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| Subject: | | Re: Forest in the North East |
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Seeker
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Thu, Jun 21 2007, 1:35am
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Brad,
As a citizen of the great state of New "Joisey" euphemistically called the "Garden State" I have to attest to the oxymoron that is presented in it's nickname.
It's both densely populated, yet it has woodland areas that harbor 28 different species of mammal.
My daily commute is a microcosm of they duality of New Jersey. I leave my log cabin (yes, I live in a log cabin) in a heavily forested lake community and drive down a crowded local highway to a office in the middle of urban sprawl. All within the span of 20 miles.
This morning a black bear was making a snack of a white tail deer carcass in the shoulder of the road, as hundreds of motorists barely took note, "just another urban Jersey bear", as both black and turkey vultures lazily roar thermals overhead.
the 42% of the forested areas are heavily forested, from the Pine barren in South Jersey to the deciduous forests of the highlands and the skylands with pockets of humanity riddling the forested areas. It's weird, but it's New Jersey.
Nice stuff Brad.
Cheers,
Seeker
on a totally unrelated but perhaps parallel point to a former post, I was working on a paper about NJ's indigenous Native American Tribe, the Leni Lenape. Interestingly enough, they migrated seasonally. From the Skylands and Highlands (Northwestern NJ and Northern NJ respectively) to the "Jersey Shore" as the weather allowed. It seems seasonal primate migrations aren't only a sasquatch thing. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Forest in the North East |
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Brad
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Thu, Jun 21 2007, 10:38pm
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the 42% of the forested areas are heavily forested, from the Pine barren in South Jersey to the deciduous forests of the highlands and the skylands with pockets of humanity riddling the forested areas. It's weird, but it's New Jersey.
42% is still a pretty big number. Not big compared to some states, but thats a lot of forest. The high human population densities are not situated near these thick forests, so even though NJ has that high population rate, it doesn't tell the whole story.
on a totally unrelated but perhaps parallel point to a former post, I was working on a paper about NJ's indigenous Native American Tribe, the Leni Lenape. Interestingly enough, they migrated seasonally. From the Skylands and Highlands (Northwestern NJ and Northern NJ respectively) to the "Jersey Shore" as the weather allowed. It seems seasonal primate migrations aren't only a sasquatch thing.
Thats very interesting, thanks. The more you learn about this, the more things fall into place. |
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