As of 2 00 p. M. There is no containment. I am here with Carlton Montgomery you have been evacuated. I run the organization that runs the canoe and kayak renal up the street here. What is your concern now if the fire comes across 206 it could threaten the houses and our businesses there. Are you concerned . Yes but i have confidence in the firefighters. Talking to state police the main concern is traffic, this is 206 shut down at route 230, they say this will really bottleneck. But as you see the firefighters have their work cut out for them and they dont want it to cross this busy road here. The firefighters are coming to this lake behind us taking the bucket and getting the water and dropping it on this blaze. So far no real urgency, they say they are used to this and they are fighting this fire, and the conditions this area did not get rain over the last few days, so its very dry conditions here, but im told that the wind is not too bad at this time. And that is playing a better rol
So far hundreds of acres have gone up in flames as firefighters race to get a handle on all of it. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Todays weather making it a perfect storm for crews fighting the fire. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live in shamong township tonight. Are firefighters gaining any ground . Reporter they are iain and luce seem we are here at the incident command center. Forestry officials are saying this fire that has burned more than 700 acres is now more than 50 contained. But as you said that that fire continues to burn tonight. We have live pictures from above skyfox hovering over the scene now where you see hot spots lighting up the night sky. Luckily no homes are being threaten. But Officials Say people around here need to stay up to date through the night in case conditions change. New jersey forestry wardens are fighting fire with fire tonight. Starting back burns to stop the spread in its tracks. Inside the Wharton State Forest, both dry conditions and a sti
Feds designate Pinelands road network as N.J.’s third national scenic byway
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
The Pinelands Scenic Byway, a network of three dozen roads through five southern New Jersey counties, has been designated a National Scenic Byway by the U.S. Department of Transportation.New Jersey Pinelands Commission
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Federal officials have officially named a 130-mile route through the New Jersey Pine Barrens as a national scenic byway, a designation that regulators and friends of the pinelands say will increase awareness of the environmentally sensitive region’s beauty and historical significance, and boost local tourism.
“We are thrilled to learn of this designation, which will place a spotlight on the byway and the beauty of the Pinelands,” Nancy Wittenberg, executive director of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, a regional regulatory body with jurisdiction over development and other matters within the New Jersey Pinelands Nationa