The Pine Barrens

Over the past 275 years, over 2,000 witnesses have reported seeing the Jersey Devil according to Nat Geo Wild. The myth originates from the eighteenth century in a forest called the ’’ Pine Barrens’’ which is located in New Jersey. The creature goes by many names such as “Hoodle-Doodle Bird", "Wozzle Bug" and the "Leeds Devil”. The myth says a mother who was a witch was having her thirteenth child. Thirteen is usually known as a unlucky number , and a witch is someone with the ability to wield magic

common pests located in the Northeastern United States is the Black Legged Tick (Ixodes scapularis). More commonly known as the “Deer Tick” this animal primarily inhabits wooded areas populated by warm-blooded wildlife. Specifically the temperate Pine Barrens in Southern New Jersey, which hosts the 2nd largest tick population in the country (CDC, 2010), the black legged tick is a common pest that spreads lyme disease. This disease is a bacterial infection caused by the tick latching onto a host and

The ostensible reason why Ahab did not go on board of the whaler we had spoken was this: the wind and sea betokened storms. But even had this not been the case, he would not after all, perhaps, have boarded her--judging by his subsequent conduct on similar occasions--if so it had been that, by the process of hailing, he had obtained a negative answer to the question he put. For, as it eventually turned out, he cared not to consort, even for five minutes, with any stranger captain, except he could

Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana Mill), once called a weed or scrub pine, now has its place alongside trees with commercial importance (Carter and Snow Jr. 1990). Virginia pine is a coniferous tree species native to North America that can be found in seventeen states which extends from southern New Jersey down to Northern Georgia and Northern Alabama (Sullivan 1993). Its range also extends from southern Ohio to South Carolina. Some common ecosystem communities that Virginia pine can be found in includes

labor that is used to make these trails will be paid between $11.75 and $14.50 per hour, while the personnel in charge of design and management will be paid $18.64 to $20.45 per hour. The budget that will need to be fulfilled in order to obtain the Pine Grove ATV Connector Trail, that will extend for an additional 6 miles is going to approximately cost $70,000. With regard to the funding only $50,000 is actually put into the materials and building labor needed for the trail connector, while the other

its back against a sturdy pine tree. It beckons to me to come share its secret world, to watch the day and all its happenings from

attitudes towards its environment. Neither Bradford nor Columbus found what they intended to discover; however, Bradford had a rather negative perspective of the New World, because his voyage for religious freedom left him enduring a harsh winter in a barren, while Columbus viewed the New World in a positive manner, because his discovery of vast amounts of land, gold, and spices reaffirmed his aspirations of further exploration. Bradford believed that the New World did not possess any merit to it and

Rain pounds ferociously onto my dark, tousled hair. It is night- the darkness encompassing an air of frigidity There are no more small children playing outside Unaware of their destitution. No more beggars strumming the guitar cheerfully. To sullen families determined not to look into their eyes. No starlight to link together into stones and shoes and skateboards. Not tonight. But there are still gray walls covered with blotchy graffiti. Teenagers yelling vehemently through the darkness. Clasps

accounts of the campaign; however events such as the Battle of Lone Pine and the Evacuation as well as experiences such as the Nurses' service are often excluded, and are justified to require more recognition. The Nurses and their service are a significantly overlooked subject; if it weren't for their unwavering dedication, the mortality rate would have been much more tragic. The landing was indeed a failure, and the Battle of Lone Pine a victory - but victories, no matter how horrendous the cost, should

orange and yellows. Then below the trees on the path there are rocks that are quite large in comparison to the trees. surrounding the rocks is dirt and little green trees poking out. The barren tree trunks are making the pictures focus point start at the bottom and making its way to the top. There is a very dark green pine tree behind the brown tree trunk. The lines in this painting are mainly going straight up and down but there is also a ton going horizontal and diagonal. The brush strokes are very even