The view from Apple Pie Hill in Wharton State Forest. Credit: Ernest Cozens

Update on Two PinelandsPipelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Fighting for smarter waterpolicy in New Jersey . . . 4

100 Years of BlueberryCultivation . . . . . . . . . 6

Pinelands Events . . . . 7 How do we know if our forests are healthy?

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by Ryan Rebozo, Ph.D., Director of Conservation Science

The health of a forest is often in the eyesof the beholder. To some, a forest’s healthmay depend on the resources present, thedensity of vegetation, or the presence ofspecific species. Ecologically, forest function depends on species diversity,nutrient cycling, and specific habitatavailability. Forests in the Pinelands haveunique characteristics that influence theecology and ecosystem functioning.The well drained sandy soils, and flam-mable resins found in many Pinelandtrees and shrubs make for a very fireprone environment. The ecosystem hasevolved with these conditions to becomefire dependent, meaning fires are neededto maintain characteristic pine barrenhabitats. Since the location, intensity, andfrequency in which fires occur differ overa landscape, there is continually a mosaicof habitats in different successionalstages. Certain areas burn hotter or more frequently than others influencing howmuch open habitat is created and howmuch time is allowed for successionbetween disturbance events. Forest firesalso trigger the activation of seed banks,seed release, and put nutrients into thesoil. Our native species have evolved with

this cycle and many depend on frequentfire return intervals. The increase of development in southernNew Jersey over the past century hasmeant that fire suppression is a commonpractice. With less natural disturbance,we are finding fewer open patches of forest, and we have a greater proportion ofclosed canopy forests. Prescribed burningis one forest management technique commonly used in the Pinelands aimed ataddressing fire suppression. Prescribedburns in the winter months are used tolimit the amount of leaf litter and otherorganic matter that can fuel a summerwildfire. These prescribed burns functionas a measure to limit the occurrence andintensity of wildfires, as well as a form ofman-made disturbance that can help createhabitat suitable for early successional, oropen canopy species.In the absence of prescribed burns, othermanagement techniques have beenemployed to maintain open conditions orlimit vegetative fuel loads including mow-ing, tree girdling and forest thinning.Each technique is used to accomplish adifferent goal for the managed forest.

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Growing up on the edge of the Pine Barrenson my grandfather’s farm in Sicklerville during the 1950’s and 1960’s and remaining insouthern New Jersey, I’ve witnessed the localhistory of those times: the 1962 Nor’easter ripping apart the shore, the April ’63 fire in thePines altering 184,000 acres, the proposedJetport, development creeping east fromPhilly, and the creation of my favorite refuge,the Pinelands National Reserve.

Boy Scout camping trips were my first trueimmersion into the deep green, pine scentedwilderness. High School wrestling pulled myattention away from the pines but whileattending Glassboro State College to become ateacher, a good friend who knew all the sandroads reintroduced me to the Pine’s subtlebeauty. Canoeing, camping, backpacking,mountain biking, and hiking expanded agrowing intimate knowledge of the pines. Inthose days one needed a topographic map,compass, and experience to navigate its myriad sand roads and trails.

Blending those skills into a 22-year careerteaching environmental science in ShamongTownship Schools, taking my middle schoolEcology Club on hikes and bike trips, alongwith coordinating Shamong’s sixth gradeovernight trip to Camp Ockanickon helpedexpand my repertoire of environmental education skills. Facilitating PPA’s SummerTeacher Institute since its inception providedexposure to local experts such as HowardBoyd and Emile DeVito. Being trained as anREI Outdoor School Instructor for guidingpaddling, hiking, and mountain biking tripshelped hone my skill set. All of which helpedme teach my children, Kate and Dan, outdoorand survival skills as we camped in many ofAmerica’s parks and forests.

For many Americans, becoming a parentsolidifies a commitment to the future throughvolunteerism; for me as a PTA member in the90’s then in 2002 as an Evesham TownshipEnvironmental Commission member. As anEnvironmental Commission member it wasvery gratifying to work with the Township tohelp establish the 1,300 acre Black RunPreserve (BRP) as open space for outdoorrecreation and education. After ten years of

PPA’s support developing awareness of thisisland of pristine Pine Barrens, long abused bydumpers and illegal vehicle use, concerned citizens formed the Friends of the Black RunPreserve (www.blackrun.org). The BRP’sfragile beauty has drawn hundreds of committed volunteers to participate in clean-ups, trail building, Citizen Science Projectsand working to create a culture of peace.

Immersing people in Pinelands wildernessseeing Red-bellied Turtles and CarpenterFrogs, touching a Pitch Pine’s thick bark,smelling the aroma of Sweet Pepperbush, thenfeeling the calm that comes from being held inMother Nature’s hand is one of my goals.Connecting people of all ages to the specialbeauty of this unique ecosystem through paddling, hiking, and history tours is incredibly important if we are to be good stewards of the Pinelands and advocate forprotection of its natural resources and nativelife. Igniting the spark of wonder in a child’seyes is the best part of any trip. The Pineland’sfuture is linked to inspiring the next genera-tion of environmentalists. That’s my job asDirector of Education for PinelandsAdventures. I hope you can join us on a tripsoon!

John Volpa - Director of Educationat Pinelands Adventures

John at Cattus Island County Park.

www.pinelandsadventures.org

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Two Pipelines in the Pinelands Receive BPU Approvals — the fight continues

The construction of high pressure naturalgas pipelines through protected areas inthe Pinelands continues to be a majorthreat to the Pinelands ComprehensiveManagement Plan and New Jersey residents. Two proposals from two different companies, New Jersey NaturalGas and South Jersey Gas, are poised toundo more than 35 years of Pinelandsprotection if the approvals issued by theBoard of Public Utilities (BPU) hold up incourt. Both natural gas pipelines violate thePinelands Comprehensive ManagementPlan (CMP). Both will require ratepayersto foot the bill for projects that are not necessary to serve those ratepayers.Perhaps even worse, the PinelandsCommission has refused to officially ruleon either project, leaving the question ofcompliance with Pinelands rules in abureaucratic no man’s land. The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) is thestate agency that oversees the operation ofgas and electric utilities in New Jersey. Keyapprovals from the BPU must be obtainedby the companies wishing to constructnatural gas pipelines in our state. In 2015the BPU approved the South Jersey Gaspipeline project, and in 2016 it approvedthe New Jersey Natural Gas pipeline,despite the fact that both projects violatethe rules that protect the Pinelands. Youcan learn more about each of these projects below.South Jersey GasThe South Jersey Gas pipeline proposal tobuild a 24-inch, 22-mile pipeline throughCumberland, Atlantic and Cape MayCounties was first denied by a vote of thefull Pinelands Commission in January2014, after the Commission determinedthe project violates Pinelands rules anddecided not to give it a special exemptionfrom those rules. More than a year later, inthe spring of 2015, South Jersey Gas cameback to the Commission for a second biteat the apple. The Commission, however,took no action to approve or disapprovethe project the second time around.Instead, the Commission’s executive director reversed her prior determinationthat the pipeline route violates Pinelandsrules concluding that now the very samepipeline complies with those rules. Thistime she made sure not to submit the issueto the full Commission for a vote.

At the same time, South Jersey Gas soughtapprovals from the BPU, which approvedthe project under its own rules in July andDecember 2015. BPU declined to take onthe Pinelands compliance issue, saying it’snot the BPU’s job.The Pinelands Preservation Alliance filedappeals of each of the BPU orders. TheSierra Club and Environment New Jerseyhave also filed appeals. The combinedappeals are currently on an expeditedschedule in the Appellate Division of theNew Jersey Superior Court. New Jersey Natural GasNew Jersey Natural Gas filed an application to construct a 28-mile long,30-inch diameter high pressure pipelinestarting in Chesterfield, then goingthrough the Pinelands Preservation Areawithin Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, terminating in ManchesterTownship, Ocean County. Once again thePinelands Commission took no action toapprove or disapprove this huge development, leaving all decision makingto the BPU.BPU ruled that the $178 million pipelinewas “reasonably necessary” even thoughNew Jersey Natural Gas concedes that itsexisting system is more than sufficient toserve all existing and anticipated demandin its service area. There is ample evidencethat NJNG’s justification for this pipeline –that it would come in handy if some kindof never-before seen, catastrophic failurehits its existing sources of supply – is notcredible. The company declined to conduct any reasoned analysis of such catastrophic failure scenarios, much lessexamine the most cost effective, leastharmful means of addressing those scenarios. PPA arranged for an expertanalysis of this project. That analysis concluded that this pipeline is not neededfor reliability, but can only be explained bythe fact that under New Jersey’s utilitylaws ratepayers will be forced to payNJNG for the pipeline’s construction and maintenance, plus profit.PPA appealed the BPU approval of thepipeline and the failure of the PinelandsCommission to review the project andmeet its statutory obligation to applyPinelands Protection rules to all developments. Sierra Club andEnvironment New Jersey have alsoappealed. The Court has not yet set a

schedule for deciding these appeals.Towns along the pipeline’s route, includingChesterfield, Bordentown, and NorthHanover are also challenging the pipelinebecause it will run very close to manyhomes and businesses, presenting safetyas well as environmental risks.One of the fundamental issues both thesepipeline cases raise is whether BPU canwaive all municipal review proceduresand land use requirements in thePinelands. Outside the Pinelands, theMunicipal Land Use Law allows BPU towaive and supersede all municipal reviewsfor pipelines that run across multipletowns. This is a critical issue because thePinelands system typically works throughmunicipal adoption of Pinelands rulesinto their own ordinances, municipalreview of individual developments forcompliance with Pinelands-basedrequirements, and PinelandsCommission review of municipalapprovals to ensure consistent applicationof those rules. Even though the PinelandsProtection Act says it prevails in any conflict with other state law, and theMunicipal Land Use Law says its provisions do not affect or override anyPinelands rules, BPU and the PinelandsCommission have decided that BPU canwaive this process for implementingPinelands rules by eliminating localreviews even for the rules that enforcethe Pinelands Protection Act andComprehensive Management Plan. The result, if allowed to stand, wouldmean that the biggest developments inthe Pinelands get no substantive reviewby the Pinelands Commission to ensure compliance with Pinelands rules. That isa bizarre and unacceptable outcome foranyone who believes in the Pinelands protection program.

by Jaclyn Rhoads, Assistant Executive Director

Fairs & Festivals

Burlington County Farm FairJuly 19 - July 24

Burlington CountyFairgroundsColumbus, NJ

Stop by our table!

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On the East Coast we tend to viewwater supply as just another utilitylike telephone, electricity, sewer andcable TV. There appears to be plen-ty of water. After all, it seems to rainan awful lot and when we needmore water we can just drill anotherwell or build another reservoir.

As a society we need to view unsustainable use of water supplies,whether from undergroundaquifers, reservoirs or streams, as anenvironmental risk and challenge.We have already seen examples ofwater withdrawals impacting wetlands and drinking water supplies in New Jersey. We knowthat the few aquifers available forhuman use have been declining atan alarming rate. This is a problemnot only for the ecosystem but forpeople who depend on theseaquifers for drinking water as well.

To meet the growing challenge ofusing this precious resource – water– in a more sustainable way, thePinelands Preservation Alliance andNew Jersey Highlands Coalitionstarted the SaveH2ONJ.org campaign to draw attention to theimportance of regional planning inprotecting our state's water supplies.Since the launch of the campaign in2013 the initiative has grown toinclude additional organizations;the New Jersey League ofConservation Voters, New JerseyConservation Foundation,American Littoral Society and theAssociation of New JerseyEnvironmental Commissions.

One of the first campaign effortswas the creation of a billboard located next to the New JerseyDepartment of EnvironmentalProtection offices in Trenton. Thebillboard read, "Got Water? Thankthe Pinelands and Highlands." Themessage was clear that these two

regional planning initiatives areresponsible for ensuring clean abundant sources of water from twovery different geographic regions ofthe state.

The recent water shortage inCalifornia and lead contaminationin the drinking water of Flint,Michigan may seem far away, but wehave our challenges in the GardenState as well. We also have lead inour aging drinking water infrastruc-ture, radium in wells, saltwaterintrusion into some of our aquifersand areas the state has identified asbeing in a water supply deficit.

This is why the SaveH2ONJ.orgcampaign is now focused on gettingthe governor to release the updatedStatewide Water Supply MasterPlan, which was intended to providea statewide blueprint to help manage the demands and threats towater to ensure that New Jersey residents and business have accessto clean, plentiful drinking water.The current plan, which is twenty-years old, operates on outdatedassumptions about demand forwater, population growth and anumber of other key factors. Thecoalition launched a petition drivein 2015 and is now working with citizens and local governments tostep up the pressure.

You can take action by going to theSaveH2ONJ.org website and addyour name to an online petition asking the governor to protect NewJersey’s water supplies. We also wanttowns to pass a resolution askingthat the governor release the watersupply plan. A sample resolution isavailable at the SaveH2ONJ.orgwebsite.

Without a plan, many municipalitiesare operating in the dark. Althoughmunicipalities must apply for and

receive a water allocation permitwhich sets limits on how muchwater a town can take from theaquifer it doesn't take into accountthe cumulative impacts from surrounding municipalities. Thewater supply plan takes this concerninto consideration.

Clean drinking water is a funda-mental right to you and all NewJersey citizens. An ample supply ofclean water is critical to agriculturalproduction in the Garden State, ahealthy economy, and a robust business climate for key industriesin your town, such as hospitality,tourism, manufacturing, healthcareand others.

If your town cares about its citizens,its businesses, its economy, and itsoverall quality of life, then it needsto have the right information to planaccordingly. Water is vital to all ofthese things, and a current watersupply master plan can chart thepath forward. Visit SaveH2ONJ.orgfor more information or call us at609-859-8860.

Save H2O New Jersey - Fighting for smarter water policyby Rich Bizub, Director for Water Programs

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How h e a l t h y a r e o u r f o r e s t s ?

Mowing is effective at maintainingopen areas that can act as early successional sites if the life historytraits of plant species present aretaken into account. This techniqueis used on roadsides and utilityright-of-ways to maintain safeaccess. In some circumstances tree“girdling” or the removal of a stripof bark around the trunk of a tree,allows selected trees to die vertically,functioning as habitat for hollowtree dwellers while standing andthen later as habitat after it falls.Forest thinning selects a targetedsubset of trees to be cut which thenopens up patches of canopy beneficial for certain species.Thinning projects range from handharvesting of a few trees, to largescale stand cuttings. Clear cuttinginvolves the cutting of all or nearlyall trees in a given site. This createsopen habitat with closed canopyforests along the periphery. Certainprescriptions such as seed tree harvests will leave several “seedtrees” standing to maintain a sourceof seed after the cut trees are harvested and removed from thesite. Forest stand prescriptions alsovary in how cut trees are addressed.Cut trees can be removed from thesite or left on site to decompose, ora combination of the two. While the type of management technique (burning, thinning, mowing, or logging) we decide touse is vital to the expected outcome- the frequency, intensity, scale, and location of a treatment is veryimportant in mimicking naturalevents and maintaining ecologicalintegrity. Some points on distur-bance we should keep in mind whenthinking about forest managementinclude:1) Natural disturbances occur randomly over a landscape andtheir return intervals vary greatly. 2) Areas most susceptible to disturbance events are those witholder, diseased, or stressed trees. 3) Middle aged forests that have fewearly successional sites are function-ing as expected. Due to our historyof forestry and land use, many sitesthat were cleared of trees have sincebeen allowed to re-grow and open

patches will naturally occur if theseforests are allowed to mature. 4) Natural disturbance events suchas floods and fire may kill certainsusceptible trees while maintainingtheir vertical profile. These deadstanding trees become critical habi-tat for many birds, bats and insects.As these trees fall, they become newhabitat for other plants and fungi,sources of cover for reptiles andamphibians and put nutrients backinto the soil for future plant growthand productivity. Unlike certain forestry techniquessuch as tree harvests, prescribedburns allow plant material to breakdown naturally into soil nutrientsand to be used as habitat by nativespecies.How we choose to manage ourforests has a statewide implication,beyond the Pinelands region. Withrecent forest stewardship plans, likeSparta Mountain, and proposed legislation to promote more forestryon state lands such as A2406, whichwould establish a forest harvestdemonstration program in thePinelands, now is the time to evaluate our past efforts and plan forthe future. We need site specificapproaches to forest managementin New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the country withvery fragmented forests. There are several items we must prioritize for ecological integritywhen assessing our forests, particularly on state land. 1) We should prioritize protectingforests with few invasive plantspecies and recognize that disturbance and open conditionscreated during forest harvests opensthe door for many non-nativeinvaders.2) We must incorporate a plan fordeer density in areas we plan toactively manage. Native species facestrong herbivory pressure and havea difficult time re-growing incleared areas with high deer populations. This can result in non-native plants establishing them-selves altering the forest speciescomposition. Not accounting fordeer can be detrimental to the

expected forest regeneration. 3) We must incorporate ecologicalsurveys and rare species occurrences with an emphasis onthe life history traits of uncommonspecies. In addition to surveyinghabitats present and locations ofrare species we must incorporate thehabitat and phenology (timing ofevents such as emergence, breeding/nesting, flowering and seed set) ofour species of concern into any proposed management plan. 4) We must plan for additionalhuman disturbance as a result of anymanagement technique that openslarge patches of forest. As is evidentin any right-of-way or fire serviceplow line in the Pinelands, off-roadvehicles will repeatedly access openpatches of forest and negativelyimpact the regeneration projectedin any forest stewardship plan.Ignoring this impact can compromise our effectiveness inforest management. 5) Lastly, we must identify whichforests actually need management.We need to identify which forestscan benefit from management andwhich will be left alone, to be subjectto natural disturbances and naturalsuccession. This is just as importantas deciding which technique, whichfrequency and which scale wedecide to use. Many factors must be considered indeveloping forest stewardship plansand we shouldn’t rush the processjust to increase the opportunities forharvesting trees. In light of recentforestry plans and legislation wemust ask, should we really be harvesting trees and trying to promote a forestry economy frompublic forests?

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Pinelands CommissionNext Monthly Meeting:Fri., July 8th, 9:30 am

*Open to the public.

Location:15 Springfield Road New Lisbon, NJ 08064

www.nj.gov/pinelands

Editors Note: Excerpts from ‘One HundredYears of Blueberry Cultivation at Whitesbog’(1st Quarter 2016 Newsletter, WhitesbogPreservation Trust) are used in this article.We offer thanks to Whitesbog PreservationTrust for allowing us to share this with you.

Founded in 1870 by Joseph White,Whitesbog is the historic site of a company town where the blueberry wasfirst cultivated for commercial production by Elizabeth White andFrederick Coville. The village, nowincorporated within Brendan T. ByrneState Forest, includes historicbuildings and houses, cranberrybogs, blueberry fields, reservoirsand surrounding woodlands.The village area is managed bythe Whitesbog PreservationTrust. The JJ White CranberryCompany, owned by thedescendants of Elizabeth White,cultivates some of the cranberrybogs at the edge of the village.

This year the WhitesbogPreservation Trust is celebratingthe centennial anniversary of thefirst commercial crop of blue-berries ever grown in the UnitedStates and it was produced fromthe fields found in this historicvillage. The blueberry is nativeto the Pine Barrens but prior to the workof Elizabeth White and Frederick Covillethe blueberry had never been successfullycultivated in order to allow for consistentquality of taste and size.

Frederick Coville worked at the U.S.Department of Agriculture where he dis-covered that blueberries required moist,acidic soil to grow. At that time it wascommon to use lime or manure toamend the soil a practice that is not conducive to successful growth of thehighbush blueberry. In 1910, he published a booklet relating these findings titled Experiments in BlueberryCulture1.

Elizabeth White read the booklet and,with her father’s support, wrote to theDepartment of Agriculture to offer the

use of White’s bog as a site to continuethe work on the cultivation of the blue-berry. Elizabeth’s father, J.J. White, ran a successful cranberry farm at White’s bogand a blueberry crop would be a perfectaddition to the farming operation.

In 1911 Frederick Coville came toWhite's bog and Zeke Sooy, who lived inBrowns Mills, took Coville to his favoriteblueberry bush with berries even biggerthan those Coville was seeking. Sooygave Coville a sucker from the plant

which he took back to Washington, D.C.He cross-pollinated it with another qual-ity plant. The seeds were germinatedand grown in Department of Agriculturegreenhouses for a year and then transplanted to the fields at White’s bog.

Four years later, in 1916, the first commercial cultivated crop of blueberries was harvested.

In 1916, and updated in 1921, Covillepublished Directions for BlueberryCulture 2 which contained instructionsfor people on how to grow and“improve” blueberry bushes from theirvicinity. Coville provided “improved”blueberry bushes to Agriculture Stationsthroughout the country, even as far awayas Alaska. Many of the people living inthe Pine Barrens had limited incomes

due to the closing of iron furnaces andthe seasonal nature of cranberry picking.Coville wrote in 1921 that blueberry culture “not only promises to add to thegeneral welfare through the utilization ofland almost valueless otherwise, but itoffers a profitable industry to individuallandowners”. The many small and largefields of blueberries still found throughout South Jersey are evidencethat the promise of blueberry culturecame to fruition.

The new White’s bog GeneralStore was built in 1924 toaccommodate the needs of athriving blueberry and cranberryplantation, and also handled allof the blueberry bush brochuressent out and orders received. Asa result, the Postmaster Generalauthorized a new post office tobe housed in the store and tocancel the mail with a newWhitesbog Rural Station postalstamp. From then on the facili-ty was called the WhitesbogGeneral Store.

The Whitesbog General Store isopen to the public on the week-ends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,February through December.

We highly recommend you visit historicWhitesbog Village. It is a great place totake a hike or a drive, to see wildlife andto learn about the birth of the blueberry.Visit www.whitesbog.org for more infor-mation. The Trust offers living historyevents, moonlight hikes, children’s programs, museums and an annual blueberry festival held at the end of Juneeach year. The village is located inBurlington County at 799 Lakehurst Rd.,Browns Mills, NJ 08015.1 Coville, F.V. 1910. Experiments in Blueberry Culture.U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of PlantIndustry, Bull. No. 193, Washington, D.C., 100 pp.

2 Coville, F.V. 1916. Directions for Blueberry Culture,1916. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of PlantIndustry, Bull. No. 334, Washington, D.C., 16 pp. andXVII plates.

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Celebrating 100 Years of Blueberry Cultivationby Becky Free, Director of Membership & Communications

Frederick Coville and Elizabeth White inspecting a young blueberry bush,1920. Credit: Whitesbog Preservation Trust.

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The events listed below are just afew of the great Pinelands tripsthis summer.

Visit www.pinelandsalliance.organd click onEvent Calendar for acomplete listing of Pinelands programs and trips provided by awide variety of groups and organizations

Learn more on the web:www.pinelandsadventures.orgCanoe and kayak rentals,guided tours, and other

outdoor programs. PinelandsAdventures is an initiative ofPPA. Call 609-268-0189.

Learn to Canoe!July 10, 1 pm, at PinelandsAdventures, 1005 Atsion Road,Shamong NJ

Learn the basics of canoeingwith instructor in our 3 hourclass. Feel comfortable whileenjoying this classic outdooractivity. Learn to paddle oncalm water close to the edge ofthe lake. John Volpa, Directorof Education for PinelandsAdventures will teach. John isa highly skilled paddler andpassionate about sharing thePine Barrens. Class size is lim-ited to 8 people, ages 10 andover. Call 609-268-0189 orwww.pinelandsadventures.org Cost is $35 per person.Go Batty about Bats!July 16 - Offered by WoodfordCedar Run Wildlife Refuge(Medford, NJ)

This full moon night hike willfeature a special programfocused on the bats of NJ.Program will begin insidewith a short lesson on the var-ious species found here andthen you will head out on thetrails in search of these won-derful nighttime creatures.$10/adult, $8/child. Suitablefor ages 8 and up. Program

meets at 8pm. Bring flash-lights, water and comfortableshoes. Advanced registrationrequired. Contact the Refugeat 856-983-3329 for informa-tion.Thunder Moonlight WalkJuly 16 - Offered by WhitesbogPreservation Trust (Browns Mills,NJ)

The July full moon is called aThunder Moon because in thenortheast there are frequentthunderstorms. Go into thebogs with an experiencedleader on a 3-5 mile hike. Allwalks are $5/person (children10 and under are free).Reservations needed - call609-893-4646. Learn more atwww.whitesbog.org.

Canoe/Kayak the MullicaRiver (Burlington Co).July 22, 8:30 am, Sponsored by theWest Jersey Chapter of the SierraClub

The aquatic flowering plantswill still be in bloom. 12-miletrip for experienced paddlers;expect downfalls and port-ages. Rental boats are availableas well as private boat shut-tling. To rent a boat contactwww.pinelandsadventures.org Contact leaders to confirmthe trip, meeting location andyour participation. George &Leona F, 609-259-3734 orleona@pineypaddlers.comBatsto River Guided TripAugust 6, 1 pm, at PinelandsAdventures, 1005 Atsion Rd,Shamong NJ

Explore the Batsto River withguide John Volpa. Learn aboutPine Barrens habitats, historyand plants. Stop along the wayto investigate Pine Barrensplants, learn about fire in thePine Barrens, and the historyof bog iron in the pines. Greattrip for families, scouts orgroups. For 8 years old and up.Must be physically fit and ableto canoe or kayak for about4 hours while also exploringon land. Paddling instruction isnot a component of this trip.Cost is $60/person for a canoe.For information or to registerwww.pinelandsadventures.org

Star WatchAugust 6, 7-10 pm, Event takesplace in Wharton State Forest

Free star watch at historicBatsto Village in WhartonState Forest. Sponsored by

West Jersey AstronomicalSociety. For more informationcall the park at 609-567-4559.Batsto Village is located 8 miles west of Hammontonon Route 542.HamptonFurnaceExplorationAugust 7, 10 am to noon, atPinelands Adventures, 1005 AtsionRoad, Shamong NJ

Perfect for everyone whowants to learn about Pinelandshistory, ecology and culture,including families with chil-dren from ages 6 to 15.Explore a serene AtlanticWhite Cedar swamp and dis-cover life in a Pine Barrensstream between the UpperBatsto River and Skit Branchcreek. Step back into the histo-ry of Hampton Furnace, its18th century bog iron manu-facturing, its transition to thecranberry industry, and thescene of a vicious 1916 rob-bery attempt. Adults and kidswill be able to explore thestreams, use dip nets to lookfor aquatic life and examineunique carnivorous PineBarrens plants. $25 Adultsand $15 ages 6 to 15.

Walk on the Wild SideAugust 14, 1:30 pm, Offered byWoodford Cedar Run WildlifeRefuge (Medford, NJ)

Join us for a themed hikethrough the refuge. Trails arefamily-friendly. Begins at1:30pm. $10/adult, $8/childage 4 and up, ages 3 and underfree. Advanced registrationrequired. Register in advance.Visit www.cedarrun.org.Contact the Refuge at 856-983-3329 for information.

Save the Date!2016 Tour de PinesBicycle the length and breadth ofthe Pinelands National Reserve

over 5 days!The 2016 Tour de Pines will beginon Wed., Sept. 38th and ends onSun., October 2nd. Participantsmay ride one, two or all days of theTour. Visit www.pinelandsalliance.orgfor more information. Sponsorsneeded.

Calendar of EventsPinelands Programs and Field Trips

July - August 2016

BOARD OF TRUSTEESHon. Brendan ByrneHonorary Chair

Former Governor, State of New Jersey

James Barnshaw, M.D.Chair

Retired Physician

Barbara TroughtVice Chair

Community Activist

Anne E. HeaslyTreasurer

Conservation Consultant

Michael GallawaySecretarySierra Club

Peter C. Adamson, M.D.The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Robert L. BarrettRetired Banker

Timothy J. ByrneAttorney

Charles M. CarusoRetired Patent Counsel, Merck & Co., Inc.

Charles M. ChapinNew Jersey Audubon Society

Emile DeVito, Ph.D.New Jersey Conservation Foundation

John Dighton, Ph.D.Director, Rutgers Pinelands Field Station

Bill FisherSenior Project Manager, Liberty Property Trust

Thomas HarveyAttorney

Albert HornerPhotographer

Ron Hutchinson, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Biology, Stockton University

David M. Kutner, PP AICPRecovery Planning Manager, New Jersey Future

Louis R. Matlack, Ph. D.Retired Mediator and Community Facilitator

David F. MooreRetired Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation

Foundation

Loretta PickusAttorney

Sarah PuleoCommunications Specialist, U.S. General Services

Administration

Leon M. Rosenson, Ph.D.Retired, Liposome Company

Jessica Rittler Sanchez, Ph.D.Water Resource Planner

Robert Tucker, Ph.D.Retired Scientist

Betty WilsonRetired Public Servant

Carleton K. MontgomeryExecutive Director, Pinelands Preservation Alliance

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Other c _____

ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE:w PPA membership cardw Year-long subscription to Inside the Pinelandsw PPA window stickerw 10% off at Pinelands Adventures and on PPAmerchandise

Sponsors receive a copy of The Pine Barrens: Up Close & Natural DVDPatrons receive John McPhee’s seminal book The Pine BarrensBenefactors receive The Pine Barrens of New Jersey, a photographic history of this regionChairman’s Circle members receive the book Seasons of the Pines and a personalized tour ofthe Pinelands

Inside: Update on Two Pinelands Pipelines - p. 3Fighting for Smarter Water Policy in New Jersey - p. 4100 Years of Blueberry Cultivation - p. 6Pinelands Events for July/August - p. 7

Our mission is to protect and preserve the natural and cultural

resources of New Jersey’s Pinelands.

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