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Carnivorous Plants of the Pine Barrens
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Plants of the Pine Barrens
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Pine Barrens Timber Rattlesnake
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Fire in the Pine Barrens
Wildfires shaped the Pine Barrens ecosystem for thousands of years.
The Pine Barrens Tree Frog
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The Pine Barren Ecosystem
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Additional Native Plant Resources
Explore resources to learn more about Pinelands plants, including native plant nurseries and online sellers.
Pinelands Plants Overview
Learn about the plants of the Pine Barrens and how you can landscape using native plants.
History Timeline
Walk through the Pinelands historical timeline to understand the past and present.
Pine Barrens Ghost Towns and Other Unique Places
There are dozens of ghost towns and ruins scattered across the region. They are the remains of a series of industries – principally bog iron, forestry, charcoal, paper and glass – that arose with the coming of European colonists and faded as richer sources were found to the west.
The Jersey Devil and Folklore
Tales and stories of the Jersey Devil have haunted the Pine Barrens for decades.
Heritage Mineral Site Threatens Water and Endangered Species
Proposed development far exceeds a 2004 settlement agreement between the developer, state, and federal government in which The Alliance was an intervenor.
Water Supply and the Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer
Critical rules are now in effect, but subject to legal challenge.
Fire in the Pines
Wildfire has shaped the Pine Barrens ecosystem for tens of thousands of years.
Prescribed Burn Legislation
A new law provides greater opportunities for prescribed burning for ecological purposes.
Protecting Critical Dune and Beach Habitat
Share:The Pinelands Alliance and Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) have been working together for over 6 years to protect critical dune habitat along New Jersey’s coast. Grants from the New […]
Message to Gov. Murphy: Protect the Pinelands
Environmental and political leaders urge the Governor to take action to protect the Pinelands and the aquifer.
Off Road Vehicle Damage
Illegal off-road vehicle use is causing widespread damage to critical Pinelands habitats.
In Memory of Gov. Brendan T. Byrne
Gov. Brendan Byrne was truly the father of the Pinelands, responsible for the passage of the Pinelands Protection Act in 1979.
Massive Pinelands Development Denied by DEP
Site has been in controversy since the early 1990s, when Hovsons tried to build an even bigger development on the site.
