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Inside the Pinelands

Read the current issue of Inside the Pineland

• Piney Green Thumb: Landscaping with the Natives
• Letter from the Executive Director
• Pinelands Heritage Series 2008
• 3rd Annual Native Plant Sale

2008 State of the Pinelands

Pinelands Preservation Alliance issues its second annual State of the Pinelands Report in June 2008, grading government's efforts to preserve the Pinelands.

- Read the report (.pdf)

New Pinelands Heritage Series!

Twelve public lectures and field trips on the fascinating history and culture of the Pinelands.

Everything from pirates to ghost towns to blueberries and Lenape lifestyles, and much more.

Running May to November, 2008.

Free, but registration is required.

Click here for details and datea or here for an Acrobat (.pdf) brochure.

Recent Action Alerts

Garden State Parkway Widening: Information on the proposed widening and issues it raises

Jackson Planning Board Denies Applications: Possible Northern Pine Snake habitat? - PW43

Expanding Our Appreciation and Understanding of Pinelands Natural History - Special Issue 11

Sustainable Development in the Pinelands - PW36

View all alerts.

Current Issues

Proposed FY 2009 Budget Would Harm the Pinelands

PPA suggests changes to Pinelands Commission and State Park Service budgets. Read the Press Release and Pinelands Watch.

New Affordable Housing Rules Threaten To Worsen Sprawl

PPA's comments on new COAH regulations. PPA's comments.

Special Pinelands Plants Course 2008

Join Russell Juelg and experts in Pine Barrens botany and restoration for classroom and field programs on the region's rare flora.

Click here for more information, schedule, and registration information.

Reports and Information

Rare Plant Protection: Read PPA's draft petition asking the Pinelands Commission to expand its list of protected species.

Pesticides White Paper: Learn what pesticides are being used and what scientistts are learning about their impacts on the environment and human health.

Resource for farmers interested in getting financial grants that help them protect water quality.

Visit the Pinelands Visitors Center at Pinelands Preservation Alliance Headquarters

Check out the current Calendar of Pinelands Events

Pinelands Month - October 2008

• Join the 4th Annual Tour de Pines Bicycle Ride, October 1 - 5, 2008
  Ride as much, or as little as you like!
  For more info, click here.

Pinelands Adventures

Explore the Pinelands with PPA's Pinelands Adventures:

Click here for the spring-summer 2008 schedule