In the heart of New Jersey’s Wharton State Forest, a team of Rowan University researchers led by Charles Schutte, Ph.D., and ...

It first reported the blaze, called the California Branch Wildfire, in the area of Raritan Avenue and Old Atsion Road on ...

Wharton State Forest is home to numerous lakes, trails and historic sites, and it is the largest state forest in the Pinelands. (Photo by New Jersey Pinelands Commission via Creative Commons License) ...

WILDFIRE UPDATE: Wharton State Forest – Mullica River Fire @njdepforestfire continues to make progress on containing a wildfire in Wharton State Forest - Washington, Shamong, Hammonton & Mullica ...

Wharton State Forest is an amazing place, home to some 300 bird species, nearly 60 reptile and amphibian species, and more than 90 fish species.

Wharton State Forest fire map Check out our map of the fire to see where it is burning. If you can't see the map above, click on this link Joe Jacquez is a digital producer with the USA Today Network.

Smoke bellows from a fire burning in the Wharton State Forest, on Monday, June 20, 2022.Get Photo Acres of trees burn in Wharton State Forest on Sunday night, June 19, 2022. Officials said the ...

Emergency crews on Wednesday were working to battle back a wildfire ripping through Wharton State Forest. The fire covered at least 100 acres and was 0% contained as of 11 a.m.

BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP — About 100 people turned out to a township commission meeting Monday night in opposition to Wharton State Forest’s proposed Motorized Access Plan, overwhelming the tiny ...

Unimproved roads in Wharton State Forest are impassable due to November’s heavy rains, and all access points for the Batsto, Mullica, Oswego and Wading rivers are closed due to hazardous ...

In a bid to reduce damage from off-road vehicles, New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection floated a plan to close off certain roads in Wharton State Forest. After a strident public ...