Pine Barrens of New Jersey

Preservation of the Pine Barrens There is much preservation throughout this country. One that is most famous to New Jersey is the Pine Barrens. I don’t believe this bio diverse ecosystem should be developed on. This precious preservation should be saved. In these following paragraphs the author will discuss the animals involved, the plants, major parts, and the dangers facing it today. The Pine Barrens is one of the world’s unique nature areas. It is designated as a biosphere reserve

In 1735, there was a lady named Deborah Leeds who lived wither husband, Daniel, in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Mrs. Leeds was the mother of twelve children. “Daniel was a good provider for his family but was often absent and not very helpful when it came to the responsibilities of taking care of the children” (McCloy, Miller). Mrs. Leeds was having her thirteenth child. Having that many children to look after was, as I could only imagine, very difficult. While giving birth, in a moment of

What is the Pine Barrens? The Pine Barrens is a region of land filled with wildlife, and many important industries that contribute to everyday life. This miraculous area is found in New Jersey, in the United States, and it covers 22% of the state. Lots of animals and many different varieties of plants call this massive area home. Trees, such as the pitch pine, have adapted to the fire hazard area by the way their appearance is. Many other animals and plants have also done the same to adapt to this

the Pine Barrens. The three things I learned about that I thought were the most interesting included the Pine Barrens, the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer, and Past and Present Pinelands industries. Even though the Pine Barrens are in a small state the Pine Barrens have very interesting and important things in and under it. The Pine Barrens is a protected area of land in New Jersey that protects the animals and all life inside it. The Pine Barrens is so big it covers 1.1 million acres of New Jersey. 1.1

The New Jersey Devil The Legend of the Jersey Devil is the most prominent legend that is told to citizens of New Jersey; it is mainly told to elementary school aged children. There are a variety of settings that the story has; however, the most common location that is used when retelling the tale is Leeds Point, NJ, which is in the Pine Barrens region of the state. This tale of the Jersey Devil recounts the existence of a supernatural creature that is said to have terrorized the New Jersey Pine

Over the past 275 years, over 2,000 witnesses have reported seeing the Jersey Devil according to Nat Geo Wild. The myth originates from the eighteenth century in a forest called the ’’ Pine Barrens’’ which is located in New Jersey. The creature goes by many names such as “Hoodle-Doodle Bird", "Wozzle Bug" and the "Leeds Devil”. The myth says a mother who was a witch was having her thirteenth child. Thirteen is usually known as a unlucky number , and a witch is someone with the ability to wield magic

located in the Northeastern United States is the Black Legged Tick (Ixodes scapularis). More commonly known as the “Deer Tick” this animal primarily inhabits wooded areas populated by warm-blooded wildlife. Specifically the temperate Pine Barrens in Southern New Jersey, which hosts the 2nd largest tick population in the country (CDC, 2010), the black legged tick is a common pest that spreads lyme disease. This disease is a bacterial infection caused by the tick latching onto a host and feeding for

Toxic, she explains the story of two immigrant families who are drawn together from opposite sides of the world, Italy and Barbados, in search of the American dream. Their intentions circulated around building a summer home in the boglands of the New Jersey shoreline. They would soon realize that this is where the rural and industrial waste would gather. The families would enjoy their summertime in the nature that surrounded them, in the trees and in the water. However, the nuclear plant located nearby

woods meant no streetlights one had the campfire or a flashlight to light their way. Nature was soothing, but at night it was a whole new

Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana Mill), once called a weed or scrub pine, now has its place alongside trees with commercial importance (Carter and Snow Jr. 1990). Virginia pine is a coniferous tree species native to North America that can be found in seventeen states which extends from southern New Jersey down to Northern Georgia and Northern Alabama (Sullivan 1993). Its range also extends from southern Ohio to South Carolina. Some common ecosystem communities that Virginia pine can be found in includes