Hello Pine Barrens!

Landscape photo from Bass River state park

Welcome to the Pine lands of New jersey, I love the Pines its a special place that is like no other place on the planet.

A Truly Special Place

This is truly a special place. It’s classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and in 1978 was established 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 contains 56 communities, from hamlets to suburbs, with over 700,000 permanent residents.

Whitesbog Landscape Fine Art

Pinelands Photo showing the beauty of New Jersey

Pinelands Photo showing the beauty of New Jersey Fine Art photograph of a Whitesbog Landscape in mid afternoon. It will soon be cranberry time again in the Pine lands of new Jersey.

Congress created the Pinelands National Reserve (PNR) through the passage of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978. The PNR is the first National Reserve in the nation.

The PNR is approximately 1.1 million acres and spans portions of seven counties and all or part of 56 municipalities.

State Pine Lands of NJ