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

The New Jersey Pine Barrens is an area of around 1.1 million ... animals, and carnivorous plants. The ghostly remains of the villages and settlements that grew up around former mining and logging ...

Pine barrens rely on fire to maintain ideal conditions ... portions of the lawn unmowed can attract butterflies when those plants flower. “Not using pesticides in your yard can go a long ...