Washington Tpke 745 acre thinning bid

[PineBarrens Advocate]

Many years ago, the first time I saw a rye strip I wondered if there might have been some kind of military purpose. Like an alternate site in the event of an attack on McGuire/Lakehurst.

That's an interesting thought. I seem to recall out West some Interstates having dual purpose potential.

 

[46er]

That's an interesting thought. I seem to recall out West some Interstates having dual purpose potential.

FDR and Dwight D. Eisenhower as presidents pushed the idea for the Interstate system, named the 'Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways' and military use was part of the idea. The Wiki has good info as does the link.

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/interstate.cfm

 

[Piney4life]

Stellas is the name on the equipment

 

[92 Blazer Jeff]

Some pictures from today.

 

[Teegate]

Thanks for the photos. I will be checking it out soon. I have a few monuments to look for I believe.

 

[Ben Ruset]

I dislike.

 

[92 Blazer Jeff]

It is a big shock when you first see it. Before After

 

[Gibby]

Jeff,

You should do a time lapse series once a month for the next year to how well the cleared land bounces back.

 

[dogg57]

It is a big shock when you first see it. Before View attachment 8449After View attachment 8450

I like the photos to compare not the after

 

[Ben Ruset]

It is a big shock when you first see it. Before View attachment 8449After View attachment 8450

Yeah, that's terrible.

 

[Teegate]

I must be in the minority as I don't have a problem with it. However, I do find it funny that with all of the complaints about drivers making go-arounds and being told not to drive off of the road, the very same entity that is/was trying to keep us in check is doing this. Again, unlike states such as Vermont which have many multiple public meetings for almost everything they do on state land, we heard about this here from a woman who happened to talk to someone along the road there. In this state they know best and we know after the fact.

 

[46er]

An added benefit is you will be able to see any deer before it runs into the road.

 

[Teegate]

Ride along and see the road. Best if viewed on youtube at 1080P

 

[92 Blazer Jeff]

Did you have to go around the road closed sign?

 

[Teegate]

I came in from Washington and it did not have a road closed sign. Other vehicles were on the road also.

 

[Piney4life]

 

[Piney4life]

Up to 16,000 acres to be harvested in pinelands area

 

[manumuskin]

Nothing like saving the forest by removing the trees. Of course I"m sure a few bucks will made in the process.

 

[Gibby]

I have seen areas where the thinning has been done correctly and there is a significant difference in numbers of fauna. Lee, Haines and the state has thinned land and the results have been positive. Over the summer, a large stretch of land was thinned along Magnolia just past the circle and no one even noticed. The activity is a positive on the choked barrens.

 

[Boyd]

The more I see about this, the less I like it. Why does man always believe he can "improve" nature? Is this simply an extension of the progam to sell timber on state lands that we discussed several years ago?