Yes this is way over the top. NJ.com must be on the PPA’s payroll. The “study” done 6 months ago was done by the PPA only in an effort to support their claims that the pines are being destroyed. It makes it seem like it’s an official study done by the state. The top picture is a pond that has...
Was there 2 weeks ago and was dry. Looks like the FFS did some road work there this summer just up Batsto Fire Line Road a bit. Still very soft sand though
I thought there may have been new deadfall placed there but I wasn’t sure. To my knowledge there was no new damage there either. They even mentioned how effective the railings were on the Fix Our Parks blog I saw. I prefer those railings to deadfall
I’ve seen several fawns laying in the middle of the roads especially near what puddles were left and one dead one. It’s been a rough year for this years fawns.
The DEP has tentatively decided on requiring owners of the street-legal vehicles (no ATVs) allowed in Wharton to register with the state and obtain a permit to drive in the pinelands. It is also creating an interactive map showing which dirt roads (some deeply sandy) are approved for driving...
This is just my opinion but a permit system whether it’s free (for now) or not is the only way to be able to have an enforceable map. When you get your permit you will also get a map. This whole interactive map is so they can take all the information and make sure most of the locations...
Those rectangular pits are a result of the clean up. Owens corning dumped asbestos there and is/was a superfund site. Basically the asbestos is still there just covered over so it’s not disturbed.
The same occurred a few weeks ago. For the last couple of years they closed several WMA’s. Now they are offering a location to go if you purchase a permit.
Sorry I should have been more clear. To the best of my knowledge no roads were blocked. I was just passing through and noticed deadfall and small branches spread out in areas that weren’t last week. I didn’t really spend much time there.