Oct / Nov 2018 Volume 25 Number 5

Developing Coping Skills through Nature ...... 3

Fall in the Pinelands . .4

Restore PILOT Program Funding . . . 6 The Joint Base is located in the Preservation Area of the Pinelands and spans 20 square miles. Pinelands Events . . . . 7 Environmental Issues at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Pinelands Juried by Rich Bizub, Director for Water Programs Photography This article is the first of a three part series facility. Even though the base predates the that will look into key environmental issues Pinelands Comprehensive Management Exhibit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Plan (CMP), it was included in the Nov. 4th to Dec. 7th formerly known individually as McGuire Pinelands because of its vast holdings of Air Force Base, Fort Dix and Lakehurst Pine Barrens habitat. The base has a CMP This juried exhibit of Naval Air Station. management area designation of Military images from the and Federal Installation Area. The only Pinelands National Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst other such facility with this designation in Reserve is on display (JBMDL) is located in Burlington and at our headquarters. the Pinelands is the FAA Technical Center Ocean Counties and spans 20 square and Atlantic City Airport in Atlantic miles. The base is located almost entirely County. Exhibit Hours: in the Pinelands National Reserve. As a result, the location and extent of JBMDL It's not hard to imagine that after 100 plus Weekdays: 10am - 4pm plays a critical role with regard to main- years in operation a lot has happened at Sundays: Noon to 5pm taining the integrity of the area's natural the base. For example, numerous resources and archaeological, historic and structures have been built and torn down cultural landmarks. during this time. This includes supporting Learn more: infrastructure such as above and below www.pinelandsalliance.org The oldest portion of the base began ground storage tanks containing fuel oil operations in 1917 as an ammunition and solvents, and thousands of feet of proving ground near the town of piping to move these liquids from one Lakehurst. The Dix portion of JBMDL place to another. In addition, decades of 17 PEMBERTON ROAD was also formed that year to serve as a daily operations have resulted in soil and SOUTHAMPTON, NJ 08088 training and staging location to support T - 609.859.8860 groundwater contamination. As a result, F - 609.859.8804 the needs of World War I. Since its today there are many environmental WWW.PINELANDSALLIANCE.ORG inception JBMDL has remained an active issues that need to be addressed at the continued on page 5 Inside The Pinelands Meet Policy Advocate - Rhyan Grech

Published six times a I am thrilled to be joining the PPA team have on environmental conservation, year by the Pinelands in the role of Policy Advocate! As a and I began to look for an opportunity to Preservation Alliance native New Jerseyan, the work done by influence policy, and affect on-the- PPA, partners and residents to protect ground work in a different way. Executive Editor the Pine Barrens is very personal to me. I started with PPA in September 2018, Carleton Montgomery I still have friends and family living in and am eagerly diving into the business Upper Township, where I grew up of protecting the Pinelands. I will climbing the oak and pine trees, chasing Editor represent PPA at Pinelands Commission frogs and lizards, and digging in the and Municipal Council meetings, so if Becky Free sandy soil. These experiences instilled in you attend, please say hello! I will be me not only a love of nature, but the working to get activists involved with PPA Staff understanding that we are part of it; the Pinelands Reserve, the Municipal humans affect nature as it affects us, and Richard Bizub Council, and the Pinelands Commission my childhood microcosm taught me that at the county level through the Pinelands Tom Dunn a balance is possible. Rhyan Grech Watch Activist Network. I received my Bachelor of Science degree If you are interested in Pinelands issues, Audra Hardoon in biology from West Chester University engaging with local planners and Jason Howell with a minor in psychology. During officials, and advocating for Pinelands college, I gravitated towards ecology Jessica Ray protection, please contact me by email at classes, spending both in-class and out- Ryan Rebozo [email protected] or by of-class time exploring the woods, phone 609-859-8860 ext. 122. Jaclyn Rhoads streams and lakes of southeast Stephen Sebastian Pennsylvania. After graduation, I served Jane Wiltshire for 2 years in the AmeriCorps program focusing on environmental restoration and conservation: one year in the Pinelands Adventures Berkshires of Massachusetts, and one Rob Ferber near Yakima in Washington. Barnes Laucks After a 2 year hiatus from the west coast Donald Sulewski (in Boston), I moved back, this time to John Volpa Portland, Oregon where I spent 5 years working for an environmental non- Distributed to profit, SOLVE. During this time, I PPA members & volunteers, discovered my passion for community- state legislators, based restoration: the notion that Pinelands municipalities, volunteers of all ages and backgrounds elected officials, can accomplish high-priority, high- and planning boards quality restoration work while learning about and experiencing nature, and Mailing services generously becoming stewards. donated by Swift Mailing www.swiftmailing.com After returning to the tri-state area in 2014, I again put that passion to work for Printed on 100% recycled paper (made from post-consumer pulp the National Audubon Society, produced in a chlorine-free managing the restoration, education and pulping and bleaching process) engagement programs in Philadelphia. Circulation: 550 0 Working closely with the City demonstrated to me the nuanced impact, This is Glen Onoko Falls in Jim Thorpe, PA in Available online at positive or negative, that regulations can www.pinelandsalliance.org the Lehigh Valley. 2 Developing Coping Skills through Mindfulness in Nature by Becky Free, Director for Membership & Communications and Ivette Guillermo-McGahee, CEO Allies in Caring Recently, Allies In Caring, teamed up with Under stress, humans cope in a variety of teach people or kids that nature is important Pinelands Adventures and the Center for ways. One coping tendency is to avoid or in life and it helps us live. I also like making Hispanic Policy, Research and suppress difficult emotions, such as new friends because I get to communicate Development to offer a week-long frustration, jealousy or fear. Substance abuse with other people that are close to my age EmpoderArte Mindfulness Summer Day can become a preferred way to cope because and I learn how to get along with different Camp in the heart of the Pinelands. Fifteen it temporarily reduces the intensity of diffi- types of people. A cool thing I learned was youth, aged 12 - 15 years, participated in a cult feelings. To prevent addictions youth how the lake water is actually groundwater week of adventures all built around mind- need to develop skills to deal with emotions. and that it has iron in it - that is why it has a fulness training designed to help improve These skills may be fostered through red and orange color, and how the Lenni the youth’s ability to manage their emotions Mindfulness and Nature-based experiences. Lenape used to use nature’s items to and respond more positively to stressors. Nature-based programs can support the survive. I would do this program again skill to move “outside” of oneself and broad- because it is fun and I get to learn about Allies in Caring is a New Jersey nonprofit en one’s mental and emotional perspective. nature and I get to experience new things organization that provides mental health A youth for example during our program also I get to meet new people and make counseling and educational services for realized that while he was kayaking he was friends.” Latino, Deaf and other underserved not focused on his worries. Another skill is populations. Their EmpoderArte the ability to be mindful - aware of To learn more about the programs offered program, which translates to the “the art of present-moment experience without by Allies in Caring you can visit them on the self-empowerment,” is a mindfulness trying to push it away or over-engage. A web at www.alliesincaring.org. program for young adults that uses youth discovered that being aware of his mindfulness practices to help young body while walking and noticing the people develop healthy coping skills when patterns of the trees helped him manage his faced with the inevitable stressors that come social anxiety, relax and felt more at peace. from being a young person especially in tough circumstances. Ivette Guillermo-McGahee, the founder and CEO of Allies In Caring, Inc and board The program that was offered from August member with the Pinelands Preservation 20th to 24th in the Pines combined mind- Alliance said, “In our work with children fulness practices with staff from Allies in and youth who are challenged with mental Caring and nature experiences led by staff health, behavioral issues and/or substance from Pinelands Adventures and the abuse we have incorporated outdoor experi- Pinelands Preservation Alliance. ences and mindfulness as part of our thera- Participants took a hike between the peutic interventions because we find that Mullica and Batsto rivers with Director of these contribute significantly to improve Conservation Science, Dr. Ryan Rebozo. mental health and overall health, fostering They created a list of over 40 species found stress recovery and optimizing cognitive Identifying plants with Dr. Rebozo (above) and during the hike including a coastal plains function as well as improved emotional reg- protecting rare plants (below). milk snake. They worked on a stewardship ulation. I care about the preservation and project to protect a rare plant from off-road maintenance of the Pinelands because I vehicle damage. And participants canoed believe that a ‘dose of nature’ can directly on a Pine Barrens river with Pinelands improve quality of life and help reduce the Adventures. If you have done any canoeing health care burden. I am interested in on a Pine Barrens river you know there is no spreading awareness of the direct positive such thing as straight! There are twists, effects of being in nature and helping create turns and obstacles to navigate as you move a coherent plan of action in New Jersey, both through the cool water. to improve the physical and mental health of our communities through nature-based How do you respond when you encounter programs and to get other fields to support an obstacle in the river? Do you make neg- our efforts to maintain the Pinelands.” ative predictions and let frustration take over or do you slow down and assess? Do Cassandra, who participated in this you communicate with the other person in program said the following. “My favorite the canoe or just take control? These expe- part of the program was learning about the riences in the woods and on the river Pine Barrens, making new friends and allowed these young people to have real life learning how to canoe/kayak. I liked learn- experiences in nature and reflect on them. ing about the Pine Barrens because when I grow up I want to help the environment and

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

The fall season in New Jersey brings habitat for many mosses, lichens and with it cooler weather and earlier herbaceous plants like our native Green Trading Post sunsets. This time of year also orchid species, which also utilize triggers the change in leaf color for hardwood swamps under the Dec. 1st & 2nd deciduous trees in the state. In the appropriate conditions. It is believed 12 noon to 4pm both days Pinelands, much of our forest is that the extensive harvesting of dominated by evergreen pines and, to Atlantic White Cedar in this region PPA Headquarters a lesser extent, cedars. But one has led to an increase of hardwood 17 Pemberton Rd. habitat type, the hardwood swamp, is tree species as they were able to Southampton, NJ 08088 dominated by deciduous trees and establish in areas that historically Join us for this annual event exhibits an impressive seasonal were dominated by cedar. to use your holiday cash to change in color. benefit local nonprofits and Hardwood swamps, bog savannahs, artists! Refreshments, music, Hardwood swamps in the Pinelands and Cedar swamps all depend on and other surprises. are lowland forests that have a canopy ground water from the Kirkwood- made up of mostly Trident Red Maple Cohansey Aquifer. Proximity to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation (Acer rubrum var. trilobum) and Black water table is important for each of of New Jersey Gum (Nyssa sylvatica). Other trees these habitat types as they are www.conservewildlifenj.org common in these swamps are Sweet dominated by wetland plants. In the Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana), Pinelands, small changes in Master Gardners of Burlington Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida) and topography and thus distance to County Sassafras (Sassafras sassafras), with groundwater determine which areas Gray Birch (Betula populifolia) and are uplands and which are lowland Paul Evans Pedersen, Jr. Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis habitats. Pine Barrens Diamonds artist and author of New Tales from thyoides) occasionally found in these For this reason, our distribution of Old Haunts swamps. While Sweet Gum lowland habitat is very much tied to (Liquidambar styracifla) is also the health of our aquifer in terms of Pinelands Adventures occasionally encountered in some water quantity and quality. Drawing www.PinelandsAdventures.org Pinelands lowlands, this species was down our shallow Kirkwood- historically found along the periphery Cohansey aquifer can dry up Pinelands Folk Music & of the Pinelands. These areas also Pinelands wetlands. Being mindful of Basketry Center serve as important habitat for a wide how we use and treat our www.pinelandsfolkmusic.com diversity of wildlife. Mammals, groundwater in the Pinelands will not reptiles, amphibians and birds such as only help maintain wetland areas, but Pollenation Station the state threatened Barred Owl can will also ensure a long-term supply of www.pollenationstation.org be found in hardwood swamp freshwater for residents and farmers Rancocas Nature Center habitats. to use. www.rancocasnaturecenter.org Hardwood swamps can be found all along our major rivers in the region, Pinelands Commission Whitesbog Preservation Trust www.whitesbog.org typically with an understory of shrubs Attend a Pinelands Commission like Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifo- meeting - the public is welcome and Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife lia), Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occi- needed! Next meeting date: Refuge dentalis), Highbush Blueberry www.cedarrun.org (Vaccinium corymbosum), and Fri., Dec. 14th, 9:30 am Dangleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa). Get more information about These habitats typically have a more Location: this event on our website: established shrub understory than 15 Springfield Road nearby open bog savannahs and New Lisbon, NJ 08064 www.PinelandsAlliance.org Atlantic White Cedar swamps. Ph: (609) 894-7300 Use your Greens for Good this Savannahs and cedar swamps are www.nj.gov/pinelands holiday season!

4 Environmental Issues at the Joint Base continued from cover base. Some of these include soil, regulations, RCRA is generally used and Lakehurst had individual RAB's groundwater, and surface water at the base to address releases of and PPA participated in all three. contamination associated with petroleum, oil or lubricants. In Today they have been merged into landfills, ammunition testing, addition to these federal laws, state one RAB. leaking underground storage tanks, environmental laws also apply to The next installment of this series aircraft maintenance, oil water environmental issues on the base. will focus on what are known a separators, sludge disposal, above As a result, some sites are under the Perfluorinated Compounds (PFC's). ground fuel oil tanks, pesticide review and regulatory jurisdiction These compounds associated with handling areas, fire training areas, a of the United States Environmental the base have been found in waste water treatment plant and Protection Agency (EPA) and others drinking water, surface water and several spills. Today there are over by the New Jersey Department of fish. PFC's are a large group of 100 sites on the base that need to be Environmental Protection (NJDEP). environmentally persistent chemi- investigated, have had investigations Since the base is in the Pinelands, cals used in industrial applications, conducted, or are actively being the Pinelands Commission also has fire fighting foam and consumer cleaned up. Not to mention that a responsibility to make sure that products. These chemicals are very after 100 years of operations there the CMP is followed. This includes stable, slow to degrade in the may be contamination yet to be the CMP’s strict groundwater environment and can lead to discovered. quality standards. potential adverse health effects in Assessing the environmental With regards to Superfund, EPA humans and wildlife. At the base problems at the base did not start in uses a national hazard ranking PFC's are primarily from the use of earnest until approximately ten system known as the National fire fighting foam. years after the first Earth Day in Priorities List (NPL) to prioritize 1970. For example, at McGuire Air their efforts. The NPL is intended Force Base the first environmental primarily to guide the EPA in State of the Pinelands assessment consisted of a records determining which nationwide sites Coming Soon! search in 1982. That effort identified warrant further investigation. This annual review of state, federal 16 sites that required further study. McGuire was placed on the NPL in and local agencies is a thorough Additional studies in 1984, 1989 and 1999. Dix was placed on the NPL in 1998 brought the total to 36 sites 1984 for their sanitary landfill. Since account of the public policy actions that needed further investigations at then environmental work has been that affected the Pinelands National McGuire. Similar activities were conducted to the satisfaction of Reserve over the last year. conducted at Fort Dix and EPA, and Dix has been removed Lakehurst Naval Air Station. from the NPL. Lakehurst was placed It will be mailed to members in on the NPL in 1987. Like Dix, place of your Dec./Jan. newsletter. Two primary federal environmental Lakehurst has taken all of the laws govern the investigation and required cleanup measures as they It will also be available here: cleanup of contaminated sites at relate to the NPL. JBMDL. They are know as the www.PinelandsAlliance.org Comprehensive Environmental PPA monitors environmental Response, Compensation & Liability investigation and cleanup activities Act (CERCLA) and the Resource at JBMDL and provides written and Conservation and Recovery Act oral testimony as needed. PPA has Follow us on Facebook (RCRA). CERCLA, also known as also been a member of the facebook.com/pinelands Superfund, was created in 1980 and Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) amended in 1986. This law for many years. The Department of addresses environmental releases or Defense requires a RAB to be Find us on Twitter threatened releases to the air, sur- established where there is sufficient @PinesAlliance face water, groundwater, sediment interest in an installation's environ- and soil but does not include mental restoration program. This is releases of petroleum used for fuel. certainly the case at JBMDL. Prior Share with us on Instagram In conjunction with state to becoming JBMDL, McGuire, Dix @pinelandsalliance 5 Restore PILOT Program Funding by Jaclyn Rhoads, Assistant Executive Director PILOT stands for Payment in Lieu Towns in the Pinelands that receive of Taxes. The PILOT program was PILOT payments include: WITNESS THE BEAUTY. started in 1970 to help municipalities offset loss in tax FEEL THE PASSION. revenue from open space Atlantic County acquisitions. Many municipalities Corbin City, Estell Manor City, in the Pinelands have large tracts of Hamilton Township, Hammonton 2nd Annual open space, and PILOT has helped Township, Mullica Township Pinelands Juried these towns meet their revenue needs for several decades. Burlington Photography Over time, budget allocations for Bass River Township, Shamong Exhibit the PILOT program have greatly Township, Tabernacle Township, Washington Township, Woodland decreased, and payments are now from Nov. 4th to Dec. 7th “frozen” at 2010 rates, resulting in Township inequities. Some municipalities are Camden County receiving no payments for more PPA Headquarters Waterford Township, Winslow Township 17 Pemberton Rd. recent acquisitions while other Southampton, NJ 08088 municipalities receive more than Cape May County originally projected (as rates prior to the freeze were intended to decline Dennis Township, Lower Township, Come see this gorgeous exhibit of over time). PPA, as part of the NJ Upper Township 86 images taken within the Keep It Green Coalition (NJ KIG), is Cumberland County Pinelands National Reserve. launching a campaign to restore funding levels and resolve inequities Downe Township, Maurice River The exhibit is displayed in the for municipalities. Township historic barn at our offices. NJ KIG is a state-wide collection of Ocean County over 150 groups that campaign for Berkeley Township, Jackson Township open space funding and protection. Exhibition Hours: Lacey Township, Little Egg Harbor The Coalition was successful in Township, Manchester Township, Monday to Friday: 10am - 4pm helping to pass statewide bond Stafford Township Sundays: Noon to 5pm. measures, such as those in 2009 and 2011, which together provided $600 million for the State Green Acres, There are 26 municipalities in New More information, including a list Farmland Preservation and Historic Jersey that receive over $100,000 of photographers, can be found Preservation programs. NJ KIG led through PILOT with 10 receiving on our website. the campaign to secure a long-term, over $200,000 and 4 receiving over sustainable source of funding to $300,000. Under the Christie www.PinelandsAlliance.org ensure permanent protection of administration, PILOT suffered critical lands and waters throughout about a $3,000,000 decrease. As the state. PPA and NJ KIG launch this cam- Photographs are available for In 2014, New Jersey voters paign, we will need support from purchase. overwhelmingly approved a municipal boards and commissions. measure to dedicate existing We also need individuals to weigh Corporate Business Tax funds to in with the new administration on sustainably provide long-term open how important PILOT is to the Thank You! community. More information will space, park, farmland, and historic We are amazed by all the people preservation efforts. This measure follow, but in the meantime, you who choose to become members of will provide $1 billion dollars every can visit www.njkeepitgreen.org or 10 years for preservation and contact me at 609-859-8860 ext 118 the Pinelands Preservation Alliance. stewardship, but did not include or [email protected]. You really make a difference! specific provisions for PILOT. 6 Calendar of Events BOARD OF TRUSTEES Pinelands Trips & Events James Barnshaw, M.D. Fall 2018 Chair Retired Physician The events listed below are while learning about the Open to all to listen or play Barbara Trought offered by Pinelands Adventures unique features of the Pine along, look for the group on Vice Chair and other organizations. Enjoy! Barrens and its history. Bring the porch of the General Store Community Activist a picnic lunch! or in the Barrel Factory, just Anne E. Heasly down the road on the left. Treasurer Cost is $35 Adults | $20 Visitors are free to drop in to Conservation Consultant Children Ages 8 to 15 years listen anytime. Michael Gallaway Pine Barrens Habitats (Small Moonlight Hike Secretary Bus Trip) Sierra Club Nov. 24th at 6pm in Whitesbog Village, 11/10, trip departs at 10am. Meet Brendan Byrne State Forest, 120 West at Pinelands Adventures, 1005 Whitesbog Road, Browns Mills, NJ - Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ. Peter C. Adamson, M.D. www.whitesbog.org The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia At Pinelands Adventures you To many, the Pine Barrens Sponsored by the Whitesbog can rent a canoe or kayak, appear as a monotonous Preservation Trust. Robert L. Barrett take a guided tour, and so Retired Banker expanse of sugar sand and much more. Join us today! pine trees. However, a closer Come explore the village and Patricia A. Butenis Pinelands Adventures is an the bogs by moonlight, this initiative of PPA. look reveals a multifaceted Ambassador (Retired) environment comprised of special opportunity is as close Timothy J. Byrne unique habitats. This trip will to the full moon as possible. Attorney Learn more on the web: be an exploration into the var- An experienced guide will PinelandsAdventures.org ious habitats that exist in the share insights about Charles M. Caruso pinelands. Characteristics of Whitesbog and the nature. Retired Patent Counsel, Merck & Co., Inc. Pre-Registration is required each habitat will be discussed Meet your guide in the Charles M. Chapin for all trips and rentals and including flora, fauna, natural General Store before the start New Jersey Audubon Society can be done online or by and human influence. Areas time. All walks are 3-5 miles calling 609-268-0189. to be visited include upland in length. Dress weather Emile DeVito, Ph.D. pine-oak communities, low- appropriate. New Jersey Conservation Foundation land pine communities, John Dighton, Ph.D. Industry in the Pines (Small spungs, savannas, hardwood Reservations are made by Director, Rutgers Pinelands Field Station Bus Tour) (gum) swamps, and other leaving your name, phone aquatic environments. Cost is number and number of Bill Fisher Nov. 17. Guide Jeff Larson. Trip is $60 per person. people at 609-893-4646, the Senior Project Manager, Liberty Property Trust from 10am to 3pm. Meet at walk is $5/person. Ivette Guillermo-McGahee Pinelands Adventures, 1005 Owls in Autumn Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ CEO, Allies in Caring 11/16 at 6pm Offered by Woodford History Hike Thomas Harvey The Pine Barrens are a post- Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge (Medford, Dec. 1st from 1pm to 2pm in Whitesbog Attorney industrial forest. It has been NJ - www.cedarrun.org) Village, Brendan Byrne State Forest, said that by 1850 no trees Program begins inside the 120 West Whitesbog Road, Browns Joann Held existed between the Delaware Mills, NJ - www.whitesbog.org Hopewell Valley Green Team nature center for an up-close River and the Atlantic Ocean experience with resident owls Albert Horner due to over harvesting and Sponsored by the Whitesbog followed by a hike on the trail Preservation Trust. Photographer industry in the Pine Barrens in search of our local species. region. While such a claim is Ron Hutchinson, Ph.D. Suitable for ages 8 and up. Stroll the Historic Village, Associate Professor of Biology, Stockton University slightly exaggerated, it is diffi- $12/Cedar Run member, learn about Whitesbog's role cult to imagine that the pine $15/non-member. This pro- in history and visit Suningive, David F. Moore wilderness was once a major gram will fill up! Advanced the worker's cottage and other Retired Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation industrial center. Evidence of Foundation registration required. Register museums, buildings and farm bygone eras still lie hidden online or call 856-983-3329. landscapes that speak to Loretta Pickus along the quiet stream beds Whitesbog's heritage. $5.00 and below the thick patches of Attorney Hunters of the Sky donation/person, You can wild huckleberry. We will arrive at 12:30 - 1:00 to let the Sarah Puleo make several stops to explore 11/21 at 11am and 1pm Offered by Communications Specialist, U.S. General Services guide know you will be Administration on foot. Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge attending and pay the General (Medford, NJ - www.cedarrun.org) William A. Rodio Cost is $60 per person. Store shopkeeper your $5. Attorney All ages welcome. Program History Hikes take place on Journey Between Two Rivers included with the price of the First Saturday of each Jessica Rittler Sanchez, Ph.D. admission. Kids can also Regional Planner (Hike) month from 1-2 pm and meet make a holiday craft inside the in the General Store. Betty Wilson 11/10 and 12/1. Trip is from 9am nature center. Register online Retired Public Servant to 2pm. Meet at Pinelands or call 856-983-3329. Adventures, 1005 Atsion Rd, Shamong NJ Blueberry Music Jam Do you have an event that takes place in the Pinelands? Carleton K. Montgomery Join Pinelands Adventures 11/4, 11/18 from 11am to 2pm in Naturalist, John Volpa, for a Let us know so we can put it on Executive Director, Pinelands Preservation Alliance Whitesbog Village, Brendan Byrne four-mile hike at an easy pace State Forest, 120 West Whitesbog Road, our calendar. between the Mullica and Browns Mills, NJ - www.whitesbog.org Batsto Rivers. Explore the Email: uplands and river edges for Sponsored by the Whitesbog [email protected] native plants and animals Preservation Trust. with the details. 7 Pinelands Preservation Alliance Address Service Requested Nonprofit Organization Bishop Farmstead U.S. Postage 17 Pemberton Road PAID Southampton, NJ 08088 Permit #164 Philadelphia, PA Inside: Developing Coping Skills Through Nature - p. 3 Fall in the Pinelands - p. 4 Restore Funding to the PILOT Program - p. 6 Pinelands Events for Fall - p. 7

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