
Sierra club led hike at Rancocas Nature Center
Our Sierra Club chapter was leading a hike last Saturday in this part of the NJ pine barrens. The name “pine barrens” refers to the area’s sandy, acidic, nutrient-poor soil, to which the crops originally imported by European settlers didn’t take well. It was a rather cold morning but we still had some serious hikers arrive on time. Once we started walking it was just lovely. Initially we passed through the Audubon property and therefore both saw and heard a lot of birds chirp