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Pinelands Presentations

This program of presentations is designed to educate diverse groups about the New Jersey Pinelands and increase appreciation and awareness of the Pinelands across the region.

All of our presentations are organized around a slide presentation or film shown by Pinelands Preservation Alliance staff or volunteers. Our presenters encourage questions and conversation in order to involve our audience in the program. Our presentations can be tailored to the needs or interests of the audience. Feel e-mail Mike Pippin or call him on (609) 859-8860 to discuss your needs or book a presentation.

All PPA presentations are free. We welcome contributions to PPA and appreciate an opportunity to describe our organization and its work to all audiences.

Pinelands Overview

This presentation gives an overview of the New Jersey Pinelands and its distinctive Pine Barrens ecosystem. The talk discusses the geology and natural history of the region, then turns to the remarkable efforts of our federal and state governments, and the work of thousands of citizens, to protect the Pinelands through creation of the nation's foremost "smart growth" plan - the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan.

The Pine Barrens: up close and natural

This presentation includes showing our new nature film, The Pine Barrens: up close and natural. This is the first nature film about the New Jersey Pine Barrens and provides a breathtaking introduction to the region's fascinating natural history, plants and wildlife. The film is 30 minutes in length. The showing of the film is followed by discussion of the ecology of the region and efforts to protect its forests, streams and wetlands.

Protecting Pinelands Waters

The streams, wetlands and aquifers of the Pinelands are the "green infrastructure" without which the ecosystem would die, agriculture would become impossible, and millions of residents and tourists would lose their water supply. This presentation illustrates the region's water resources and explains how the distinctive nature of Pine Barrens waters sustains the unusual plant and animal communities of this extraordinary ecosystem. The talk focuses on the threats our water resources face today from human exploitation and contamination, and discusses the ways New Jersey and its citizens can protect Pinelands waters to serve both the natural landscape and sustainable human uses.

Threatened and Endangered Species of the New Jersey Pine Barrens

This presentation by PPA staff naturalist Russell Juelg focuses on the animal and plant species that occur in the Pinelands National Reserve and have legal protections because of their great rarity. The presentation includes outstanding color images of the animals with their respective range maps, as well as the 54 plant species protected under the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan. The talk includes an introduction to the legal protections that are in effect for these plants and animals and their habitats, tips on identifying them and suggestions on the many ways we can help protect and restore their habitats and populations.

The Pinelands: A Region at Risk?

This presentation begins with showing PPA's 30-minute documentary, The Pinelands: A Region at Risk? The documentary was produced by PPA and Caucus New Jersey. The film provides an engaging entrée to the history and environment of the region and focuses on the competing interests and policies at stake in efforts to protect the Pinelands from excessive development. The film also provides an excellent introduction to conversation and debate about the Pinelands and its future.

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