Spring 2025
Here is what you can expect to see in this newsletter:
New Year & New Leadership at PPA, Protect the Aquifer in Winslow Township, Banner Year For Public Lands
Fall 2024
PPA’s 35th Anniversary, Meet Our New Science Director, Stipends Available For Accessibility Projects, Host An Event at PPA’s Barn With JAM Catering, Save Pole Bridge Forest
Spring 2024 / Inside the Pinelands
Access Nature Goes Statewide / Rancocas Watershed Ambassador Steven Snyder / Adventuring in the Enigmatic Pine Barrens of New Jersey / Equitable Access to Fresh Air as Vital as Access to Fresh Produce / Thoughts on Pollinator Conservation
Summer 2023 / Inside the Pinelands
Climate Change in the Pinelands / Carleton Montgomery Celebrates 25 years at PPA / Adaptive Programs at Pinelands Adventures / PPA Launches Policy Notes Blog / Pinelands Events
Spring 2023 / Inside the Pinelands
Governor Murphy Fund Our Parks / Access Nature Forum Launches / Join the Pinelands Community Network / Pinelands Adventures Launches for the Season / Pinelands Events
Fall 2022 / Inside the Pinelands
Cranberries in the Pines / Give Us Your Best Shot / Amendments Improve Water Protection / Mullica River Fire and the Pine Barrens / Nature Accessibility Project Continues / Pinelands Events
Summer 2022 / Inside the Pinelands
It is Time to Fix Our Parks / Building Bridges for a Common Good / What’s in Bloom in July / Volunteers are Essential / Summer and Reptiles in the Pines / Pinelands Events
Spring 2022 / Inside the Pinelands
Pinelands Adventures Opens for the Season / Residents Rally to Protect Park & Lake / Getting Ready for the Farm Season / Pinelands Events
Fall 2021/ Inside the Pinelands
Lessons from Pipeline Victories and Defeats in the Pines / Pinelands Adventures 2022 / Development Projects on the Horizon / Making Nature Accessible
Summer 2021 / Inside the Pinelands
Protecting Publicly Owned Lands from Off-Road Vehicles / Pinelands Photo Exhibit Call for Photos/ New Pinelands Adventures Staff / Summer Frogs
Spring 2021 / Inside the Pinelands
Pinelands Commission Nominations Stalled / The Pinelands is for Everyone / Meet Our New Staff / Land, Trails and the 30 x 30 Plan / Rancocas Creek Farm Updates
Fall 2020 / Inside the Pinelands
Creating a Truly Inclusive Outdoors / Remembering John Stokes / Protecting the Pinelands During a Pandemic / Science & Stewardship in the Pines / Rancocas Creek Farm Updates
Summer 2020 / Inside the Pinelands
Drilling Stopped for New Jersey Natural Gas Pipeline / A Message from the Staff / Mourning the Loss of Candace Ashmun / First Harvest Goes to Those in Need / Fourth Annual Juried Pinelands Photo Exhibit
Spring 2020 / Inside the Pinelands
Pass NJ Endangered & Threatened Plant Protection Act / PPA Welcomes New Staff / Update on Pinelands Commission Nominations / Rancocas Watershed Ambassador
October / November 2019 Inside the Pinelands
Pinelands Commission Nominations Stalled / South Jersey Landscape Makeover Program / Bucks Cove Preserve Update / Pinelands Photo Exhibit Opens
August / September 2019 Inside the Pinelands
A New Day for Energy Policy in New Jersey / Master of the Skies / Pass the Endangered and Threatened Plant Protection Act / PPA Receives a Generous Land Donation
June / July 2019 Inside the Pinelands
Good Things Coming to the Pinelands Commission / PPA Launches a New Website / Reflections on the Creation of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance / Update on Campaign to Protect Pines from ORVs / BOMARC Missile Site Contamination
April / May 2019 Inside the Pinelands
South Jersey Gas Pipeline is Defeated / Pinelands Adventures Kicks Off Another Season / Barn Renovation Nears Completion / Raptors of the Pinelands / Life Science Field Training Institute
February / March 2019 Inside the Pinelands
Celebrating 30 Years of Protecting the Pines / Meet Angelica Rancocas Watershed Ambassador / New Jersey Natural Gas Pipeline Update / Gov. Murphy Makes Nominations to the Pinelands Commission /Environmental Issues at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
October / November 2018 Inside the Pinelands
Joint Base Environmental Concerns/ Meet PPA’s Policy Advocate Rhyan Grech / Developing Coping Skills through Nature / Fall in the Pinelands / Restore PILOT Program Funding
August/September 2018 Inside the Pinelands
Helping Communities Manage Stormwater/ CMP Amendments Going Nowhere / Herons, Egrets and Bitterns / PPA Welcomes New Trustees
June/July 2018 Inside the Pinelands
Meet the New Pinelands Commissioners / Lighting the Field on Fire / Proactive Beach Management in NJ / Pinelands Event
April / May 2018 Inside the Pinelands
Governor Murphy’s Environmental Goals / Get Out and Explore with Pinelands Adventures / Life Science Field Training Institute / Chain Pickerel – The Water Wolf / Pinelands Adventures Spring Events
Feb/March 2018 Inside the Pinelands
Governor Brendan T. Byrne – Father of the Pinelands / Volunteer Land Protectors Make a Huge Difference / Offshore Drilling Threatens Pinelands / 2018 Pinelands Juried Photo Exhibit Dates Announced / Pinelands Events
Oct / Nov 2017 Inside the Pinelands
Good News Bad News from the Commission /Ghost Forests Come to New Jersey / Dunes are Critical: A Conservation Update / Conservation Ballot Measure / Pinelands Events
August / September 2017 Inside the Pinelands
Report Finds No Need for NJ Natural Gas Pipeline / Save the Source – Not a Drop to Spare / Understanding the Pinelands Commission / Take Action Join Pinelands Watch / Pinelands Events
April / May 2017 Inside the Pinelands
Brendan T. Byrne Fund Reaches Goal / Join us for a Pinelands Adventure in 2017 / Katie Smith Joins PPA Staff / Pinelands Events
Oct. / Nov. 2016 Inside the Pinelands
October is Pinelands Month / Update on Two Pinelands Pipelines / Fighting for Smarter Water Policy in New Jersey / 100 Years of Blueberry Cultivation / Pinelands Events
Aug./Sept. 2016 Inside the Pinelands
Massive Development Proposal Defeated – For Now / Protecting Critical Dune Habitat in NJ / Open Space Funding Bill Signed by Governor Christie / Pinelands Roadside Management / Pinelands Events
June/July 2016 – Inside the Pinelands
How do we know if our forests are healthy? / Update on Two Pinelands Pipelines / Fighting for Smarter Water Policy in New Jersey / 100 Years of Blueberry Cultivation / Pinelands Events
April/May 2016 – Inside the Pinelands
PPA to Complete $4 million Campaign / Conservation Trailblazer Don Kirchhoffer / Pinelands Adventures Opens for 2016 / The Death of a Pine Snake / Pinelands Events
August/September 2015 – Inside the Pinelands
The Pinelands Jetport Controversy / Stop the Rush to Build Pipelines in NJ / Hammonton Water Conservation Update / Wildfires and Prescribed Burns / Pinelands Events
June/July 2015 – Inside the Pinelands
Pipeline Proposals Abound in the Pinelands / Come on a Pinelands Adventure this Summer / Robert Jackson is replaced on Commission / PPA’s Native Plant Sale and the Nurseries Who Make it Possible / Pinelands Events
April/May 2015 – Inside the Pinelands
Pinelands Adventures – Reaching the Public with the Pinelands Story / New Project to Document ORV Damage / PPA’s New Director of Conservation Science / PPA MEMBERandum: Charles Caruso / Pinelands Events
Feb./March 2015 – Inside the Pinelands
Voters Approve Long-Term Funding for Open Space Preservation / Nominations Aim to Reverse Pipeline Vote / Water Conservation in Hammonton / Celebrating Two Pinelands Heroes / Pinelands Events
Dec. 2014 / January 2015 – Inside the Pinelands
PPA – 25th Anniversary Issue/ PPA Looks Back Over 25 Years / PPA: The Next 25 Years / New PPA Board Leadership / Pinelands Events