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I remember stumbling upon a lime kiln while grouse hunting in that area over 25 years ago. I can't remember exactly where I was but the one pictured here sure looks like it. Another great place to explore are the copper mines a bit further south along Old Mine Road. As much as I love the pines...

The tale of the Tuckerton "giants" has been around for a long time, however I believe it has been discounted. The original account was from the farmer who unearthed the skeletons and tied or wired the bones back together and hung them from a beam in his barn. The exaggeration in the height of...

Maybe I can get something for the pieces of wreckage I found from an old plane crash at Wells Mills:dance:. Cliff Oakley told me it was a navy plane out of Lakehurst that crashed just after WWll.

Anyone else who has a 4WD and can help shuttle volunteers will be greatly appreciated. We normally haul people without woods-worthy transportation in with the vans from Wells Mills but we will need to get past a few hairy sections of road this year which the vans may have trouble with. There...

The spreaders are cool but so are those Conrail Alcos. A once common workhorse that has all but disappeared.

I thought the area indicated by the 2nd Google link is part of Stafford Forge WMA. Was there a private inholding I wasn't aware of? I'd like to second Bob's concern about the Broom Crowberry. Since it is a species that grows in open, disturbed areas, protecting it is not just a matter of not...

I've always just used the portable plastic crates tied down to the truck bed for my labs. They make waterproof, insulated covers for them but I'd only use one if I was transporting a long distance. Labs are pretty hardy anyway

While I can't speak for the Batso, I have personally observed herring moving up the fish ladder at Lake Shenandoah, on the Metedeconk River. While I was there, barely a minute went by during which a fish didn't pass the spot I was watching. This also brings to mind the story that I'm sure...

I took a NJ Folklore class in college and I remember the instructor claiming that every state in the US had a demon, legend or monster of some type. I guess people just have some type of need for this kind of thing, if for no other reason than to have something to threaten their kids with. :)

As much as I like hiking old rail beds myself, I also prefer a bike for the longer distances. I use my mountain bike for quite a bit of my exploring of the pine barrens. I can cover more ground with my truck, but I miss too many details along the way, and I feel less "in touch" with my...

I've known several people/groups who tried to do a good thing in regards to a cleanup but didn't look into what was involved disposing of the debris first. It's only gotten more complicated with the many different types of materials each having specific legal ways of being disposed of. I met a...

That was before I knew you Bob (I think), but I might have been on that same tour. I traveled between sites on the tour with Russ. We found a rattler that day, which was my first ever in the pines (I'd seen them in Sussex County before). I was also impressed at how much the Air Guard was...

I grew up in an urban part of north Jersey and spent as much time as I could in the area between the Gap and Dingman's Ferry. Besides being a beautiuful part of the state, there's lots of history to explore as well. I'd often poke around the old iron furnaces, lime kilns, copper mines, etc...

I'll second the notion that the ecological role of fire in the pines does not apply to prescribed burns. A wildfire often kills the dominant trees in the stand, setting forest succession back a stage or two. Without it, shade tolerant oaks would eventually replace the pines in the canopy. The...

A few years ago they changed the official term from controlled to prescribed. They are pretty picky about it too. I think it's because it sounds better when a prescribed burn gets out of control than when a controlled burn does. :mrgreen: The strength of the wind isn't as important as whether...

Several of the large trees among the ruins at Friendship Bogs are American Elms. They are easily recognized this time of year by their vase shape growth habit. The Dutch Elm Disease has wiped out the species in other parts of the country but mainly where they were concentrated and the bark...

Several of my hunting buddies have blamed the poor deer seasons they've experienced on coyotes. But hunters and fishermen are notorious for blaming their lack of success on everything but theirselves. One of the basic principles of wildlife management is that prey populations control predator...

Walt certainly is quite a guy. After a short walk at Wells Mills one day, he handed me a list of over a dozen species of Sphagnum Moss he identified on the site. I'm happy to just be able to ID it as sphagnum!

With the permission of the powers that be, I wouldn't mind getting a few interested members of the hobby together and do some organized digs on county property. The items recovered could then be displayed in one of our nature centers for the benefit of the public.

We haven't done a winter canoe trip in years. We have too many beginners sign up to risk it. I've taken my own canoe out during duck season enough times though. Ice thicker than skim ice is the only thing that stops me.