The Pine Barrens are defined by fire. Every few years, natural or human-made fires sweep through this ecosystem, clearing underbrush and resetting the forest’s clock.

Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 35% of the fire has been contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Wednesday ...

CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey's Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries, officials said, though it ...

Fueled by high winds and dry conditions, New Jersey’s largest wildfire in 15 years swept through Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens last week, burning more than 13,500 acres. Thankfully ...

10X10: Pine Barrens. Sam Evans-Brown & Taylor Quimby. This segment is focused on an ecosystem that needs fire in order to flourish: the pine barren. Pine barrens occur on well-drained soils, ...

Last month, a wildfire in the Pine Barrens threatened over a dozen homes in Little Egg Harbor, not far from the site of a massive forest fire in 2007 at the New Jersey Air National Guard’s Warren ...

The Pine Barrens sit between Philadelphia to the west and the Atlantic coast to the east. The region, with its quick-draining sandy soil, is in peak forest fire season.

The fire, which was being fueled by dry and breezy conditions, began Sunday morning just after 6 a.m. in a remote section of the forest along the Mullica River in the Pine Barrens area.

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality ...

CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries, officials said Wednesday, though it’s expected to Read More Skip ...

CHATSWORTH, N.J. — A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries, officials said, though it’s expected to grow before forecast rain ...