The section of the pine barrens that burned in the Westhampton brush fire on Saturday is expected to recover with new plant ...

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

A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly ...

If the longer days have you itching to get out in the garden, consider adding native plants to your landscape design this ...

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

The final blaze, which was 80% contained by Saturday night, is believed to be now 100% contained, though fire officials were still tending to several smaller hot spots to prevent potential further ...

Brush fires that scorched more than 600 acres of woodlands between Center Moriches and Westhampton on Saturday were under control by Sunday morning as officials remained guarded but said it could have ...

Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that it was accidental." ...

Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that it was accidental." ...

Officials say the Pine Barrens is a fire-dependent system, which means much of the ecosystem and its plant life depends on fire in order to have regrowth and to flourish. Officials add that they ...