Fire Near Cumberland Pond
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Supposedly it' started north of the Cumberland Trailer park north of the Laurens Branch pond and the wind is blowing north so it should be headed for Bennetts Mill
I was derailed on my way home from my annual Good Friday freshwater fishing trip. I was coming back from Port Elizabeth and couldn't turn onto Union off of 49. When I got into Vineland, all the way up near Wheat, the smoke was visible and the smell was strong. Winds were hard south all day today.
Looks mostly white or chestnut oak and pine with some leatherleaf/sheep laurel low areas. Whadda-ya say Al?
I was pretty near that area when I took the long way home through Peaslee after grocery shopping around 8:00 AM yesterday morning. No signs of fire or smoke at that time.
That's a name I always wondered about...
https://boydsmaps.com/#15.00/39.294298/-75.004240/pines2023/0.00/0.00
It can get pretty dense in spots there. The Preacher Stone should be clear of its green briar prison after this.
Mostly White oak in the more open areas with loads of Scarlet Oak growing under the pines.Gorgeous in fall in this area. I haven't really noticed any leatherleaf in the spungs though wouldn't surprise me if it's there just havent been looking for it.Lot of vernal ponds as you can see and I"ve been in most of em..Most are floored with sphagnum.There are some rare plants in a few of them but I"m not an expert on them. A real nice stone in that area though.I"m sure Guy has a pic of it.Rumored to be possibly a few rattlers left in the area as well?
No idea where it got that name.Never heard it called that till the state bought it and I grew up swimming in it illegally and lived within bike riding distance.We just called it Moreys pit.I think Morey owned it.he does own the one further south still in use.
https://boydsmaps.com/pines/#15/39.295461/-75.004025/darkstreets/0/0/
Very interesting history of the lake on this website. Covers just about everything... except where the name "Audrey" came from!
https://www.sjbca.org/audreyinfo.htm
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That's really interesting to read Boyd. I'm not down with dumping tons of lime in the lake to suit their fishing requirements. They said:
"Another contributing factor to the decline in the bass population here was a gradual decline in the pH level of the water. The placement of a huge quantity of lime in the lake in 2006 had brought the pH up to an ideal level for bass survival and reproduction. But the level slowly declined over time, making the water acidic again. No definitive cause has been found for the declining pH level, but it is assumed to be a characteristic of the groundwater around this spring-fed lake."
They should have just stocked it with fish that like acid waters. Maybe Muskie and Pike. Maybe Walleye?
"Another contributing factor to the decline in the bass population here was a gradual decline in the pH level of the water. The placement of a huge quantity of lime in the lake in 2006 had brought the pH up to an ideal level for bass survival and reproduction. But the level slowly declined over time, making the water acidic again. No definitive cause has been found for the declining pH level, but it is assumed to be a characteristic of the groundwater around this spring-fed lake."
They should have just stocked it with fish that like acid waters. Maybe Muskie and Pike. Maybe Walleye?
You can swim,excuse me boat around the lake and see the 55 gallon drums on the bottom they put the lime in.I dont know if their still liming it or not. Lot of dragonflys in the wildflowers around this lake for any dragonfly buffs.NE corner is the best
