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 ...
Woodbridge Wetlands Park Slated To Open This Year
This is 185 acres of marshland in Keasbey. Boardwalk walking trails have been added and it will open sometime in 2025, said Mayor McCormac.
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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 ...
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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 ...