Join us for a monthly webinar series exploring the vital work of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) and how you can help protect this unique ecosystem. These free public webinars are based on our 35th anniversary State of the Pinelands Report. Read the full report on our website. Each webinar will take place via Microsoft Teams at 12 PM.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and take action for the Pinelands. Please feel free to share these webinars with your community.
October Webinars
October 29, 2025
Top Environmental Issues in the New Jersey Governor’s Election
Learn more about the importance of this year’s election for governor in New Jersey and how it could impact the environment in New Jersey and the Pinelands. Speakers include former Mayor of West Cape May and Pinelands Commissioner, Robert Jackson; Director of Watershed Programs for the Pinelands Alliance, Stephen Elliott; and Director of Government Relations for the Pinelands Action Campaign, Michael Klein.
November Webinars
November 12th, 2025 at 7 PM: The People’s Hearing for the New Jersey Green Amendment
Since the State Assembly has yet to hold a hearing on the proposed New Jersey Green Amendment, we’re creating space for the voices that matter most…yours. Join us for the People’s Hearing, a public forum where residents can share their stories, concerns, and hopes for a cleaner, healthier, and more just environment.
Whether you’ve felt the impacts of pollution, cherish a local park or waterway, or simply believe every New Jerseyan deserves the right to clean air and water, this is your chance to speak up and be heard.Share your connection to the environment and why you support the Green Amendment.
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM: Sustainable Agriculture
New Jersey is known as the Garden State, but has been losing farmland to developments of homes and warehouses. Pinelands Alliance has been working to preserve New Jersey’s farming legacy and make it greener. The Alliance created the Rancocas Creek Farm, which uses regenerative farming practices to improve the environment while increasing access to fresh local vegetables.
Learn more about our sustainable agriculture experiences!
Webinar Replays
September 24th, 2025 : Nature: Accessible For All
In the replay video, you will:
• Gain insight to the history of the Nature: Accessible for All campaign to make New Jersey’s Natural spaces more accessible and nature-based programming to be more inclusive for those of varying abilities.
• Goals, Mission, Actions, and Accomplishments of the campaign to date.
• Proactive steps you can take to be involved in the work we are undertaking.
August 27th, 2025: Climate Change Part Two
In the replay video, you will:
- Examine how we can keep threats like sea-level rise, increased flooding, and longer wildfire seasons from getting worse
- Learn about public policies that can protect and sustain the distinctive and essential ecosystem of the New Jersey Pinelands
- Practical steps you can take in your own homes and communities
July 23rd, 2025: Plastic in the Pines: The Case Against Artificial Turf in South Jersey
In the replay video, you will:
- Uncover the hidden dangers of synthetic sports fields, ranging from microplastic pollution to soaring surface temperatures and long-term waste
- Why properly managed natural grass is the safer, more sustainable choice
- How your community can push for a return to real grass fields.
June 25th, 2025: Climate Change in the Pinelands Part 1
In the replay video, you will:
- Understand the effects of climate change in the New Jersey Pinelands and its impacts on Pinelands species.
- Policies that would reduce the pace of climate change and help communities prepare for impacts
May 28th, 2025: No Man’s Land to Public Land
In the replay video, you will:
- Better understand the history and politics of establishing large natural parks and forests in the New Jersey Pine Barrens and the rest of the United States
- Lessons learned from the almost 200-year effort to create large National Parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite, and how those lessons have and have not been applied in the Pines.
May 7th, 2025: Our Land, Our Water
In the replay video, you will:
- Learn about how native plants help manage stormwater
- What is green infrastructure
- How to get involved in green infrastructure and rain gardens!
April 2nd, 2025: The New Jersey Pinelands: Understanding & Advocating for a Unique Ecosystem
In the replay video, you will:
- Gain insight into the rare ecology of the New Jersey Pinelands and the innovative Comprehensive Management Plan that safeguards it.
- Learn about PPA’s 35-year legacy of advocacy, as well as our initiatives promoting sustainable farming, native landscaping, and greater accessibility to public lands.
- Discover ways to get involved and make a difference as a Pinelands advocate.