Teej, as for what you can do to help I would suggest reporting what you see to the state, or land organization who own the land your within, NJCF, nature conservancy etc. As for tracking and other snake stuff it is a hard thing to get into as secrecy is always of high priority. Poaching is a problem in the pines and for that reason volunteer oppurtunities can be hard to come by. The best way to get involved is to particpate in the herp atlas, frog calling surveys, vernal pool surveys that the state offer.....as Trust is earned more oppurtunities will pop up. It is ashame that volunteer oppurtunities are like ths but many collectors poachers have given good hearted people with good intentions a bad rap.
Here is the form to fill out if a T or E species is found,
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/rptform.pdf
Thanks
Chris
