Washed my car twice the past month. Usually a sure fire way to bring rain, but nothing yet
Wet Forest - Formerly Known as Dry Forest
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I never really "wash" my car but hose it down every time I go into the woods, the dust is amazing. Snapped this out the window in Peaslee WMA. No wind, so it just hangs in the air. It was sunrise and I never saw another car, would be rough to follow someone in these conditions.
We were briefly out a bit today. Goshen Pond doesn’t look much like a pond.
Yes, the main channel is still flowing. The water level at the plastic bridge was surprisingly higher then I thought it would be. I suspect there might be some beaver activity causing that. Upstream from the campground there was good flow but I did see some small shrubs that were chewed down by beavers. It seems like the only places that have water are dammed up by beavers or man.
This is the same spot in February 2023
Walked from Coal Road to Batsto along the Batona trail last weekend. I don't have a picture. But this area was so full of water from beaver activity. We had to walk across boards that were floating along the edge of a road. I think this is the place. As soon as we crossed the boards there were some pipes in the road and it said the area along the water was private property. A tree fell on the fence that goes around Martha Furnace. There is now a visible trail into that area.
https://boydsmaps.com/#17.00/39.655729/-74.466491/pines2020a/0.00/0.00
https://boydsmaps.com/#17.00/39.655729/-74.466491/pines2020a/0.00/0.00
That is the Ives Branch by the Highland Park Gun Club ruins. The photo Bob took of me was taken there. It is always flooded. I had the stick stuck in my eardrum when this photo was taken.
The fence at Martha has been that way for some time. The state either has no money to fix it or really does not care about fixing it.
The fence at Martha has been that way for some time. The state either has no money to fix it or really does not care about fixing it.
You can see the gun club property here, the green areas are public.
https://boydsmaps.com/pines/#15/39.657100/-74.467038/darkstreets/0/0/
https://boydsmaps.com/pines/#15/39.657100/-74.467038/darkstreets/0/0/
This site shows a nice presentation of forecast precipitation for today in our area.
zoom.earth
Precipitation Forecast Map | Rain, Snow, Clouds | Zoom Earth
Interactive rain and snow map. ICON and GFS models. Shows global forecasted precipitation.
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Went down the cape may on Sunday and was not nearly as dry as it is in core barrens. In fact the area I went to in cape may courthouse was more wet than this time last year. Was relieved to see it wasn’t as bad as I was expecting.View attachment 23607
NJ Drought conditions here
| U.S. Drought Monitor
droughtmonitor.unl.edu
Looking at the larger map, I'm located just South of the Severe Drought area. Makes sense, because it's dry but I'm not seeing the kind of extreme effects others have posted about.
"The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has responded to 537 blazes since early October, which have burned thousands of acres, Gov. Phil Murphy said. That’s 500 more fires than during the same period last year.."
www.nbcnews.com
New Jersey declares drought warning and urges residents to reduce water use
The dry conditions are part of a broader drought across the Northeast. Nationally, October was one of the driest months on record.
www.nbcnews.com
Barnegat too. Was raining and I didn't realize it. Pretty wet roads.