ENTS,
On Sunday August 2, and again on Friday August 7, I visited a big vernal pond
in Wharton State Forest in the NJ Pine Barrens. The pond runs parallel to the
sand road on which I filmed a video on Saturday August 1 (which some of you
watched).
In the first video I never got near the east end of the pond, which is filled
with vegetation. Actually the entire south side is also filled with vegetation
as well. In the second video I started down near the east end and headed back
to the west end where I came in.
The west end of the pond has an outlet which seems to be man-made. But someone
sandbagged it. But then sometime ago either the sandbags didn't hold, or
someone drove a 4X4 in there and broke down the sandbags. I'm not sure which.
But the pond again has an outlet. It flows into a small, apparently man-made
channel, which goes north/northeast over to the river.
The pond has many interesting plants in it, as well as old blueberry bushes and
other things. I absolutely love it up there. I need to go back again. According
to the aerial photography, there are more vernal ponds and cedar swamps running
parallel to that sand road.
Hope y'all enjoy the videos.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwPZiGEFQh8
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj_uoAlsr6Q
Barry
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