Cape Cod Times5d
'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 ...
New Jersey Hills17d
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 Carolina18d
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 ...
thecooldown18d
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 ...
RiverheadLOCAL18d
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 Today18d
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 News19d
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 ...
Newsday19d
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 ...
Hindustan Times19d
The Hamptons, Long Island brush fire map: Blaze erupts in Pine Barrens, spreads along Sunrise Highway
A brush fire is ripping through Long Island, New York. The fire broke out in the Pine Barrens near Westhampton. It is spreading along the Sunrise Highway. A brush fire is ripping through Long ...
Staten Island Advance19d
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 ...