut is. That...

If by firebreaks, which could mean almost any path or road in the woods, you are referring to what are more commonly called plow lines by the FFS, riding bikes on them would do virtually nothing as far as the the needs of the FFS go. They are not intended to be wildfire breaks and are far too...

You are right Bob, and that's why I snuck the word "usually" in there. Every fire burns differently, depending on the ground moisture, humidity, wind speed, and fuel amount and distribution. A piece of land with heavy fuel in the shrub and low tree layer will obviously burn hotter lower to the...

I used to think the same thing Al, but I've been amazed at how many ticks I picked up within a piece of woods we burned the very year before. Their reproductive capability is so great, it takes little time for them to repopulate a given area. Granted, that is prescribed burning , not wildfire...

Love the graffiti on the sign in the article's photo. Reminds me of the old saying: "Grammar is the difference between feeling you're nuts and feeling your nuts." :D

OK, I'll spare any 57 year-old beavers that were here before me! ;)

Very impressive! She has a good eye for subjects.

Active cranberry bogs are not exactly the most productive fishing waters since they are drained every year during the growing season and do not have water on them long enough to allow fish to grow to a size anglers would be interested in. Wet harvest bogs have water in them only slightly longer...

Made my first trip to Second Time Books today. I've been putting off getting the first issue of SoJourn for far too long and the release of the second issue, along with having a rare day off with my wife and the opportunity to share a road trip together, prompted me to make the journey from...

I had time for a short walk yesterday but did not immediately re-locate the crash site. As I said previously, the indentation in the ground was slight, and I am hoping time hasn't eased the edges and made it harder to find. I'll look again when I have a bit more time. That tract might get burned...

Sorry, I haven't specifically looked for that site since the last mention of it here. Too many other distractions! I have casually looked for it while walking those lines while doing burns, but it wasn't my highest priority at the time. I can hopefully re-discover the impact site (as well as see...

The most common criticism I’m seeing here is how “ugly” it looks. But disturbance rarely is “pretty”. The immediate aftermath of logging, agricultural harvest, wildfire or prescribed burning never looks good to the untrained eye, or more accurately, the uninformed eye, and the resulting...

That's what it looks like to me. Also looks like a spruce, not pine.