N.J. Pine Barrens forest fire burning through hundreds of acres
N.J. Forest Fire Service reports there are no structures being threatened at this time
View ArticleOfficials: New Jersey Pine Barrens fire sparked by charcoal briquettes
State environmental officials from New Jersey say that the Pine Barrens forest fire that broke out on Monday, burning roughly 1,000 acres in Burlington and Ocean Counties, was sparked by charcoal...
View ArticleSouth Jersey man's path in public service winds through politics, Pinelands
You might say that Mark Lohbauer traveled an unconventional and winding path through public service and politics. Which may explain the calm he's shown since losing the chairmanship of the Pinelands...
View ArticleStained clothing found in Pine Barrens near missing Manayunk man's car
New Jersey State Police have discovered stained clothing along the banks of the Mullica River, deep in the heart of the Pine Barrens.
View ArticleWildfire in Pine Barrens blazes through 350 wooded acres
A wildfire in South Jersey’s Pine Barrens has burned about 350 acres near Sooy Road in Woodland Township since it began Thursday evening.
View ArticleAnother pipeline through the NJ pines approved
Continuing a recent trend of ignoring local input and approving natural gas pipelines across the Pinelands, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on Friday approved yet a third incursion into the...
View ArticleRolling Stone: New Jersey pinelands primed for worst wildfire in U.S.
A story earlier this week in “Rolling Stone” magazine -- Will America's Worst Wildfire Disaster Happen in New Jersey? – has stirred up a bit of a firestorm in the state.
View ArticleWildfire in the Pine Barrens burns 464 acres
A fire of 464 acres is burning in the heart of the Pine Barrens in Bass River State Forest.
View ArticleGroundbreaking book inspires bus tour of the Pinelands
Writer John McPhee demurs when asked if his fourth book, “The Pine Barrens,” saved New Jersey’s distinctive pinelands.
View ArticleVandalism arrests: Pair charged with damaging fence at Pine Barrens landmark
New Jersey State Park Police recently arrested two people who allegedly vandalized the landmark Apple Pie Hill fire tower in the heart of the Jersey Pinelands.
View ArticleCongressman plans town hall in tiny Pine Barrens hamlet
Reversing recent course, Rep. Tom MacArthur of South Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, will hold a live face-to-face town meeting Monday evening in a rural Pine Barrens hamlet.
View ArticleWATCH: Construction workers claim they found the 'Jersey Devil'
It’s a rainy Friday afternoon. I’m waiting for my awesome editor to finish up a column I wrote so – as I’m wont to do – I started scrolling through posts on Facebook and Twitter.
View ArticleA Pine Barrens landmark is closing Saturday for good – after one last sale
Unable to find a buyer, Buzby’s General Store, a landmark slice of Americana in the heart of the Jersey pinelands, will go out of business.
View ArticleParts of Wharton Forest on way to Shore closed by smoke and fire
That smell on the way to the shore? Probably drifting smoke from a forest fire in Wharton State Forest, a popular weekend destination with many closures due to drifting ash and smoke.
View ArticleDousing rains may have extinguished Pine Barrens fire
The wildfire which raged through 3,500 acres of Wharton State Forest was contained 100 percent and well under control going into Sunday night.
View ArticleWe're weird in South Jersey – and damn proud of it
We embrace our unique weirdness in South Jersey. Weird is just who we are. We're OK with that.
View ArticleGhost towns highlight spirited history of the Pinelands
A bit remote, vast, largely empty save for trees, sand and waterways, the Pine Barrens of today hides its history.
View ArticleTop five spooky spots in South Jersey
Southern New Jersey is a hotbed for haunted tales and ghost stories, including the state devil, headless highwaymen, historical figures such as a Hessian officer, and convicted killers.
View ArticleWhy are wildfires concentrated in the west?
A Drexel University Pine Barrens environmental researcher explains.
View ArticleN.J. Pine Barrens forest fire burning through hundreds of acres
N.J. Forest Fire Service reports there are no structures being threatened at this time
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