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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Since 2014, the beetle has forced state foresters to cut down nearly 40,000 trees in the pine barrens and on the South Fork, Hudson said. The story of the aerial survey illustrates how the pine ...

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 ...