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Jul 13, 2017 · 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.
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Pinelands National Reserve is a national reserve that encompasses the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The Pinelands is a unique location of historic villages and berry farms amid the vast oak-pine forests ( pine barrens ), extensive wetlands, and diverse species of plants and animals of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion.
- 1,164,025 acres (4,710.64 km²), 90,530 acres (36,640 ha) federal
- Hammonton, NJ
- November 10, 1978
Our country's first National Reserve. 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 United States. The PNR is approximately 1.1 million acres and spans portions of seven counties and all or part of 56 municipalities.
Aug 2, 2018 · The PNR is approximately 1.1 million acres and spans portions of seven counties and all or part of 56 municipalities. The reserve occupies 22% of New Jersey's land area and it is the largest body of open space on the Mid-Atlantic seaboard between Richmond and Boston.
The Pinelands National Reserve 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.
The Pinelands National Reserve stretches across portions of seven counties in southern New Jersey, covering about 22% of the state. The area is comprises both public and private lands. Public lands include parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and military bases.
