More controlled fires needed to manage Long Island pine barrens, ecologists say
Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...
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 ...
Amid butterfly declines, one species is making a comeback in NY
A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly ...
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Last Hamptons wildfire believed to be fully contained, but hot-spot dangers linger
is that some fire-dependent plants will now get to regrow. “If there is a bright spot, it is that the Pine Barrens is in fact a fire-dependent system, so much of the plant life depend on fire in ...