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I started to fill out the form on the area I use most frequently (Stafford Forge WMA) but I found that I desired hardly any of the improvments listed. I guess these are dedicated funds only available for these purposes, but for the most part, I want to see more natural areas preserved, not the...

I'm glad everyone enjoyed the day. I also benefit from going out with a group like we had today, as I'm a typical naturalist, having some knowledge on lots of topics but certainly not an expert in many of them. I end up learning plenty on days like this one as well. As for Cathy's suggestion...

When I became interested in railroad history I was amazed at how many false starts there were with new lines. For every one built it seemed like another half dozen were planned but not started or completed. The early chapters of a detailed book like The Trail of the Blue Comet will give many...

That's still the plan. I'll be there earlier. On a normal day I start work at 8:00 but tomorrow I have to get my son to Pinelands HS at 5:30 for his trip to his track meet in Jersey City. Since I'll be up already, I may just head to work early and take advantage of the "quiet time" to get some...

Tildon was the son of Francis, and the grandson of Christopher Estlow. His full name was Francis Tilden Estlow, but he went by and was known to everyone as Tilden. Tilden and his wife, Lydia, are buried at the Cedar Grove Cemetary on Bryant Rd. in Waretown.

I've camped at Worthington State Forest, while doing an overnight trip on the Delaware. It is just north of the gap.

The entrance to the tract is just about one mile west of the Garden State Parkway on Rt 554 (West Bay Ave). It is a gravel road and is marked with a small green street sign as Cloverdale Rd. The tract is open to the public right now, although no signs have been posted at the road, as it is still...

It wouldn't take a whole long time, so I'd think closer to the beginning of the day, so folks could go on to lengthier pursuits. I'm flexible

Sunday, 1/13, is the next weekend day that's good for me. That work for anyone?

No problem Bob. Maybe we can get a few more site members if interested. Perhaps even start at Wells Mills, in case anyone here has never been in the Conrad/Oakley Cabin.

Actually, we plan on letting several of them revert back as a lesson on bog succession anyway. We'd only need a few bogs for class trips and maybe one marked for free public picking. These bogs were dry harvested, by the way. The farm is truly a snapshot in time, from the era before wet...

Letting an existing farmer work the bogs has been considered, but the market conditions for cranberries have been pretty poor in recent years, with even the Double Trouble bogs being only sporadically harvested. These bogs are in poorer shape, and much smaller than the Double Trouble ones, which...

Sorry, didn't mean to be cryptic, just posting in a hurry while cooking! The park I work at is involved with managing the Cloverdale Bogs in Barnegat. When they were first acquired by the planning dept. under the Natural Lands Trust Program, the intention was to just preserve the tract from...

Yeah, they have a whole host of insect and fungal problems, not to menton weeds that can take over a bog quickly if not treated with herbicide. I've been learning that first hand, unfortunately

If the state bought the property in the past, it would now be surrounded by a chain link fence, the windows would be boarded up, and the roof would be leaking. The county has slightly more resources at its disposal but I still wish Rudy a long and healthy life. The best thing for an old building...

I've heard some folks claim that they have a negative impact on the marshes, which is possible. Any time you fragment a habitat there is some impact, even if it's not immediately apparent. They used to leave the dredge spoils on the sides of the ditches. Many of these older ditches are...

I found this interesting site that has info on, including old and recent aerial photos, abandoned airfields. The Manahawkin field is in there, as well as others in the pine barrens. http://www.airfields-freeman.com

Was the image taken during the winter? Maybe it's a prescribed burn. Most of the cranberry farmers burn their forests to reduce fuels.

If anyone here is interested in these pins or in filling gaps in their collection, leftovers from the show are sold year-round. All years are not available, such as the first one with the brant, but the ones we have are all sold at the original price of five bucks, regardless of what they are...

I don't know if the location is convenient for you, but the state also a range within Stafford Forge WMA, along Rt. 539, on the west side of the road. It is a primitive facility, with a couple of benches to sight from on one side and a line of wood posts with small platforms to place a box of...