Getting warmer Al. Maybe 3.5 miles or so east of the area you live. Here is the original.
Pine Barren Flora
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Getting warmer Al. Maybe 3.5 miles or so east of the area you live. Here is the original.
Clue: this photo is from the second time I was there, and the first time I was there, so was the entire crew, which always includes you.
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.3496953667476&lng=-74.9903305212784&z=17&type=nj2007&gpx=
the old road that we found the burnt out jalopy on.The jalopy set just off the west side of the road.
Okay.That was after we left the bridge and walked past the Prickly Pear area and foundation made of red brick.I"ve been down that road once since then,about two months ago.I should have remembered it
I never said we went down it
. I was on your blue line when I turned to the left and snapped the photo. I was there 2 Saturday's ago.
i was thinking you were here.but then again I was making the same assumption Guy was that this was taken on our PBX hike.
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.34889474917632&lng=-74.96164697807313&z=17&type=nj2012&gpx=
http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.34889474917632&lng=-74.96164697807313&z=17&type=nj2012&gpx=
Bob you must have been on the plant hike I missed because of my eye. I wanted to go but was afraid to get sweat in my eye and get it infected and it was hot as hell that day.
Here are two related plants close together. I'll bet this is a rare event. Any guesses? Bad news is a clue.
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Yesterday, in Chatsworth, the flies were super-aggressive. This must be the new brood. I was hassled the entire time I was out there. I had to carry a branch from a bush and swing it around my head constantly (this works in a pinch). Usually they back off, but these flies were like kamikaze fighter pilots. They tried to get in-between the swings, and they'd often end up crashing into the branch.
I had to get back at them today, so I pulled out my old straw hat, wrapped it in blue banding, and covered it with "tanglefoot" sticky coating. Always wanted to try this. So what happened was, I'd hear them approach me, and then just as fast, they were gone. I thought maybe they got a whiff of it and took off. But no, I took it off to see, and watched a fly hit it, he realizes his feet were stuck, and beat his wings just enough to disentangle himself, and with panic and relief, he flew off. So really, it worked even better than I thought. They land on your hat more than we know, and the blue really pulls them in. Some of them don't make it, as you can see. A few of these were on their backs in the goo. They probably flipped over when they tried to untangle their feet. Good!
I had to get back at them today, so I pulled out my old straw hat, wrapped it in blue banding, and covered it with "tanglefoot" sticky coating. Always wanted to try this. So what happened was, I'd hear them approach me, and then just as fast, they were gone. I thought maybe they got a whiff of it and took off. But no, I took it off to see, and watched a fly hit it, he realizes his feet were stuck, and beat his wings just enough to disentangle himself, and with panic and relief, he flew off. So really, it worked even better than I thought. They land on your hat more than we know, and the blue really pulls them in. Some of them don't make it, as you can see. A few of these were on their backs in the goo. They probably flipped over when they tried to untangle their feet. Good!
If you are interested in pine barren plants, or even in fire ecology, you should go the the site of the Woodmansie fire and take a look around. It is really instructional to see what a very hot fire can do to reset and rejuvenate the land. The plants rising up are phenomenal in quality. It's like they are on steroids. In particular, I recommend you stop at this spot below, park, and walk into the wet land on the west side of the road. Very cool.
Bob, the light green plant is poison sumac?
I noticed is some areas disturbed by dumping that there are plants growing that are much different that what is native to the immediate area. Have you noticed anything different? I'm not speaking of anything specific.
I noticed is some areas disturbed by dumping that there are plants growing that are much different that what is native to the immediate area. Have you noticed anything different? I'm not speaking of anything specific.
Yes, and the other one is winged sumac. This is Blacks Bridge. The former owners dumped concrete there, maybe the lime sweetened the soil enough for the poison to move in.
I knew the winged sumac and figured out the other must be poison.I have only seen it once and that was in Burlington near the delaware river.have never seen it in the Pines or perhaps just didn't know what it was when i did.I"m going to have to learn it because Poison ivy does a number on me but I can pick that out at 100 yards.