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

Could Bigfoot be residing in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey? One man certainly thinks so, claiming he heard and smelled a ...

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

When most people think of New Jersey, images of a vast, untamed wilderness probably don't spring to mind. But the Garden State is home to one of the largest forested regions on the eastern seaboard.

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

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

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

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

My dissertation research focuses on fire effects on insect functional groups in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Insects are the most biodiverse animal group in the world, having evolved to occupy many ...

New Jersey officials urged residents to conserve water and be wary of wildfire as the state's drought continues well into 2025.