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I look at that spot everytime I drive by, wondering how it was formed and hoping to expore it one day. It seems my days off are always spent venturing deeper in the woods than exploring what can be easily seen from the road.

I wonder if the preserve is being closed for the hunters or for liability reasons. Since Wells Mills County Park first opened it has had a policy of closing its trails system during the 6-day firearm deer season and the following one-day permit season. No hunting is allowed in the park during...

Very Nice! I always love the sea of red the huckleberry provides.

I never understand why anything like this even needs to be tested. It is already known that they naturally nest in tree cavities. Boxes made of wood are the closest thing to what they have evolved to use, and naturally decompose when abandoned. Much of this kind of thing is due to so many...

Yes, my favorite fishing up there now involves venturing far upstream on the smaller tributaries of the "trout steams" in search of little brookies. I never keep any either. They are prettier than any hatchery trout by far.

I got my start fly fishing the Flatbrook and other streams in the northern part of the state a few years before they started the fall stocking program. There were less other anglers on the stream then and the trout had several months to acclimate to their new home, giving one an experience...

There are many other areas that are as good or even better sites than Webb’s Mill for what people go there to see. What makes this area special is how accessible the boardwalk and proximity to the road make it to individuals or groups who might not be able to undertake the types of expeditions...

I’ve poked around Webb’s Mill a few times as well, looking for evidence of past use, but haven’t found much. But I’ve also come to realize that several regulars on this site seem to have better noses for that sort of thing than I do so maybe someone else will chime in. I did speak to a pair of...

Tomorrow (10/13) at Wells Mills County Park, Rt 532, Waretown. Live music all day provided by Albert Hall, environmental organizations and various vendors, antique tractors and engines, tree climbing demos, railroad history presentations and food (courtsey of Lucille's Country cooking, among...

If I were helping the student I’d also try to find out how specific his answers needed to be, if he even knows. If a tree list by genus alone would suffice, then answers of Pine, Oak and Cedar would be fine (aside from the fact that neither Atlantic white or Eastern red are true cedars)...

That's always been my motto, with exceptions for bullets and arsenic

I've seen hunters there in the past and the park's website indicates it is allowed, in the northern section only. Every county sets its own rules regarding hunting, so I'm not surprised it's allowed in a county park, but a bit so that it is in this one. Although I'm a hunter myself, I'd think...

Well that's another reason for flyfishermen like myself to look down on worm-dunkers.

I have to admit that I'm not even familiar with the species or the problems it's causing elsewhere. I'll have to read up on that. Most of my work involves environmental education and outdoor recreation programs and if a problem isn't immediately effecting or threatening our properties I do not...

I've heard many statements to that effect in the past myself, but without the explanation you included as a reason why. It seems to make sense and I'd be curious to get a more definitive explanation myself.

Ocean County Parks is in the process of forming a partnership with the strike team. Their efforts so far have focused mainly on the central and northern parts of the state due to the limited resources available to them. They are trying to deal less with widespread invasive species that already...

I'll be at a meeting with our decoy show committee next week. There will be several older local guys at the meeting that might know something if nothing is brought to light before then.

Is that a second go-around to the far left? It looks like Mr. Magoo went four wheelin! (or maybe my son :rolleyes: )

My early off-road explorations were done with a 69 Buick Electra, passed down to me by my father during the oil embargos when he bought a more sensible vehicle for commuting. Like you, I never considered a car a limitation. I enjoy exploring on foot more anyway and a car got me as far off-road...

I live a few hundred yards from Seven Bridges but spend little time there outside my truck during the time the greenheads rule, other than to occasionally launch my boat at the first bridge. I have more than ample opportunity to explore the thorofares and criks with my kayak the rest of the...