Oct / Nov 2016 Volume 23 Number 6

Inspiring the Next Generation at Pinelands Adventures ...... 3

Fall in the Pinelands . . 4

Fencing the Fire Tower ...... 6 Seeing the cranberry harvest is a highlight for young and old in .

Pinelands Events . . . . 7 October is Pinelands Month! by Becky Free, Director of Membership & Communications Twenty years ago the Pinelands demanding, our families need us, and Green Trading Preservation Alliance asked Governor information comes at us through our Christie Todd Whitman to declare the radios, TVs, phones and computers. I Post month of October as Pinelands Month. urge you to take some time away from Dec. 3rd and 4th This designation was a call to action to these things in October and get out and every member of the Pinelands 12 noon to 4 pm really experience the Pinelands. You community – residents, business owners, won’t regret it and you certainly won’t and organizations - to celebrate this forget it. incredible place. We picked October Shop for gifts from a because it is an especially picturesque Here is a short list (not in any particular wide variety of local time of year – cranberries are being order) of things to choose from. Check nonprofits and artists. harvested, the leaves are changing, and out our web page for a changing list of fun Special deals on gift the air cools down making exploring the things to do. Share your experiences with Pine Barrens even more enjoyable. us on our Facebook page or in our memberships and more! Instagram feed and tag your post with We worked to create Pinelands Month in #PinelandsMonth. Location: 1996 for the same reasons that we opened PPA Offices Pinelands Adventures in 2015. The 1. Start your adventure by getting a copy 17 Pemberton Rd. Pinelands will not survive if there isn’t of our Pinelands Exploration Map! This Southampton, NJ broad public support for its protection. full-color map costs $5 and highlights 14 People won’t take action to protect what key locations to start your Pine Barrens Learn more: they don’t love and they won’t love what adventure. www.pinelandsalliance.org they don’t know. We simply must find ways to get more people to smell the pine 2. See the cranberry harvest! There are a trees, feel the warm sand between their few ways to do this. Contact the 17 P EMBERTON ROAD toes or canoe through its tea-colored Whitesbog Preservation Trust to join one SOUTHAMPTON , NJ 08088 waters. of their tours or make a reservation with T - 609.859.8860 Pinelands Adventures to visit a working F - 609.859.8804 We are all very busy these days. We have cranberry farm. WWW .PINELANDSALLIANCE .ORG children in school and sports, our jobs are continued on page 5 Inside The Visit the Pine Barrens this Fall Pinelands

Published six times a We often hear people say they do not We hope this map makes it easy for year by the Pinelands know where to start when it comes to people of all interests and abilities to Preservation Alliance exploring the Pinelands, that it is a experience the region's characteristic Executive Editor mystery, and that they are intimidated beauty. You can get a copy of this map by its size. There is surprisingly little for $5 at our visitor center and at Carleton Montgomery material available to help someone plan Pinelands Adventures. Ghost towns, Editor a trip for the day or a weekend. The historic villages, visitor centers, need for an overall tour of the Pinelands museums, and all sorts of wild areas are Becky Free – including a map, images and a just waiting for you to explore them. PPA Staff description of activities prompted us to Pick up a copy and get out there and create the Pinelands Exploration Map . explore today! Richard Bizub Tom Dunn This map is organized around 14 Audra Hardoon gateway sites into the Pinelands. These Jason Howell sites are accessible by paved road and Theresa Lettman they are interesting and representative of Ryan Rebozo this region. They are also logical points Jaclyn Rhoads from which you can engage in a wide Stephen Sebastian variety of outdoor activities. An example of a gateway site would be Jane Wiltshire Historic Batsto Village in Wharton State Pinelands Adventures Forest. From Batsto Village you can visit Rob Ferber the museum, go for a hike or a bike ride, bird watch and botanize and take the John Volpa smart phone tour. Distributed to PPA members & volunteers, If you are looking for more adventurous state legislators, travel you can explore the satellite sites Pinelands municipalities, associated with these gateway sites. elected officials, Activities at these sites include hiking selected officials, and canoeing and often these sites are and planning boards only accessible by sand roads. An Mailing services generously example of this would be the historic donated by Swift Mailing ruins of Martha’s Furnace which is only Services of Bristol, PA accessible by sand road from the gate - (www.swiftmailing.com) way site of Harrisville. Printed on 100% recycled paper (made from post-consumer pulp produced in a chlorine-free For more information visit our website pulping and bleaching process) www.pinelandsalliance.org/Gateways. Circulation: 550 0 Here you will find web links that will help you plan your visit as well as more Available online at www.pinelandsalliance.org information about what you can do there.

2 Inspiring the Next Generation at Pinelands Adventures by John Volpa, Director of Education for Pinelands Adventures Shaking his head at the Pinelands true happiness they feel when they’re Adventures canoe, the young man said in hiking, paddling, or running in the great a voice tinged with apprehension, “I’m outdoors. Providing outdoor Explore the Pinelands not getting in that. No way .” opportunities for America’s youth to National Reserve become members of a growing culture of with Pinelands Adventures! “I can’t swim,” the young woman said, her health is part of our mission. Hopefully, voice shaking as she eyed the canoe. as more young people utilize the Pine Barrens for healthful recreational Guided and unguided trips on Overcoming one’s perceived limitations is activities, they’ll come to understand the the Batsto River, bus tours, a hallmark of personal growth. Providing specialness of this land and love it enough hikes, canoe lessons and more. a well-designed challenge by choice to care for it. opportunity, such as first time canoeing, is Fun for the whole family! only one aspect of a guided trip with So far this year, the Pinelands Adventures Book your trip today! Fall is a great time to Pinelands Adventures. education staff have worked with over 945 experience New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. students many of them from twelve Impact Charity Services, a nonprofit different underserved communities from Call 609-268-0189 or visit organization dedicated to improving the as far north as Newark and as far south at www.pinelandsadventures.org lives of children in the Greater Delaware Wilmington, Delaware. Referring to her Valley, scheduled some trips with Camden Academy ninth grade students, Pinelands Adventures this summer. Transition Counselor Ms. Lakasha Street Associate Vice President, Judyann wrote, “The trip was a huge success for McCarthy, wrote in a thank you note: “I everyone. The program was fun, truly believe the kids wake up the next engaging, and the timing was great .” morning feeling proud because they actually accomplished something. You We are grateful to our donors for subsi - can’t just ‘get’ good self-esteem and dizing these educational and recreational confidence - you must earn it. It was a experiences for students who would not great step for them all .” normally have such an opportunity. Immersing students in the serene green of In addition to reaching underserved New the Pine Barrens to learn about its Jersey communities, our most popular important and unique characteristics is trip, the Pine Barrens Discovery Tour, has another aspect of our guided adventures. been customized to meet the needs of Ms. McCarthy continued, “One boy said groups as diverse as Girl Scouts and Cub he was never around anything so calm in Scouts to graduate level college students, his life and how he felt so relaxed .” and the general public. We look forward to sharing the beauty of the pines with Inspiring young people to look inward to many more visitors. Come paddle, hike, Fairs & Festivals learn more about themselves and the or take a bus tour! natural world opens the portal of Pine Barren Jamboree curiosity, another hallmark of humanity. For more information about this program October 8th, 11am - 4pm Connecting the ecological concepts of visit www.pinelandsadventures.org or at Wells Mills Park niche and habitat to one’s existence fosters contact [email protected]. that curiosity and can be life changing. Waretown, NJ We ask students to explore their interests and untapped skill sets in order to help Thank You! Batsto Country Living Fair find their niche in society. After kayaking October 16th, 10am - 4pm a section of the one young We are amazed by all the people who at Historic Batsto Village woman said, “I love this so much, I want choose to become members of the in to be a tour guide!” Pinelands Preservation Alliance. You really make a difference! I hope we inspire students to pursue the Stop by our table!

3 Fall in the Pinelands by Ryan Rebozo, Ph.D., Director of Conservation Science

The fall season in New Jersey brings Atlantic White Cedar swamps. with it cooler weather and earlier Savannahs and cedar swamps are Thank You! sunsets. This time of year also habitat for many mosses, lichens triggers the change in leaf color for and herbaceous plants like our 2016 Tour de Pines deciduous trees in the state. In the many orchid species, which also Pinelands, much of our forests are utilize hardwood swamps under the The 2016 Tour de Pines was a dominated by evergreen pines and appropriate conditions. It is huge success. Over 200 cyclists to a lesser extent, cedars. But one believed that the extensive harvest - spent five days covering the habitat type, the hardwood swamp, ing of Atlantic White Cedar in this length and breadth of the is dominated by deciduous trees region has led to an increase of and exhibits an impressive seasonal hardwood tree species as they were Pinelands National Reserve. change in color. able to establish in areas that histor - ically were dominated by cedar. Hardwood swamps are lowland Team Tour Sponsors forests that have a canopy made up Hardwood swamps, bog savannahs, of mostly Trident Red Maple ( Acer and Cedar swamps all depend on Jersey Shore Cycle Club rubrum var. trilobum ) and Black ground water from the Kirkwood- Underground Graphics Gum ( Nyssa sylvatica ). Other trees Cohansey Aquifer. Proximity to the Flying Fish Brewing Company common in these swamps are Sweet water table is important for each of Bay Magnolia ( Magnolia virgini - these habitat types as they are Bicycle Shop Sponsors ana ), Pitch Pine ( Pinus rigida ) and dominated by wetland plants. Sassafras ( Sassafras sassafras ), with Bicycle Pro Gray Birch ( Betula populifolia ) In the Pinelands, small changes in Bordentown, NJ and Atlantic White Cedar topography, and thus distance to groundwater, determine which Bicycles Unlimited (Chamaecyparis thyoides ) occasion - Forked River, NJ ally found in these swamps. While areas are uplands and which are Sweet Gum ( Liquidambar styraci - lowland habitats. For this reason, our distribution of lowland habitat Village Bicycle fla ) is also occasionally encountered Tuckerton, NJ in some Pinelands lowlands, this is very much tied to the health of species was historically found along our aquifer in terms of water quan - Tour Supporters the periphery of the Pinelands. tity and quality. As we’ve seen in Cahilly Horticultural Services These areas also serve as important the past, over pumping of our shal - A Friend of the Devil habitat for a wide diversity of low Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer wildlife. Mammals, reptiles, can dry up Pinelands wetlands. Wheelies Bicycles of Medford amphibians and birds such as the Being mindful of how we use and state threatened Barred Owl can be treat our groundwater in the found utilizing hardwood swamp Pinelands will not only help maintain habitats. wetland areas, but will also ensure a long-term supply of freshwater for Hardwood swamps can be found all residents and farmers to use. along our major rivers in the region, typically with an understory of Stay Informed shrubs like Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia ), Buttonbush Follow us on Facebook (Cephalanthus occidentalis ), facebook.com/pinelands Highbush Blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ), and Dangleberry Find us on Twitter (Gaylussacia frondosa ). These @PinesAlliance habitats typically have a more established shrub understory than Share with us on Instagram Tour de Pines riders in nearby open bog savannahs and @pinelandsalliance Brendan Byrne State Forest.

4 October is Pinelands Month! continued from cover 3. Become a member of Pinelands information and trail maps on the Preservation Alliance and help state’s website. support our work preserving and Pinelands Month protecting the NJ Pinelands! 12. Attend a Pinelands Commis- sion Meeting and get to know the October 2016 4. Visit a local festival like the staff and Commissioners whose job Batsto County Living Fair on Oct. is to oversee the protection of the Get more information using 16th from 10am-4pm in Historic forests, wetlands, rivers and towns these links. You can also call us Batsto Village in Wharton State within the Pinelands boundary. at 609-859-8860 or visit our Forest. 13. Visit the Franklin Parker website: 5. See a Saturday night show at the Preserve, the largest nature Albert Music Hall in Waretown, preserve owned by the New Jersey www.pinelandsalliance.org/october NJ. The Albert Hall hosts Saturday Conservation Foundation . Cover- night shows throughout the year ing 16 square miles in the heart of Whitesbog Preservation Trust featuring country, bluegrass and old the Pine Barrens you will have more www.whitesbog.org time music. And don’t forget to than enough to do on the 21 miles grab a slice of pie! of trails that are open for hiking and Pinelands Adventures 6. Fall is a great time to canoe or some for bicycling and horseback www.pinelandsadventures.org kayak in the Pinelands. Take a self- riding. guided trip down the Batsto River 14. Take the little ones (and the big Historic Batsto Village with Pinelands Adventures. You ones) to Woodford Cedar Run www.batstovillage.org can also take guided small bus tours, Wildlife Refuge in Medford . This hikes and visit a cranberry farm. facility cares for more than 4,000 Albert Music Hall 7. There are some very cool injured, displaced or orphaned wild www.alberthall.org general stores in the Pine Barrens . animals. They offer kids programs, Check out the iconic Buzby’s there are trails to hike and rehabili - Outdoor Club of General Store in Chatsworth (call tated animals to see. www.ocsj.org ahead of time for hours 609-894- 4415) or the historic General Store 15. Use New Jersey cranberries for at Whitesbog Village in Brendan your Thanksgiving feast! There New Jersey Conservation Byrne State Forest. For a modern are a lot of local markets that sell Foundation twist visit the Pine Barrens Store New Jersey cranberries. www.njconservation.org located next to the Shamong Diner To get more information about any in Shamong, NJ. of these activities check out the box Visiting State Parks & Forests on the right. This is by no means an www.state.nj.us/dep 8. Join the South Jersey Outdoor (click on Parks and Forests) Club – this fantastic group offers all exhaustive list. If you have an event sorts of trips throughout the or an idea that should be included Pinelands and beyond. It is also a email [email protected] New Jersey Pinelands great way to get to know new people and I will get it on our website. Commission who share your passion. www.state.nj.us/pinelands 9. Walk around the perimeter of Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Pakim Pond , 1.4 miles, in the Pinelands Refuge Brendan T. Byrne State Forest. How Commission many plants can you identify? www.cedarrun.org 10. Visit the amazing state forests, Next Monthly Meetings: Find Local Produce parks and historic village found www.jerseyfresh.nj.gov here – Brendan Byrne State Forest, Fri., Oct. 14th, 9:30 am , Wharton State Forest, Historic Whitesbog Fri., Nov. 4th, 9:30 am Village, Historic Batsto Village and *Open to the public. Belleplain State Forest - just to The Pinelands Exploration Map is name a few. Location: for sale at our offices, at Pinelands Adventures, at the Pine Barrens 11. Make a plan to hike the only 15 Springfield Road Store in Shamong and at Edwin trail the crosses the entire Pine New Lisbon, NJ 08064 Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Barrens – the . It is Ph: (609) 894-7300 Call us at 609-859-8860 and we will the longest blazed trail in southern mail it to you for $5 plus shipping. New Jersey at 50 miles. Get more www.nj.gov/pinelands 5 Fencing the Apple Pie Hill Fire Tower

Editors Note: The following letter to the sting operations, but they cannot always editor appeared in the Burlington County be there – and the outrages have been Times on September 18th in response to growing more frequent with each pass - Vandals Destroy Tree the state’s closing of the fire tower at Apple ing year. Planting in Pine Barrens Pie Hill. It was submitted by Carleton Montgomery, Executive Director of the Some say that environmental advocates Pinelands Preservation Alliance and like us forced the state to fence the tower, PPA Blog Excerpt 8/19/16 Michele Byers, Executive Director of the which would be funny if it weren’t so New Jersey Conservation Foundation. mean-spirited and out of touch with reality. We never asked for this, and we “On July 12th, as part of a restora - Climbing the fire tower at Apple Pie Hill strongly regret the state had to take this tion effort, volunteers planted 300 has been a ritual for generations of peo - step. For decades, we have used visits to Atlantic White Cedar trees on pri - ple who love the Pine Barrens. It is the the fire tower to help people grasp the vate land that had suffered first place to take newcomers so they can vastness of the Pine Barrens, and how tremendous abuse by off-road grasp in one sweep of the eye the vastness effective the Pinelands Protection Act vehicles. The total cost of the 3-6 of the Pine Barrens forests in our crowd - has been in saving so much forest. foot tall Atlantic White Cedars ed state. Now the atrocious behavior of a was over $2,000, not including the small number of people has forced the We are thankful that the Forest Fire hours spent in the hot July sun by Forest Fire Service to fence the fire tower Service says it will allow the public to these committed volunteers. It to keep people out. climb the tower when it is manned by an appeared that this restoration had observer and by arrangement with the a strong chance of success, but on It is a sad commentary on the disrespect Service for groups like school field trips. the night of August 6th, a group that some in our community have for the But this is not the same as being able to of off-road vehicle drivers decided people who work to keep our lives and visit the tower, take your friends, and differently. homes safe from wildfires. It is the same enjoy the view. Unfortunately according disrespect that many people now show to the Forest Fire Service, it is the only They drove their vehicles in when they tear up wetlands and sand way they can protect the tower and the circles purposefully in the site, roads in Wharton State Forest and other fire watchers. rutted the soil, and drove over public lands with off-road vehicles. the freshly planted saplings. Our culture – and our state government They then got off their vehicles The fire tower is not just a unique tourist – must stop tolerating the behavior of and physically pulled the tender attraction. First and foremost, it serves a those few who find joy in destruction of trees out of the ground as the vital public purpose. People set public property and natural places. The roots clung to the native soil. The hundreds of fires in the Pine Barrens vast majority of the public deserves to ORV drivers then piled the every year. Given that this is a naturally enjoy our public lands and know that the saplings in a large mound, poured fire-prone ecosystem, those fires can waters, wildlife and flora of these special gasoline on them, and lit them on spread rapidly and, if not controlled, places are preserved. The vandalism of fire. This despicable behavior is all threaten lives and homes. The fire tower the Apple Pie Hill fire tower is no differ - too common. is an essential part of the Forest Fire ent than the vandalism now happening Service’s system for quickly identifying to our Pine Barrens wetlands and forests Whether it is a historic site, fires and getting to them before they do from irresponsible off road vehicle driv - ice-aged pond, paleo-dune, damage. ers. Like Apple Pie Hill, natural places stream, or river, off-road vehicle deserve protection. The state should The litany of outrages that people have drivers have shown no mercy to begin with simple measures to designate the Pine Barrens. We have to committed at the Apple Pie Hill fire approved roads and parking areas, and tower will turn your stomach. People work to stop this or we will con - block motor vehicles from driving into tinue to lose many of the most break into and vandalize the observation wetlands, streams and woods. station at the top of the tower. They leave beautiful and unique habitats of used condoms on the locks and bottles of the Pinelands.” urine on the steps, so the fire warden Join our Email List! must pass them to reach his station. Email Please visit our website to read They paint graffiti to deface a fine [email protected] with structure and degrade the experience of more and to see pictures and the spectacular views from the tower. the subject “Add my Email” video of this incident. Email is the cheapest, quickest They will surely continue to trash the top of the hill and will probably try to tear way to keep you informed. We www.pinelandsalliance.org/blog down the fence. The Park Police have never share your email with tried to stem the tide with patrols and anyone ever! 6 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Calendar of Events Hon. Brendan Byrne Honorary Chair Former Governor, State of New Jersey Pinelands Adventures Field Trips James Barnshaw, M.D. Fall 2016 Chair Retired Physician The events listed below are just a visit many of the places Cranberry Farm Tours Barbara Trought few of the great Pinelands trips described in John McPhee's Sat/Sunday in Oct, 12-2pm, Meet Vice Chair this summer. landmark 1968 book The Pine Community Activist Barrens. John will read at Pinelands Adventures, 1005 Visit www.pinelandsalliance.org Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ Anne E. Heasly excerpts from the book and Treasurer and click on Event Calendar for a lead a discussion of McPhee’s Join Pinelands Adventures Conservation Consultant complete listing of Pinelands relevant work as it pertains to Director, Rob Ferber on a tour programs and trips provided by a the areas visited. This is a 5 of Tom and Christine Michael Gallaway hour small group bus tour. Secretary wide variety of groups and Gerber’s Cranberry Farm, Sierra Club organizations Call 609-268-0189 or Quoexin Cranberry Co. www.pinelandsadventures.org Quoexin Cranberry Company Peter C. Adamson, M.D. Cost is $60 per person. is an independent grower and The Children’s Hospital of they currently have 50 acres of bogs in production. You’ll get Robert L. Barrett Industries in the Pines Tour an overview of this cranberry Retired Banker operation. Meet the farmers Dec. 3. Trip departs at 10am. and watch them “dry” harvest Timothy J. Byrne Guide Jeff Larson. Meet at Attorney berries in the bog, learn about Pinelands Adventures, 1005 wet and dry harvesting, get a Charles M. Caruso Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ bag of cranberries to take Retired Patent Counsel, Merck & Co., Inc. The Pine Barrens are a post- home with recipes. Trip Charles M. Chapin industrial forest. It has been requires quite a bit of standing New Jersey Audubon Society said that by 1850 no trees and walking. existed between the Delaware Cost is $30 per person. Emile DeVito, Ph.D. River and the Atlantic Ocean New Jersey Conservation Foundation Learn more on the web: due to over harvesting and John Dighton, Ph.D. www.pinelandsadventures.org industry in the Pine Barrens Hampton Furnace Exploration Director, Rutgers Pinelands Field Station region. While such a claim is Canoe and kayak rentals, slightly exaggerated, it is diffi - Dec. 4 from 10 am to noon, at Bill Fisher Pinelands Adventures, 1005 guided tours, and other cult to imagine that the pine Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ Senior Project Manager, Liberty Property Trust outdoor programs. Pinelands wilderness was once a major Thomas Harvey Adventures is an initiative of industrial center. Evidence of This Pine Barrens primer is Attorney PPA. Call 609-268-0189. bygone eras still lie hidden perfect for everyone who along the quiet stream beds wants to learn about Albert Horner and below the thick patches of Pinelands history, ecology and Photographer Pine Barrens Time Machine wild huckleberry. Participants culture, including families Ron Hutchinson, Ph.D. will travel by bus and make with children from ages 6 and Associate Professor of Biology, Stockton University Oct. 16 & Nov. 19, 2016. Trip several stops to explore on up. Explore a serene Atlantic departs at 10am. Meet at foot. White Cedar swamp and dis - David M. Kutner, PP AICP Pinelands Adventures, 1005 cover life in a Pine Barrens Recovery Planning Manager, New Jersey Future Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ Cost is $60 per person. stream between the Upper Louis R. Matlack, Ph. D. Change is the key to life on Batsto River and Skit Branch Retired Mediator and Community Facilitator earth. Join former social stud - Pine Barrens Discovery Tour creek. Step back into the his - tory of Hampton Furnace, its ies and science teacher, John Nov. 13th, 1pm to 4pm at David F. Moore Volpa, for a journey exploring 18th century bog iron manu - Retired Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Pinelands Adventures, 1005 facturing, its transition to the Foundation the region’s geologic past to Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ the present. We’ll focus on cranberry industry, and the Loretta Pickus the human interplay with its Trek along the edges of the scene of a vicious 1916 rob - Attorney natural resources, its unique Mullica River and discover its bery attempt. Adults and kids flora and fauna, how it secrets. Join us for our Pine will be able to explore the Sarah Puleo Barrens Sampler, a three-hour Communications Specialist, U.S. General Services became the Pinelands streams, use dip nets to look Administration National Reserve and what we exploration of Pine Barrens for aquatic life and examine can learn from its history as life. This program includes a unique carnivorous Pine Leon M. Rosenson, Ph.D. shore walk to learn about Barrens plants. Retired, Liposome Company society grapples with today’s local and global environmen - uplands and Atlantic Cedar Swamp habitats, conduct a Cost is $25 adults and $15 for Jessica Rittler Sanchez, Ph.D. tal issues. This is a 5 hour children. Regional Planner small group bus tour. water quality survey, try dip netting. 3 hour small group Robert Tucker, Ph.D. Cost is $60 per person. tour. Discover native Pine Pine Barrens Habitats Tour Retired Scientist Barrens plants and animals Nov. 5. Trip departs at 10am. Meet Betty Wilson around every corner of the Retired Public Servant John McPhee Pine Barrens trail as you walk an easy pace. at Pinelands Adventures, 1005 Today Tour Find out what fish, frogs, and Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ bugs can tell us about their This trip will be an explo - Oct. 12, Nov. 11 & Dec. 17, 2016. Pine Barrens home. Canoe ration into the various habi - Carleton K. Montgomery Trip departs at 10am. Meet at along the perimeter of a Pine tats that exist in the pinelands. Executive Director, Pinelands Preservation Alliance Pinelands Adventures, 1005 Barrens lake is included to This 5-hour small group bus Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ discover life on the edge. tour will visit swamps, forests Join Pinelands Adventures and other aquatic environ - Education Director John Cost is $35 Adults, $20 ments. Volpa on a driving tour to Children (8 through 15 years old) Cost is $60 per person. 7 Pinelands Preservation Alliance Address Service Requested Nonprofit Organization Bishop Farmstead U.S. Postage 17 Pemberton Road PAID Southampton, NJ 08088 Permit #12 Vincentown, NJ Inside: Inspiring the Next Generation at Pinelands Adventures - p. 3 Fall in the Pinelands - p. 4 Fencing the Apple Pie Hill Fire Tower - p. 6 Pinelands Events for Fall and Early Winter - p. 7

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