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 ...
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It’s fire season: Here’s why and how state forest rangers conduct prescribed burns
The State Department of Environmental Conservation plans to conduct prescribed burns on certain DEC-managed lands in Suffolk County between now and early May.
More controlled fires needed to manage Long Island pine barrens, ecologists say
Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...
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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 ...
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Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul
The pine barrens is considered a fire-dependent ecosystem, which means the dead section of the forest will regrow quickly, but the immediate concern is the possibility of embers reigniting.
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That Smoke is From Forest Fire in South Jersey
At one point over the weekend, smoke from a South Jersey forest fire could be seen on weather radar, making its way from the ...
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Westhampton fire ‘100% knocked down’ as investigators search for its origin
Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers were in the Pine Barrens on Sunday extinguishing any remaining hotspots and working to establish a full perimeter. Once that happens ...
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Finding Mystery and Wilderness…in New Jersey?
When I tell someone that the New Jersey Pine Barrens are among my favorite spots ... wander aimlessly through a monotonous, frozen forest, looking for a Russian commando they thought they ...