Jokes about the Pine Barrens abound. But visitors willing to look closer will find a place steeped in nature, history and ...

Batsto Village, New Jersey. Before Jersey was all turnpikes and diners, places like Batsto Village were turning Pine Barrens bog iron into serious business. This preserved town sh ...

At one point over the weekend, smoke from a South Jersey forest fire could be seen on weather radar, making its way from the ...

Gathered round Martha’s Pond in New Jersey’s iconic Pine Barrens, students in Claude Epstein’s environmental science class ...

As of March 13, the state forest fire service had already responded since early January to 381 wildfires that burned a total ...

Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...

There was a legendary episode of a famous TV show shot in a New Jersey location, and you can still visit it. There were ...

Several tools are available that allow New Jersey residents to stay updated on the current wildfire risk in their areas this season.

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said last night the wildfire in the Westhampton pine barrens is nearly 80% contained. The county arson squad is investigating the cause of the blaze.

Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...