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Image via WikipediaBlueberries...cranberries...crisp pine forests...mysterious groves of dwarf trees...tree frogs and the Jersey Devil all love the 
Image via WikipediaPinelands—or the Pine Barrens as many people call it. This is the first National Reserve
in the United States, encompassing approximately 1.1 million acres (22%
of New Jersey's land area). It is the largest body of open space on the
Mid-Atlantic seaboard between Richmond and Boston. In 1983 the area was
designated a U.S. Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and in 1988 it was recognized as a International Biosphere Reserve.
Scores of tea-colored man-made lakes dot this unique landscape, which
is blessed with orchids, carnivorous plants and pygmy pines. 39
species of mammals, 299 Bird, 59 reptile and amphibian species and 91
fish species have been identified as living within the Pinelands
including 43 animal species listed as threatened or endangered by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. Multiple counties in South Jersey.
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