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Sedge Island is home to New Jersey's only Marine Conservation Zone containing approximately 1,600 acres of highly productive tidal marshes, creeks, ponds, and open water. Register by calling the Seaport at 609-296-8868, cost is $2 per person (payable at the door). Participants can bring their lunch or take advantage of our soup and salad option for $6 (registration required at least one day in advance for the soup and salad option).

Quarterly Lecture Series. 1 PM. $5 members, $7 non-members, by reservation. "J.J. White: The Man and his Legacy," with presenter Albertine Senske An agricultural renaissance man, J.J. White was a mechanical engineer, a cranberry grower, a writer, a businessman, a practicing Quaker, and a devoted father. Learn his story.

Sponsored by the Whitesbog Historic Trust.

Join Dr. Dennis Gray of the Rutgers Pineland Field Station as he discusses how atmospheric deposition and Pine Barrens stream inputs influence the Barnegat Bay Ecosystem. He will also give an overview of essential plant nutrients and ecosystem health, and the influence of human caused nutrient enrichment to native plant and animal species. 12:30pm. Registration required. $2:00 fee.

Sponsored by Jacques Cousteau Coastal Education Center.

Great Bay Boulevard or Seven Bridges Road in Little Egg Harbor extends approximately 5 miles into estuarine emergent wetlands and prime Northern diamondback terrapin nesting habitat. In 2009, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ (CWF) began a project to help reduce road kills along Great Bay Blvd. Discover terrapins, their threats, CWF's work, and the many challenges associated with the project. And how you can help. Speaker: Ben Wurst

Sponsored by Jacques Cousteau Coastal Center

Register by calling the Seaport at 609-296-8868, cost is $2 per person (payable at the door). Participants can bring their lunch or take advantage of our soup and salad option for $6 (registration required at least one day in advance for the soup and salad option).

Sponsored by Jacques Cousteau Coastal Center

Speakers: Rick Bushnell, Co-Chair, LBIF Science Committee Mike Kennish, Ph.D., Research Professor at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University. Learn about the extremely important research being done to quantify Barnegat Bay's problems and discover how you can get involved with local activities and organizations.

Sponsored by the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve covers 115,000 acres around the most pristine estuary from Boston to Virginia. Discover how it is being used and how their research is helping to preserve our coastal environment.

Sponsored by the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences.

Speakers: Angela Anderson, Co-Chair, LBIF Science Committee Helen Henderson, American Littoral Society. Learn the basic differences between the LBIF's coastal rain garden and the American Littoral Society's native demonstration garden at Maris Stella Retreat Center, how each benefits our coastal ecosystem, and how you can get started with your own environmentally-friendly garden.

Sponsored by the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences.

On April 17th, the LBIF concludes its 2010 Science Saturdays program with an introduction to Project Terrapin, a new venture between the LBIF, the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences (MATES), and Drexel University. MATES Supervisor and Project Terrapin Coordinator, John Wnek, will lead the group in a discussion of basic terrapin biology and explain how the hatchery project evolved.

Many of the local terrapin nesting areas have been developed and impacted, leaving female terrapins to dig nests in our front yards and driveways where they're prone to predation or cannot incubate well. Project Terrapin aims to transport eggs to the moisture- and temperature-controlled hatchery, ensuring proper incubation and protection.

Attendees will also learn how they can get involved. This includes participation in future training sessions, promoting conservation, and increasing awareness. Come learn about these extraordinary creatures in our own backyards and discover how you can do some hands-on work to help preserve their future.

For more information contact the LBIF at (609) 494-1241 or visit the LBIF Science Committee's website at www.LBIFScience.org. You can also stay up-to-date with all of the LBIF's happenings by joining its Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/LBIFAS and following its daily Twitter updates at www.twitter.com/LBIF.

Learn how we can welcome more wildlife into our gardens as Douglas Tallamy, acknowledged leader in the field of native plants, shares his knowledge and enthusiasm for this exciting approach to gardening. Recognized for research in the fields of entomology and wildlife ecology, Tallamy has published 68 research articles and has taught courses on these topics for nearly three decades. Recently, the Garden Writers Association of America awarded his book, Bringing Nature Home, its Silver Medal.

Speaker: DOUGLAS W. TALLAMY, Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware

Lecture followed by light luncheon fare and guided arboretum tours.

No charge. Call 609-654-3527 to RSVP.

Sponsored by Medford Leas.

An evening presentation on roadside plant conservation. Speaker: Russell Juelg, Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Sponsored by the Burlington County Natural Sciences Club.

Brotherton and Shamong

Speaker: George D. Flemming, Author

Brotherton, located in the Pinelands, was the first and only reservation for NativeAmericans in New Jersey. Discuss their experiences with missionaries and their decision to move to New York State, which opened the door for establishing Shamong as a prosperous community.

Free admission.

Sponsored by the Batstos Citizens Committee.

Lost & Forgotten Towns of the Pine Barrens

Speaker: Ted Gordon, Pine Barrens Historian

Explore the enchanting sites of the Pine Barrens such as Double Trouble, Calico, Estellville, Friendship, Eagle, Hampton Furnace, Sheep Pen Hill, Wells Mills, Makepeace, Florence at Whitesbog, Sim Place, Bull Town, and Tub Mill through a slide presentation.

Free admission.

Sponsored by the Batstos Citizens Committee.

Voices in the Pines

Speaker: Karen F. Riley, Author

This presentation will recount the lesser-known stories of people in the Pinelands and their struggles and triumphs in protecting their way of life. From true life tales of murder and mayhem to inspiring accounts of local residents, this presentation will detail the stories and lives of these incredible people.

Free admission.

Sponsored by the Batstos Citizens Committee.

The Pinelands Photography Group invites visitors to the Open House to bring their cameras to photograph the grounds of the Bishop Farmstead. Our members will be on hand to share their insight with fellow photographers.

Presentations include:

Using Photography as a Tool for Creating a Painting

*Two creative disciplines: Photography and Painting

*How photography can shape and influence a painting, and serve as a reference.

*The artist who works in both mediums in order to interpret the natural world of the Pinelands.

-Presentation by Elayne Leighton

Pinelands- A Matter of Perspective

* Framing the shot with the use of unique perspectives

* Same subject: different interpretations/different seasons/different photographers

* Aperture settings to achieve desired emphasis

-Presentation by Ann-Marie and Stephen Woods

Using a Blog For Wildlife and Plant Tracking in the Pinelands

* Setting up a basic WordPress Blog
* Using a GPS to keep a record of specific locations.
* Using Google maps to show a catalog of locations for private or public use.
-Presentation by Lou Dallara

Presentation schedule is as follows

1:30pm: Using Photography as a Tool for Creating a Painting

2:15pm: Pinelands: A Matter of Perspective

3:00pm: Using a Blog For Wildlife and Plant Tracking in the Pinelands

The Pinelands Photography Group invites visitors to the Open House to bring their cameras to photograph the grounds of the Bishop Farmstead. Our members will be on hand to share their insight with fellow photographers. A sign-up sheet will be available for photographers who are interested in joining our group in the gallery, featuring photographs taken by our members. Framed work and prints are offered for sale.

The Pinelands Photography Group has been having informal meetings since the spring of 2007. Meetings are held at the Bishop Farmstead, home of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance.

Members seek artistic inspiration from the many facets of the Pinelands of New Jersey including historic sites, waterways, landscapes, and the flora and fauna of the Pinelands.

The group is made up of photographers with a wide range of interests.

Speaker: Theresa Lettman & Jaclyn Rhoads, PPA

Description: The Pinelands Preservation Alliance is deeply worried about the Pinelands Commission's growing use of "intergovernmental memorandums of agreement" or MOAs as a means of waiving environmental protections for favored development projects and to reduce its own workload. Come learn about this issue and others affecting the Pinelands.

Description: The streams, wetlands and aquifers of the Pinelands are the "green infrastructure" without which the ecosystem would die, agriculture would become impossible, and millions of residents and tourists would lose their water supply. Learn about the region's water resources and how the distinctive nature of Pine Barrens waters sustains the plant and animal communities of this ecosystem. The talk focuses on the interactions between the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer and surface waters, and the threats to our water resources from contamination. We also discuss the ways New Jersey and its citizens can protect Pinelands waters to serve both the natural landscape and sustainable human uses.

Speaker: Rich Bizub, PPA

Quarterly Lecture Series. 1 PM. $5 members, $7 non-members, by reservation. "The Last of the Pine Barren's Charcoal Makers," Presenter: Ted Gordon.

Sponsored by the Whitesbog Preservation Trust.

The presentation will detail the benefits of using native Pinelands plants in the home landscape. Admission is free.

If you would like to attend, please call (609) 894-7300 or send a message to info@njpines.state.nj.us.

Join Conservancy ecologist Joe Smith for a look into New Jersey's past, present and future as it relates to changes in sea level. Joe has been studying how rising sea levels in our area have led to changes in plant communities along the coast.

Follow Joe on his scientific journey as he outlines the causes and effects of this phenomenon, ending with a caravan to sites where the evidence of sea level rise will wow you!

Registration/Fee:
This event is free. Reservations strongly recommended. Please contact Alyssa Jones at (609) 861-4120 or alyssa_jones@tnc.org to register.

presented by Mike DeLuca and Lisa Calvo, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Whitesbog Preservation Trust Quarterly Lecture Series $5 members, $7 non-members, by reservation. "J.J. White: The Man and his Legacy," with presenter Albertine Senske An agricultural renaissance man, J.J. White was a mechanical engineer, a cranberry grower, a writer, a businessman, a practicing Quaker, and a devoted father. Learn his story.

"The Grote Fund" and "Area Glassworks"

The window glass factory at Batsto was excavated in 1965 through 1967.
Budd Wilson will discuss the Pine Barrens glass industry with major emphases on the
excavation of the 19th century Batsto window glass factory.

Drew Techner will do a PowerPoint presentation on the Glassworks at
Hermann City. This will include much new information such as the identity of
Charles Herman and the "Brooklyn connection." Visit the Museum afterwards.

Cost: $10 Per Person Per Event
Reservations can be made by mailing check made out to:
BCCI
PO Box 93
Elwood, NJ 08217
Include with payment and please print:
Name Phone Number Email Event #
Your cancelled check will be your receipt.

A day of fun and learning about the NJ Pinelands!

• Bluegrass Bands

• Children's
• Activities Artists
• Tours
• Walks
• Presentations
• Food & Drink

Presentations will include speakers on a variety of Pinelands topics, including plants, animals, history, and culture.

Historic Whitesbog is the site of the first cultivated blueberry. The surrounding bogs and forest provide an opportunity to view a pinelands ecosystem. Tours will include cranberry bog tours, historic tours of Whitesbog Village (including Sunningive, the home of Elizabeth White, who first cultivated the blueberry), and ecology walks led by naturalists. Tours will continue throughout the day.

A wide variety of exhibitors, artists, nature photographers, and interactive displays will be showcased, all featuring the different facets and crafts of the Pinelands. Many of the region's environmental organizations will be on hand. Information and pamphlets will be available for festival-goers to collect as a resource.

Parking: $7 per car.

Pinelands Vendor Spaces available. Call or email PINES at Burlington County College to inquire.

Hosted by Bulrington County College's Pinelands Institiute for Natural & Environmental Sciences

The second Whitesbog Symposium is right around the corner and you really don't want to miss it. Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 6. The Symposium offers an opportunity to examine the broad spectrum of influence that Whitesbog and the people associated with it had on their surroundings and vice versa. Our lecturers have prepared presentations that will awaken your appreciation of Whitesbog's role in New Jersey history.

Schedule:

8:50 - 9:00 Introduction by Chairman, Ted Gordon

9:05 - 9:55 Whitesbog's Neighbors, 19th and 20th Century by Ted Gordon

10:05 - 10:55 Elizabeth Coleman White - Exploring her Roots by Millicent Moore

11:00 - 11:50 The Cranberry Research Sub-Station at Whitesbog by Richard Prickett

12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH at the Whitesbog General Store

1:10 - 2:00 J.J. White: The man and his Legacy by Albertine Senske

2:05 - 2:55 Cranberry Cleaning and Sorting Machines - Old and New by Dr. Mark Ehlenfeldt

3:00 - 3:50 Rare and Common Reptiles and Amphibians of Whitesbog by John Joyce

In addition to learning more about Whitesbog, you will have a chance to connect with others who are nature enthusiasts, agriculturists or history buffs. So come. Treat yourself and your mind to a great experience.

Members $20, non-members $30. Lunch included. Pre-registration is necessary. Space is limited.

For more information call (609) 893-4646, e-mail us at WhitesbogPreservationTrust@comcast.net or visit us on the web at www.whitesbog.org.

presented by Peter Oudemans, PE Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research.

Come hear author Barbara Solem tell stories about these old towns in the Pine Barrens. FREE. No RSVP required.

Speaker: Bill Schaal, BCCI Chairman

"The Wharton Homes of the Guilded Age"
Wealthy industrialists of the late nineteenth century created opulent
homes and estates to reflect their power and position. Most people familiar with
Batsto Village know that Joseph Wharton remodeled the big house at the village
of Batsto into the mansion we know today. Lesser known are two other estates he
created around the same time. Ontalauna, completed in 1880, was the family's
"headquarters" in suburban Philadelphia while Marbella, in Jamestown, Rhode
Island provided a summertime retreat. These three impressive homes will be
discussed utilizing historic and present day photographs, as well as recollections
of the Wharton Family. Tours of the mansion will follow.

Cost: $10 Per Person Per Event
Reservations can be made by mailing check made out to:
BCCI
PO Box 93
Elwood, NJ 08217
Include with payment and please print:
Name Phone Number Email Event #
Your cancelled check will be your receipt.
Presentations: Batsto Auditorium

Whitesbog Quarterly Lecture Series. $5 members, $7 non-members, by reservation. "Whitesbog and the World Beyond," with presenter Richard Prickett. This bird's-eye presentation travels by road and rail to see the sites that were familiar to J.J. White and Elizabeth White, seasonal workers and others who put Whitesbog on the map.

Exploring the Ecology of the Pines with PPA's Amy Karpati, Ph.D.

Presenter: Louise Wootton, Professor of Biology, Georgian Court University

Learn about native plants that thrive in coastal gardens and the importance of maintaining diversity in creating resilient landscapes. Participants will learn how to recognize invasive plants and what they should do if they turn up on their own.

Part of the LBI Foundation Science Saturday program.

Who: Jennifer Bulava, Park Naturalist for the Burlington County Park System

What: The important roles of honey bees and other beneficial insects in our yards and garden

Where: Medford Leas., Linden Room.

Presenter: Rich Bizub, Pinelands Preservation Alliance

What makes the Water in the our aquifer different form anything else on earth? Learn about the region's water resources and how the distinctive nature of Pine Barrens waters sustains the plant and animal communities of this ecosystem. The presentation focuses on the interactions between the shallow water table aquifer, and the threats to our water resources.

Part of the LBI Foundation Science Saturday program. FREE.

Dr. William B. Gallagher will sign copies of his new book, and make a presentation about dinosaurs in the Pine Barrens.

Dr. Gallagher will be available from 6:15pm to discuss and sign copies of his book When Dinosaurs Roamed New Jersey, which will be for sale to attendees. Dr. Gallagher will present a program about dinosaurs in the Pine Barrens from 7-8:30pm.

The event is FREE, but registration is required.

To register, contact Tom at (609) 859-8860 x14 or tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

Wild New Jersey is a description of David Wheeler's whirlwind year-long tour of the most ecologically diverse state for its size in America. Along with the expert guidance of charismatic wildlife biologists and local conservationists, he explores mountains, valleys, beaches, pine barrens, caves, rivers, marshlands, and more-breathtaking landscapes and the state's Noah's Ark of fascinating creatures. This isn't your ordinary ride on the Jersey Turnpike. Fasten your seatbelts and join Wheeler as he...

• Kayaks through the Meadowlands under the watchful eye of the Empire State Building,
• Pans for cretaceous fossils in a hidden brook once home to mastodons and giant sloths,
• Rides a fishing boat in the frigid snows of winter on a high-seas quest for Atlantic puffins,
• Trudges through the eerie darkness of a bog on a mysterious night hike,
• Dogsleds across the windswept alpine slopes in the haunts of the porcupine and bobcat.

With Wheeler's compelling narrative, in-depth background details, and eye for revealing the offbeat, you can count this as the first nature book to paint the extraordinary picture of New Jersey's unlikely wilderness in all its glory. Come along for all the adventure and insight in Wild New Jersey!

David will talk about and sign copies of his book at Pinelands Preservation Alliance's Bishop Farmstead. Copies of the book will be for sale.

Light refreshments will be served. FREE. No RSVP required.

You keep hearing about it, but what is the true story? Wind Energy may be blowing BIG change! What's the latest progress on the offshore and inshore wind farm projects off the coast of Atlantic City and what are the state and local government's policy for onshore wind generators.

Part of the LBI Foundation Science Saturday program. FREE.

Join the Native Plant Society of New Jersey for our Annual Meeting: The Great Debate! In honor of this South Jersey meeting Mark Demitroff, member of the University of Delaware Permafrost Group and PhD student at the Geography Department, will present "Pine Barrens Landscapes, Frozen Ground, and the Jersey Devil", an exciting story of the region's natural history, enriched by adding botanical context to recent geological studies.

There will be a short business meeting, the NPSNJ Year-in-Review and Chapter Gatherings.

This will all be followed by THE GREAT DEBATE! Native Plants Species versus Cultivars. Join us as Restoration Specialist Bill Young of Young Environmental, LLC and Propagation Guru Jason Austin of Rare Find Nursery debate the value and importance of Native Species and Cultivars in the landscape. Come prepared with questions, this will be a real debate with your questions being addressed by the speakers.

Light morning refreshments and a full lunch is included in the cost of this meeting. A Native Plant Sale and Hike will follow the meeting.

Please follow the link below to register:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/153167

$20 per person

(Includes all presentations and hike, light morning refreshments and full lunch.)

What: The Medford Environmental Commission is presenting "The Solar Town," a free workshop for area residents and business owners to learn about the opportunities with solar power. The program will feature experts in solar energy and installation who will provide insight into the costs and benefits of solar and real world examples of solar projects installed or under development in Medford and other south Jersey communities.

Details: Speakers include: Joseph Augustyn, Medford Township Planner and an associate with Alaimo Group Engineers; Joe Biluck, Jr., Director of Operations and Technology for the Medford Board of Education; Don Powell, owner of Powell Energy and Solar based in Moorestown; Clay Rager, Owner of Rager Energy Consulting based in Sewell, NJ.

Speakers will discuss the opportunities, costs and pitfalls of solar installations for both residential, business and farm properties.

This is a free program. Medford and non-Medford residents and business owners are encouraged to attend the program, which is presented by the Medford Environmental and Open Space Commission.

Contact: Kevin Sparkman, Medford Environmental and Open Space Commission, ksparkman@comcast.net or 609-714-1754

The Pinelands of NJ is a host to many different species of reptiles and amphibians. Learn about these interesting creatures and get an up-close look at several live specimens. $3 per person; Pre-registration required - call Jakes Branch at 732-281-2750 for registration information.

The Weymouth Township Environmental and Shade Tree Commissions are holding their Fifth Annual Spring Seminar on Saturday, March 19, 2011.

9:00 am: Registration & Refreshments
9:30 - 11:30 am: Fire Risk, Healthy Forests, Southern Pine Beetle, and You, presented by Dr. George Zimmermann of Stockton College. Attendees will qualify for CEU credits under the NJ Shade Tree and Community Forestry Assistance Act.

This seminar is free to the public. For more information contact Jill Baxter at 609-476-2086 or hoganhoto@verizon.net.

Please RSVP

Presenter: Melanie Reding, Education Coordinator, Jacques Cousteau Coastal Education Center

How will climate change affect the way of life in the Barnegat Bay watershed? What effect does sea level rise have on coastal plants and animals? Learn some of the key concepts of climate change and improve your "climate literacy" as we move forward in addressing this global challenge.

Part of the LBI Foundation Science Saturday program. FREE.

Presenter: Pat Dagnall, Master Gardener, Rain Garden Specialist and Linda West, Master Gardner, Rain Garden Specialist

You want to help the environment? Here is what you can do! Come and learn how a rain garden collects rain, helps recharge our ground water and prevents pollution of our bay. Learn easy steps on how to prepare, install and maintain a rain garden.

Part of the LBI Foundation Saturday Scince program. FREE.

Alterations in New Jersey's landscape have profound impacts on natural habitats directly or indirectly. Learn how current technologies such as GIS and Remote Sensing) are being used and the results obtained from recent research on the impact of land use changes in the Mullica River and Barnegat Bay estuary systems. Cost is $2 per person (payable at the door). Participants can bring their lunch or take advantage of our soup and salad option for $6 (registration required at least one day in advance for the soup and salad option).

Sponsored by Jacques Cousteau Coastal Center

Drew Becher, President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, at Medford Leas

On Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Drew Becher, President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, will be the guest speaker at the Lewis W. Barton Arboretum Lecture at Medford Leas.

Drew's topic,"Making Philadelphia the Greenest City in the Country",will highlight ways that PHS programs add to the life of Philadelphia.

PHS, the nation's first horticultural society, founded in 1827, motivates and inspires people to improve the quality of life and transform their communities through horticulture. PHS's signature initiatives - Philadelphia Green, Philadelphia International Flower Show and Meadowbrook Farm - uphold a tradition of quality horticulture, sustainable community development, as well as floral and landscape design that inspires gardeners throughout the nation.

This year, PHS programs will provide thousands of underserved city residents with more than 20,000 pounds of fresh produce through the City Harvest program. In addition, PHS will launch TreeVitalize 2020, an initiative to expand the tree canopy across the region, in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, with the planting of one million trees.

In addition, as producer of the world's largest indoor Flower Show, PHS will continue to bring together the finest floral and landscape designers with a vision to become the world's most influential horticultural event.

Drew will also give an overview of his work leading up to being named PHS president. Please join us in welcoming Drew to the horticulture community in South Jersey.

Light luncheon fare and tours of the Lewis W. Barton Arboretum will follow the lecture. Medford Leas is pleased to welcome you to this special spring event to be held in the Theater at no charge.

Reservations for the program are appreciated. Please phone 609-654-3527 to confirm your attendance.

"Pinelands: A Visual Journey" slide show by fine art landscape photographer Al Horner

6:30PM - Monmouth Sierra Club, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ

Speaker: Amy Karpati, Ph.D., Director of Conservation Science, Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Description: Learn about what makes the Pine Barrens the Pine Barrens. We'll talk about how the area's natural history has shaped the ecological communities of the Pines.

Cost: FREE

SPACE IS LIMITED; REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration: Call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

PPA's Pinelands Lecture Series features a variety of guest speakers on Pinelands-related topics.

Michele N. Siekerka, Esq. who is the Assistant Commissioner for Economic Growth and Green Energy at the Department of Environmental Protection will speak at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, NJ. She will discuss how DEP is advancing sustainability initiatives for the future of our shore communities. "It is important that DEP be seen as an advocate, not an impediment, to sustainable growth at the shore," says Siekerka.

Speaking at 7 pm, Assistant Commissioner Siekerka is coming to the LBI Foundation as part of the Barnegat Bay Day & Go Green Expo two day event-an issue of importance to the LBI community is presented at a gathering open to the public the evening before the actual Barnegat Bay Day which is a celebration of the Bay and environmentally friendly living for adults and children of all ages. It is held from 12 noon to 4 pm at the LBI Foundation on July 7th.

Prior to joining the Department of Environmental Protection as its first Assistant Commissioner for Economic Growth and Green Energy, an office newly established by DEP Commissioner Bob Martin, Michele Sierkerka was president and CEO of the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. Commissioner Martin's vision statement for the Department recognizes that a healthy environment and healthy economy go hand and hand. Siekerka's experience with New Jersey's business community coupled with her legal background provide the foundation for understanding the economic impact of regulatory processes, especially for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Siekerka's new role is designed to work with all stakeholders- residents, local governments, environmental organizations and businesses and industry- to identify and create opportunities for economic growth while maintaining the highest standards of protection for the environment. She is the DEP's point person to help New Jersey tap the full potential of renewable energy by coordinating efforts with other state agencies and working to help businesses develop more opportunities for wind and solar power.

Learning about the DEP's proactive stand on sustainability at the shore will be both enlightening and new. The community is welcome to attend at no charge. For more information about Michele Siekerka's talk or about Barnegat Bay Day or for directions to the LBI Foundation, call 609-494-1241.

Lecture and Tour in Conjunction wi th the Exhibition:
Conserving Rare Species and Habitat in the New Jersey Pine Barrens

Emile DeVito, Ph.D., The New Jersey Conservation Foundation
This program will be about discovering globally unique ecosystems in the New Jersey Pine Barrens and the rare plants and animals that depend upon these ecosystems. A short lecture and comments will be followed by a carpool caravan to the Franklin Parker Preserve in Chatsworth. Here, Emile will lead a guided tour of this 10,000-acre preserve, revealing significant conservation and restoration projects. Bring a lunch and wear closed-toe shoes.

Tour PPA's Gardens! Rutgers Master Gardeners of Burlington County are sponsoring tours of many gardens this summer, including the PPA Kitchen Garden (designed & maintained by Master Gardener volunteers) and Native Plant Garden. Both the Kitchen (9-10am) and the Native Plant (10-11am) gardens can be toured on July 9 & July 23. $5 suggested donation (to benefit Burlco Master Gardeners). No reservation required.

$5 donation/person, reservations required. Learn all about Whitesbog's role in blueberry cultivation from Mark Ehlenfeldt, WPT President and Blueberry Geneticist with the UDSA. Sample unique and hard to find varieties, participate in a blueberry bakeoff or sign on as a judge.

Participants will learn about the natural history of the Garden State's largest land mammal, as well as about black bear research. Since black bears are found statewide, the program also provides practical information about coexisting with bears and tips on how to react if a black bear is encountered. The program includes an audio/visual segment, a question and answer period, and show-and-tell items. Various publications will also be available for distribution.

For educators, this program discuses key concepts within the current New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and will reference a new film documentary and companion school curriculum developed to educate New Jersey residents about co-existing with black bears.

The program is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and will be held at the Pinelands Commission office located at 15 Springfield Road, New Lisbon NJ, 08064 in Pemberton Township. Anyone interested in attending the presentation should pre-register by calling (609) 894-7300 or sending a message to info@njpines.state.nj.us.

Tour PPA's Gardens! Rutgers Master Gardeners of Burlington County are sponsoring tours of many gardens this summer, including the PPA Kitchen Garden (designed & maintained by Master Gardener volunteers) and Native Plant Garden. Both the Kitchen (9-10am) and the Native Plant (10-11am) gardens can be toured on July 9 & July 23. $5 suggested donation (to benefit Burlco Master Gardeners). No reservation required.

Quarterly Lecture Series 1 PM $5 members, $7 non-members, by reservation. "The Last of the Pine Barren's Charcoal Makers," presenter: Ted Gordon

Permaculture is a design system for gardens that creates sustainable human environments. It is about the relationships we can enhance between plants, animals, water, energy & communications . FREE. Open to the public.

Sponsored by the Leas Forum and Fortieth Anniversary Committees

Home of the Barton Arboretum and Nature Preserve

Presentation of "Pinelands: A Visual Journey" Power Point by Pinelands photographer Albert Horner.

$5 members, $7 non-members, byreservation.Presenter: Ted Gordon

Learn all about the men and women that pioneered the cranberry industry for Joseph J. White and helped Whitesbog to become New Jersey's premier Cranberry farm.

Whitesbog Quarterly Lecture Series 1 PM $5 members, $7 non-members, by reservation. "J.J. White: The Man and his Legacy," with presenter Albertine Senske An agricultural renaissance man, J.J. White was a mechanical engineer, a cranberry grower, a writer, a businessman, a practicing Quaker, and a devoted father. Learn his story.

Speaker: Rick Prickett, Trustee, Whitesbog Preservation Trust

Location: Whitesbog Village (Barrel Factory)

Description: This indoor presentation will explore the villages of Rome and Florence that once housed the seasonal work force that picked berries at Whitesbog. Attendees are welcome to explore Whitesbog Village on their own after the presentation.

Cost: $10

Registration:Register online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

The 100th Anniversary of the publication of The Plants of Southern New Jersey by Witmer Stone will be celebrated with a three day event beginning September 30 in Medford, New Jersey.

The gathering will also recognize Catoxen Cabin, built in 1889 by Stone's friends and fellow naturalists as base camp for their nature studies. The cabin is still in use today at Camp Dark Waters.

Several environmental organizations have come together to plan the weekend, which will kick off on Friday evening at Medford Leas retirement community with a dinner and introductory talk about the great naturalists that preceded Stone. Saturday will feature presentations about Stone and his work, linking today's plants, birds, insects and habitats to those he researched and reported. At mid-afternoon, attendees will adjourn to Camp Dark Waters to visit Catoxen Cabin and engage in the natural science pursuits Stone and his colleagues would have enjoyed there so long ago. The day will conclude with a rustic dinner and music around the campfire.

Field trips "in the footsteps of Stone" will be offered on Sunday, including botanical and avian car caravans. The presenters and field trip leaders are all respected naturalists, scientists and historians well versed in Stone's writings.

Witmer Stone (1866-1939) was a giant among naturalists. He was both the last of the Victorian gentlemen scientists and the first of the professional natural scientists. After earning a Sc.D. at Penn, he spent his entire career at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, starting as Jessup Fund Student and ending as Emeritus Director and Vice President 51 years later.

Stone's many accomplishments flowed from his profound interest in nature. He wrote three publications that are still valued by naturalists today, Bird Studies at Old Cape May, the Mammals of New Jersey, and The Plants of Southern New Jersey, as well as numerous papers and monographs. He was a member and officer of many national and international scientific organizations.

The cost of the complete Witmer Stone Weekend is $75, although registrations may be made for Saturday only at $45. The weekend schedule and downloadable registration forms may be found on line at www.witmerstoneweekend.com. For more information, please call Janet Jackson-Gould at 609-654-6485 or email jsjacksongould@comcast.net .

Speaker: Karen Riley, author of The Pine Barrens of New Jersey

Location: Pinelands Preservation Alliance, 17 Pemberton Road, Southampton Township

Description: Travel back in time to view ghost towns, abandoned buildings and the world's 8th tallest structure in a unique peek into the past. Learn about some of the earliest industries in the Pine Barrens including glassmaking, charcoal, cranberry harvesting, and bog iron mining as you view photographs dating back to the late 1800s, many from private collections. Author Karen Riley will present a photographic history of the Pine Barrens based on her recent book The Pine Barrens of New Jersey.

The Pinelands Visitor Center will be open 30 minutes before and after the program.

Cost: $10/person

Registration:Register online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

Register online

or call 732-349-6200.

The distinct nature of Pine Barrens waters sustains plant, animal and human communities of our region. A focus on ensuring just access to water of the Pine Barrens and Barnegat Bay Watershed for drinking, fishing, recreational and cultural use. Presented by Rich Bizub, Pineland Preservation Alliance, Dir. of Water Programs.

A Humanities Festival Month Program.

These programs and publication were made possible by a grant from
the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the
Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations in these programs and publication,
do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for
the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities

Lecture & Book Signing by Pat Sutton, Naturalist, Noted Author and Program Director, Cape May Bird Observatory

With the ever-present challenge of land development, our backyards and gardens are becoming increasingly essential wildlife habitats for birds, butterflies, frogs, toads, dragonflies and other beneficial insects. Pat Sutton's program is packed with the how's and why's of making your backyard garden beautiful and wildlife-friendly. You'll learn which garden techniques and practices to use and which plant-materials to select that will benefit your area's wildlife the most.

RSVP at 609 654-3527

Presenter: Millie Moore

Speaker: Jaclyn Rhoads, Director for Conservation Policy, Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Location: Pinelands Preservation Alliance, 17 Pemberton Road, Southampton Township

Description: Low-Impact development is the new buzz word, but what does it exactly mean. In this lecture, PPA staff provides low-impact design techniques, examples, and suggestions on how to incorporate LID into local policies.

Cost: FREE

Registration: Call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

Space is limited; registration is required.

"Wharton Homes of the Guilded Age" Batsto Citizens Committee, Inc. Lecture Series
1 to 3 p.m.
Fee: $10; reservations recommended; limited seating
Batsto Village Auditorium
Sponsor: Batsto Citizens Committee, Inc.
Note: ADA accessible

Description:

Join us for a presentation by George Custer, Incident Commander with the United States Forest Service in Florida's Ocala National Forest. Mr. Custer has extensive experience in managing fire-adapted ecosystems using growing season burns - a practice that is common elsewhere but is still controversial in New Jersey. He will discuss the important ecological role of fire in forests like the New Jersey Pine Barrens, how growing season prescribed burns affect the native biota, and how these burns can be conducted safely. The presentation will be followed by an open question-and-answer discussion about how using fire wisely can help save the rare plants and ecological communities of our Pine Barrens ecosystem.

Cost: Free.

Registration: Register online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

Space is limited; registration is required.

Medford Leas Forum

11 am Medford Leas Theater

"Lessons Learned and Stories at NJ Audubon"

Speaker: Thomas Gilmore, president of New Jersey Audubon Society

Description: wildlife protection and wildlife habitat improvement; land preservation, including farmland and open space.

Free. Directions or other information: Medford Leas Reception 609-654-3000

Noted horticulturist and author David Culp shares how native plants harmonize with our natural environment and help to create sustainable landscapes. Light lunch and Arboretum tour folows lecture.

No charge. Reservations requested by April 6

Discover hidden gems of South Jersey has you find out what makes these natural places unique and worth visiting. Speaker: Chris Jage, New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Registration is required for all programs by calling Melanie at 609-812-0649 ext. 206 or visit us online at www.jcnerr.org

Presented in an easy-to understand format, talks by experts in their fields are scheduled from 11:00 am to 12 noon at the LBIF's main building in Loveladies, NJ, at 120 Long Beach Boulevard. These lectures which are supported by a grant from Clean Air-Cool Planet (www.cleanair-coolplanet.org) are scheduled each Saturday through April 7 at the LBIF.

On Saturday, February 11, Frank Zalvino a five year volunteer with Defenders of Wildlife (www.defenders.org) and also with The Alaska Wilderness League (www.alaskawild.org), will speak about the protection of native animal and plant species in their natural communities, including the threats of extinction for many of our states most at-risk residents. Frank is in charge of the volunteer teams in New Jersey and he is well qualified to detail Defenders of Wildlife's work in protecting and restoring native wildlife, safeguarding habitats, resolving conflicts and educating and mobilizing the public.

The Alaska Wilderness League's mission is to lead the effort to preserve Alaska's wild lands and waters by engaging citizens and decision makers. To that end, Frank will also discuss how oil drilling in New Jersey and in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska could have an affect on each other.

For more information, contact the LBIF at (609) 494-1241 or visit the LBIF Science Committee's website at www.LBIFScience.org. You can also stay up-to-the minute with all of the LBIF's happenings by joining its Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/LBIFAS and following its Twitter updates at www.twitter.com/LBIF.

On Saturday, February 25, Roland Hagen, Operations Coordinator of the Marine Field Station at Rutgers University, will share with us what actually happens at the field station and talk about the projects which are underway there. The field station is uniquely located across from the Little Egg inlet in the Mulica River- Great Bay estuary, one of the most pristine estuaries on the east coast. This is sure to be an eye opening session for most of us.

Roland Hagan's diverse interests include the life history and ecology of estuarine fishes. Studies utilizing his technical skills have occurred in salt waters from the western edge of the Atlantic to the high seas of the Pacific on a diverse array of species. Most recently, these studies have been focused on an enhanced understanding of estuarine ecosystems and migrations of economically and ecologically important fishes.

For more information, contact the LBIF at (609) 494-1241 or visit the LBIF Science Committee's website at www.LBIFScience.org. You can also stay up-to-the minute with all of the LBIF's happenings by joining its Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/LBIFAS and following its Twitter updates at www.twitter.com/LBIF.

Dr. Jay Kelly, Instructor of Biology and Environmental Science at Raritan Valley Community College, will discuss the rare and endangered flora of New Jersey. The talk will focus on the flora from the Pine Barrens, streams, marshes and shores of the Barnegat Bay Watershed to illustrate the larger issues of rare plant species conservation in the Garden State.

Cost: $10

Space is limited; pre-registration is required.

On Saturday, March 3, Refuge Manager Virginia Rettig will give us an overview of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, focusing on the activities and areas available for public use. At the Refuge, more than 47,000 acres of southern New Jersey coastal habitat are actively protected and managed for wildlife and for you. She will also provide information regarding bird use of the refuge's beach areas at Holgate and Little Beach Island. Her talk will be repeated at 1:30 pm again on March 3 at the NJ Maritime Museum, 528 Dock Road, Beach Haven.

Ms. Rettig received her BS in Environmental and Forest Biology in 1991 from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse and her MS from Louisiana State University. For more information about the Refuge check out www.fws.gov/northeast/forsythe.

For more information, contact the LBIF at (609) 494-1241 or visit the LBIF Science Committee's website at www.LBIFScience.org. You can also stay up-to-the minute with all of the LBIF's happenings by joining its Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/LBIFAS and following its Twitter updates at www.twitter.com/LBIF.

The Weymouth Township Environmental and Shade Tree Commissions are holding their Sixth Annual Spring Seminar on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Attendees will qualify for CEU credits under the NJ Shade Tree and Community Forestry Assistance Act. The program is as follows:

9:15 am: Registration & Refreshments

9:30 - 11:30 am: Ned Gaine will talk about native tree care and landscaping, including health, pruning, spacing, mulching, blooming and undergrowth management. He will also discuss which plants bloom and which put off color, bloom and foliage care, and common tree pests and their identification. Ned has a MS in Biology from Rutgers University.

Break

11:45 am: Registration & Refreshments

12:00 - 1:00 pm: Rare and unusual wildflowers of the Pinelands - Presentation by Michael Hogan.

Location: Weymouth Township Municipal Building, 45 S. Jersey Ave., Dorothy, NJ 08317

Attendance at one or both presentations is welcome, and free to the public. For more information contact Jill Baxter at 609-476-2086 or hoganhoto@verizon.net.

On Saturday, Mach 10, Sue Puder, President of the Southern Ocean Birding Group, and Linda Gangi, Southern Ocean Birding Group Vice President, will be our presenters. Join Susan and Linda to learn about ways to identify birds; why New Jersey is such a wonderful place to view birds; where the local birding hot spots are; and why bird watching is such an exciting and growing outdoor activity.

This program is part of Wings Over LBI Day, an annual bird watching celebration that takes place at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park and the LBI Foundation.

Susan Puder is the founder of the Southern Ocean Birding Group which meets the second Thursday of the month at the Hunting Shanty, Tuckerton Seaport. She is a serious nature and wildlife photographer and has been an avid birder since moving to Barnegat in 2004. Her first book, combining photography and birding, "New Jersey Birds and Beyond", will be published in Spring 2012 by Schiffer Publishing.

Linda Gangi is a master naturalist and has been an avid birder for over 20 years. She was the Project Manager for the NJ Audubon Society's Birding and Wildlife Guides for the Skylands and the Meadowlands regions. She also writes a blog, Linda's for the Birds, for WildNewJersey.tv.

For more information, contact the LBIF at (609) 494-1241 or visit the LBIF Science Committee's website at www.LBIFScience.org. You can also stay up-to-the minute with all of the LBIF's happenings by joining its Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/LBIFAS and following its Twitter updates at www.twitter.com/LBIF.

As the last rays of sun fade into the darkening sky, sounds of calling frogs and toads begin to fill the warm, night air. Explore the distribution, reproduction, habitat preferences and vocalizations of the frogs and toads of the Mullica River basin.

Call 609-296-8868 for more information and to register. Cost is $2.00 per person (payable at the door). Participants can bring lunch or take advantage of our lunch option for $6.00 (registration required for lunch a day in advance).

Description: Helen Henderson of the American Littoral Society will present on how and why we need to protect Barnegat Bay. The Barnegat Bay/Little Egg Harbor (BB/LEH) estuary is suffering from eutrophication issues due to the over-enrichment of nutrients from watershed sources as well as atmospheric sources. This talk will focus on what individuals and policy-makers can do to reverse the degradation.

Cost: $10

SPACE IS LIMITED; REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration: Regsiter online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

PPA's Pinelands Lecture Series features a variety of guest speakers on Pinelands-related topics.

For the sixth consecutive winter, the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF) will host "Science Saturdays," free, interactive lectures which tackle todays' most pressing and interesting environmental and sustainability issues. Presented in an easy-to understand format, talks by experts in their fields are scheduled from 11:00 am to 12 noon at the LBIF's main building in Loveladies, NJ, at 120 Long Beach Boulevard. These lectures which are supported by a grant from Clean Air-Cool Planet (www.cleanair-coolplanet.org) are scheduled each Saturday through April 14 at the LBIF.

On Saturday, April 7, John Wnek, Supervisor at the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES), will bring us some live terrapins to visit with as he tells us about our local turtle species with an emphasis on the Diamondback Terrapin. Emphasizing the nesting and the decline in the number of nesting areas, John will share with us the initiatives to increase nesting success of terrapins including the hatchery program at the LBIF and High Bar Harbor through Project Terrapin which is an initiative to conserve and educate about Diamondback Terrapins led by Wnek and the students at MATES.

MATES is a specialized math and science school which is part of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District. A graduate of Monmouth College, Wnek holds a Masters in Science Education from Monmouth College and a Ph. D. from Drexel University.

For more information, contact the LBIF at (609) 494-1241 or visit the LBIF Science Committee's website at www.LBIFScience.org. You can also stay up-to-the minute with all of the LBIF's happenings by joining its Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/LBIFAS and following its Twitter updates at www.twitter.com/LBIF.

Description: Discover the prehistoric history of the Pinelands before the formation of Native American tribes (pre-Lenape). The presentation will cover the period from 10,000 BC to 1000 AD and include a discussion on the changing Pinelands landscape during the archaic and early woodland periods and close-up examination of artifacts from each time period.

Speakers: Archaeologist Jack Cresson and Cherokee High School (Evesham) Earth Science teacher Robert Clarke.

Cost: $10

SPACE IS LIMITED; REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration: Register online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

PPA's Pinelands Heritage Series explores the history and culture of the New Jersey Pinelands.

Description: This program presents a time capsule from the past - a family album of blueberry practices from 1950 to the 70's. There was much more involved in getting a blueberry to market than you might think. Educator Millicent Moore will provide a window into her family's experience in the blueberry business.

Cost: $10

SPACE IS LIMITED; REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration: Register online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

PPA's Pinelands Heritage Series explores the history and culture of the New Jersey Pinelands.

Save the date for a one-day symposium on Saturday, May 12 at Stockton College (from 9:30-3:30, with lunch served). Six experts will provide updates forty-five years after the publication of John McPhee's ground-breaking work, The Pine Barrens. What has changed? What has remained the same?

9:45 welcome: Linda Stanton

9:55 Gabe Donio, Still 'The Separate World'

10:40 Emile DeVito, Conservation of Rare Animals of the Pine Barrens: Threats, Status, Research, and Application of Conservation Strategies

11:25 Paul W. Schopp, The Black Doctor of the Pines

12:10-1:00 lunch

1:05 Amy Karpati, Fire and Flore in the Pine Barrens

1:45 Ted Gordon, Lost and Forgotten Towns of the Pine Barrens

2:30 Mark Demitroff, Sugar Sand and Spungs: A Turbulent Record of Ancient Climate Change

3:10-3:30 Q&A

FREE. Includes lunch.

Description: Almost 175 years ago, the first primitive railroad penetrated the portion of New Jersey known as the Pine Barrens. The Delaware & Atlantic extended its tracks from Brown's Point, Kinkora, to New Lisbon for shipping cordwood and Hanover Furnace goods. Railroad promoters projected many other lines into and through the woods, but the Camden & Atlantic Railroad did not construct its route until the early 1850s. The Raritan & Delaware Bay Railroad followed soon thereafter, laying the rails that would become known as the Trail of the Blue Comet during the twentieth century. Other routes followed in the second half of the nineteenth century. Did the entrepreneurs who built these railroads achieve their objectives? What impact did the railroads have on the Pine Barrens, its industries, and its residents?

Speaker: Historian Paul W. Schopp will explore these questions and others as he explains the history of railroading in the Pines.

Cost: $10

SPACE IS LIMITED; REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration: Register online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

PPA's Pinelands Heritage Series explores the history and culture of the New Jersey Pinelands.

Learn about what makes the Pine Barrens the Pine Barrens. We'll talk about how the area's natural history has shaped the ecological communities of the Pines.

Speaker: Dr. Amy Karpati, Director for Conservation Science at Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Cost: $10

SPACE IS LIMITED; REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration: Register online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

PPA's Pinelands Lecture Series features a variety of guest speakers on Pinelands-related topics.

Description: This program provides a natural science-based overview of man's use of Pinelands forest resources. For over 400-years, this great wilderness provided the raw materials needed for America's rapid industrialization. Vast stands of Atlantic whitecedar were over-exploited to sheath growing cities. Before fossil fuels, carbon stores were tied up in tree stock. Pines and oaks were coal mines, which provided the combustibles needed to support local manufacture. Pines were oil wells, tapped for their petroleum-like gum turpentine that furnished naval stores for shipyards, and other gum by-products. Additional tree-based goods included lumber, medicines, and other more unusual output like tessels, bird-lime, and hoop-poles.

Speaker: Mark Demitroff is a PhD Geography student at the University of Delaware, and a native to the Pine Barrens. He is by trade a tree expert and geomorphologist, and loves to revel in local history with his colleagues at the West Jersey Historical Round Table.

Cost: $10

SPACE IS LIMITED; REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration: Register online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

The Pinelands Heritage Series explores the history and culture of the New Jersey Pinelands.

Description: An exciting visual journey through the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve as seen through the eyes of fine art landscape photographer Albert D. Horner. Attendees will experience Pinelands scenes that at are rarely viewed by most visitors.

Cost: $10

SPACE IS LIMITED; REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration: Regsiter online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

PPA's Pinelands Lecture Series features a variety of guest speakers on Pinelands-related topics.

Description: Dr. Stephen Souza of Princeton Hydro will present on a newly created Low Impact Development guide specifically tailored for the Barnegat Bay Watershed. This guide includes many practices that can be applied to many municipalities within the Pinelands. The guide is especially useful for municipal officials, planners, and developers. Come learn some new techniques and achieve your continuing education credits.

Cost: $10

SPACE IS LIMITED; REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration: Register online or call 609 859-8860 x14 or email tomdunn@pinelandsalliance.org

PPA's Pinelands Lecture Series features a variety of guest speakers on Pinelands-related topics.