The Tribune-Democrat6d
Firefighters in Carolinas battle multiple wildfires; New Jersey crews contain forest blaze
Firefighters in North and South Carolina were battling multiple wind-driven wildfires Monday in rugged terrain that ...
Cape Cod Times8d
'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 ...
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 ...
DEC plans prescribed burns throughout New York State
Prescribed burns will be conducted at certain state forests and preserves throughout New York. Prescribed burns are ...
Armed robbery in Revesby14d
Community Successfully Tackles Kina Barrens
More than 8000 kina have already been removed from Matheson Bay/Te Kohuroa north of Auckland under a special permit issued to deal with the problem of kina barrens, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane ...
New Jersey Hills19d
George Researched Here: Swamp gas, the Jersey Devil and yes even George Washington are topics of Mendham library talk
MENDHAM - There may not be a Jersey Devil, but a lot of strange occurrences happen in the large southern section of New Jersey known as the Pine Barrens. Neil MacNeil Szigethy has been keeping ...
Fox Carolina20d
Attempt to make s’mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday after four wind-driven fires spread across large swaths of Long Island’s Pine Barrens region, prompting closures to the highway and ...
thecooldown20d
Developer hit with lawsuit after wiping out critical land: '[They] must be held accountable'
In a significant victory for environmental protection, New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against a developer accused of illegally clearing land in the Pine Barrens, a ...
RiverheadLOCAL20d
Suffolk Police: Backyard fire in Manorville believed to have caused wildfire that burned 400 acres of pine barrens Saturday
Hochul declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County on Saturday as a wildfire raged in the pine barrens in Westhampton. The fire was the largest of four that ultimately burned some 400 acres in the ...
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 ...
CBS News21d
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 ...
Newsday21d
Fire and the Suffolk pine barrens share a natural history
The brush fire in the pine barrens this weekend ignited in a part of Suffolk County with a history of fires and flare-ups — to some degree a natural part of the ecosystem but also exacerbated ...