New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve

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New Jersey Pinelands

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Designation

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National Reserve

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Location

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South Central New Jersey, United States

Related Topics:
New Jersey - United States

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Nearest City

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Hammonton, New Jersey

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Coordinates

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{{coor dm|39|45|N|74|45|W|}}

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Area

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1,164,025 acres (90,530 federal)

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Date of Establishment

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November 10, 1978

Related Topics:
November 10 - 1978

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Visitation

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Governing Body

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission

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IUCN category

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V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)

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New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve (also known as Pinelands National Reserve) preserves the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

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The Pinelands is a unique ecosystem of historic villages and berry farms amid vast oak-pine forests (pine barrens), extensive wetlands, and diverse species of plants and animals. It is protected by state and federal legistlation through management by local, state, and federal governments and the private sector. The reserve contains Wharton State Forest, Lebanon State Forest and Bass River State Forest, which provide public recreation facilites.

Related Topics:
Pine barrens - Wharton State Forest - Lebanon State Forest - Bass River State Forest

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