Pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea (or perhaps a sip of Jersey Lightnin' Applejack!) and enjoy your stay. The New Jersey Pine Barrens, or Pinelands, is the largest contiguous wilderness area on the eastern seaboard from New England to Virginia. The Pine Barrens include portions of seven counties: Ocean County, Burlington County, Gloucester County, Atlantic County, Cumberland County, Cape May County, and Camden County. These Pine "Barrens" offer a fascinating array of plants, animals, history and culture. It abounds with long forgotten towns, railroads and industries; exquisite orchids and wildflowers; and rare and fascinating animals like the pine barrens tree frog and the timber rattlesnake. Join us as we explore the wonderful New Jersey Pinelands!
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Down Jersey is the area of southern New Jersey that refers to life
along the Delaware Bay Shore of New Jersey, and encompasses portions of Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem Counties. This area has natural, maritime, agricultural, cultural histories that give it a flavor of its own. Down Jersey retains its quaint charm because of the cultural connection to the land and water. For generations the connection has been shown in many forms: crabbers, fishermen, boat builders, oystermen, decoy carvers, and baymen. They have passed on their skills and ways of life to their children.
Scene from the Maurice River; an oil painting inspired by the Down Jersey curriculum produced by Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and its Tributaries.
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