After Suffolk fires, 'vibrant regeneration' predicted for burned Long Island pine barrens, experts say
The section of the pine barrens that burned in the Westhampton brush fire on Saturday is expected to recover with new plant life and wildlife, experts said. The pine barrens are a "fire dependent ecosystem," according to ecologists, meaning that burns are necessary to clear dead vegetation and reduce density so that new growth can take place.
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 to a series of large brush fires that scorched parts of Long Island’s Pine Barrens Saturday, according to ABC 7 New York.
A New Jersey woman has been missing for nearly a year after taking a weekend camping trip. Danielle Lopez’s family should have celebrated her 38th birthday during that time. She was last seen walking ...
The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a ...
By Stephen J. Kotz A series of small brush fires that hopscotched their way from Manorville east culminated in an explosive ...
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 massive brush fire that impacted the East End of Long Island is no longer burning in Westhampton, but Forest Rangers ...
A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly ...
The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...
Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that ...
Brush fires on New York's Long Island fanned by high winds have picked up quickly. The fires were spewing thick gray smoke ...
Update: Pine barrens wildfire in Westhampton 80% contained, arson squad investigating cause of blaze
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said last night the wildfire in the Westhampton pine barrens is nearly 80% contained. The ...
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