The Pinelands National Reserve is truly a special place. It's classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve. Established in 1978 by Congress as the country's first National Reserve, it includes portions of seven southern New Jersey counties, and encompasses over one million acres of farms, forests and wetlands. It is protected and managed by state and federal legislation and the private sector. The reserve contains Wharton State Forest, Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, Bass River State Forest, Penn State Forest,
and Double Trouble State Park. 
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
A Special Place
A National Treasure I Call Home
The Pinelands National Reserve is the largest forested area on the Eastern Seaboard between Maine and the Florida Everglades. The New Jersey Pine Barrens is the “ecological” term that describes the unique, beautiful and fascinating ecosystem and natural treasure that covers most of southern New Jersey.
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