The Pinelands Project - Video
A short film about the creation of the Pinelands National Reserve based on archival news footage during the years 1978-1979.
By Becky Free
This is the beginning of an ongoing project to document the history of the creation and continuation of the Pinelands National Reserve. Contemporary interviews in this version were added to reflect on the 30th anniversary of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance. Directed by Jason Howell.
Archival footage sourced from the former New Jersey Network through the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Ending music by Merce Arlene Ridgeway “Pine Barrens Song”, accompanied by George Albert and Arlene Ridgway.
Modern footage sequence music by Chris Zabriskie “Remember Trees”