section of NJ A.T. closed temporarily

[Chip]

The area around Gren Anderson, including a portion of the Appalachian Trail, remains closed to visitors and will remain so for a few days unless the bear is caught, Ragonese said.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/authorities_still_searching_fo.html

Thru-Hikers may get a couple unexpected days off.

 

[Jay H]

It was posted to the NYNJTC facebook page I think yesterday or a few days before....

Jay

 

[Chip]

It was posted to the NYNJTC facebook page I think yesterday or a few days before....

Jay

Prescient. Yesterday maybe.

 

[Little Rickie]

Is food scarce this summer? The last time I remember bears visits increasing at Boy Scout Camp and going into towns in the Dacks was a poor berry year.

 

[Chip]

Anecdotal again, but our apple and crab apple trees are COVERED this year, I've never seen more fruit on the trees. This is the time of year Yearlings are kicked out, that's probably what we saw on I91 a couple weeks ago. I'm sure many water sources are low, so they may be moving.
Population + Habituation + Appetition = Confrontation ©

 

[ColdRiverRun]

It's an interesting year to say the least. In many places in the NE especially upstate NY many records were broken for the wettest Spring on record. Then the rain turned off so to speak and has been very dry for the most part.

 

[Chip]

boys weren't wounded by bear, but there's still a wounded bear out there; I'm not sure what the trail status is at this point.

 

[Jay H]

You can follow the NYNJTC on facebook or their website:

http://www.nynjtc.org/news/stokes-state-forest-closed-temporarily-owing-bear-incident

Jay