Fall 2024
Here’s what you can find in this edition of the newsletter:
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