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NJ Pine Barrens Maritime-Culture-Landscape 1 1 2024

Pine Barrens forests, striking waterways, narrow lakes, bogs, ghost towns, furnaces and more. NJ Pinelands National Reserve landscape tells the tale of a time when glaciers covered this land, when ship-building towns ruled, when Ben Franklin spoke of preserving the one million acres of the Pine Barrens, when pirates sailed and where NJ sets the standard of heritage. This 500 page presentation of the Pinelands National Reserve maritime cultural landscapes, shows a great expanse of time. It includes six major Pinelands National Reserve watersheds: Rancocas Creek, Toms River, Mullica River, Great Egg Harbor River, Maurice River, Cohansey River. Explore, discover, enjoy a peek into the Pinelands National Reserve fascinating maritime landscapes, more often forgotten than remembered. A step back in time, a step forward to the future.

Pine Barrens forests, striking waterways, narrow lakes, bogs, ghost towns, furnaces and more.
NJ Pinelands National Reserve landscape tells the tale of a time when glaciers covered this land, when ship-building towns ruled, when Ben Franklin spoke of preserving the one million acres of the Pine Barrens, when pirates sailed and where NJ sets the standard of heritage. This 500 page presentation of the Pinelands National Reserve maritime cultural landscapes, shows a great expanse of time. It includes six major Pinelands National Reserve watersheds: Rancocas Creek, Toms River, Mullica River, Great Egg Harbor River, Maurice River, Cohansey River. Explore, discover, enjoy a peek into the Pinelands National Reserve fascinating maritime landscapes, more often forgotten than remembered. A step back in time, a step forward to the future.

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What is needed next?<br />

Cooperation, collaboration and positive interactions between agencies,<br />

institutes, organizations, local initiatives and individuals around the<br />

nomination of the Rancocas Creek as a National Water Trail<br />

Melpine Landing<br />

Rancocas Creek Water Trail<br />

Knowledge of the <strong>NJ</strong> <strong>Pine</strong>lands<br />

National Reserve maritime<br />

ecosystems have developed<br />

substantially over the last 8<br />

years. These grass root<br />

advancements are of key<br />

importance in a sustainable<br />

future that protects, preserves<br />

and restores these landscapes.<br />

Much work remains. The focal<br />

point for the coming years is<br />

mitigating pressures and impacts<br />

and designing the structure of<br />

the Rancocas Creek as a National<br />

Water Trail.<br />

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