Most sightings occur in Warren, Sussex, Passaic and Morris counties. In 2017, New Jersey received the first confirmed observations from Mercer County in decades.
New Jersey is entering peak wildfire season, and because of a wet and active winter, the state's Forest Fire Service hasn't been able to act as proactively as it'd like in order to reduce the chances of a significant fire event this spring and summer.
Solar-powered ultrasonic devices deployed in early September appear to be controlling in one New Jersey lake what's become a growing problem in bodies of water across the Garden State.
Now that's October, it's time to celebrate trees, autumn and New Jersey's outdoors with the Department of Environmental Protection's 25th Annual Fall Forestry Festival.
The festival is Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson Township, rain or shine...