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Hunter Finds Human Skull In Byrne State Forest In Manchester: State Police Hunter Finds Human Skull In Byrne State Forest In Manchester: State Police
Human Skull Found In Byrne State Forest State police are investigating after a human skull was found in a state forest in Ocean County, authorities said. Troopers responded to Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in Manchester Township at around 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, according to a state police spokesperson. Police had received a report of a hunter who discovered "human remains." The Byrne State Forest is the second largest state forest at more than 38,000 acres, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. The Pine Barrens forest has many outdoor recreational activities and includes Whitesbog Village, which is a …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Lightning Strikes Caused Pair Of South Jersey Wildfires: Forest Fire Officials Say Lightning Strikes Caused Pair Of South Jersey Wildfires: Forest Fire Officials Say
Lightning Strikes Caused Pair Of South Jersey Wildfires: Forest Fire Officials Say Lightning strikes from two storms caused two recent wildfires in Burlington County, authorities said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reached that conclusion in the Flatiron Wildfire, which burned over 210 acres in Medford, and the Acorn Hill Wildfire, which was contained Tuesday, June 20 after it destroyed 246 acres of the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest. “Lightning-caused wildfires are uncommon in New Jersey and represent 1% of all wildfire starts in the Garden State,” the Forest Fire Service said. Lightning-caused wildfires don’t always start immediately and can burn inside a tree for …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Wildfire In South Jersey Consumes 315 Acres, Fully Contained Wildfire In South Jersey Consumes 315 Acres, Fully Contained
Wildfire In South Jersey Consumes 315 Acres, Fully Contained A wildfire in Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in Burlington and Ocean counties consumed at least 315 acres, but firefighters now have the blaze 100% contained, authorities said on Monday, June 27 In addition, seven structures previously considered threatened by the forest fire in Manchester and Woodland townships are no longer in danger, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said on Facebook. Firefighters have made "substantial progress,'' the state agency previously said. “Earlier (Sunday) evening Forest Fire Service crews conducted a backfiring operation to aid in containment,” the Forest Fir…

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by Jon Craig
News
Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias
Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias More than a dozen New Jersey state parks and forests were closed to visitors for cleanup from Tropical Storm Isaias as of Friday evening. Many of them will remain closed for several days, according to a Facebook post being updated daily by the NJ Parks Department. More than 300,000 New Jersey residents were also without power as of Friday afternoon. The following state parks and forests were closed as of 9 a.m. Friday. Allaire State Park Atsion Recreation Area Bull's Island Recreation Area Cheesequake State Park Farny State Park Hacklebarney State Park Long Pond Ironworks State Park Monm…

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by Valerie Musson