Five pine barrens forests set to undergo controlled burns this spring to combat wildfires
Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...
Indiatimes21d
New York wildfire: Roads closed as helicopters rain water over blazing pine barrens in Long Island
Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency as state agencies responded to fires in the Pine Barrens, a wooded area near commuter towns east of New York City. She warned that homes ...
Hindustan Times21d
The Hamptons, Long Island brush fire map: Blaze erupts in Pine Barrens, spreads along Sunrise Highway
A brush fire is ripping through Long Island, New York. The fire broke out in the Pine Barrens near Westhampton. It is spreading along the Sunrise Highway. A brush fire is ripping through Long ...
Staten Island Advance21d
Investigators seeking cause of massive Long Island Pine Barrens brush fires: Report
Massive brush fires continue to burn in Long Island’s Pine Barrens, officials investigating potential arson, ABC 7 New York reports. Officials are probing the possibility of arson in connection ...
New York Daily News21d
Gov. Hochul declares state of emergency as wildfires rage on Long Island’s South Shore
The governor announced shortly before 5:30 p.m. that she was “issuing a State of Emergency as Suffolk County fights brush fires in the Pine Barrens.” Southampton also declared a local state of ...
FOX 5 New York on MSN22d
State of Emergency declared after fire burns Pine Barrens
As of 5:45 p.m. Saturday, the fire was 50 percent contained in the WestHampton area, with all other fires in the region now extinguished. FOX 5 NY's Jessica Formoso has the latest.
Golf Digest28d
Walker Cup to return to Pine Valley
The USGA is returning the Walker Cup to the best golf course in the country. During its annual meeting over the weekend, the governing body solidified that Pine Valley will host the prestigious ...
CBS News20d
Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul
Officials pronounced the Westhampton pine barrens fire 100% knocked down, but do have concerns about flare-ups. Rangers worked Sunday to create a containment perimeter. "The weather is still a ...
East End Beacon16h
In the Wildfire’s Wake, Focus Continues on Prescribed Burns
By the time the danger had passed the morning after fire ripped through 600 acres of the Central Pine Barrens in Westhampton ...
Cape Cod Times7d
'In a rush.' Vineyard forest cutting plan gets mixed reactions. Time added for comment.
A state plan to clear white pines in the Manuel F. Correllus Forest on Martha's Vineyard has caused debate. The state has ...
USA Today20d
Long Island fires likely caused by person making backyard s'mores, authorities say
By Sunday evening, the largest of the wildfires, which burned in the Pine Barrens, was 100% contained and other fires were under control, authorities added. On Monday, authorities confirmed that ...