The storied New Jersey Pine Barrens sprawl across seven counties ... The issue is not limited to New Jersey: the Atlantic cedar tree is found along the Mid-Atlantic coast and the ghost forest ...

Today, a tiny fraction remains: less than 125,000 acres along the eastern seaboard, and less than 25,000 acres here in New ...

Shrub oaks in the Pine Barrens – different from tree oaks – are also well adapted ... and potential harm to Atlantic White Cedar swamps which do not rebound from wildfires like the other ...

The pitch pine tree stands as a symbol of survival in the Barrens. Its thick, rugged bark acts like a shield against flames, and astonishingly, its cones often need fire to open and release their ...

With Batsto Homestead, they created a piece that pays homage to the natural world -- the trees ... the Pine Barrens that would be good to call attention to would be the Atlantic white cedar.

In the barrens’ typically sandy, nutrient-poor soil, crowded trees are less robust and produce less pitch, which is the pine’s only defense against burrowing insects. The crowding also helps ...