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==Administrative History==
==Administrative History==
[[Image:Batsto River.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Batsto River in the Pinelands National Reserve]]
[[Image:Batsto River.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Batsto River in the Pinelands National Reserve]]
Authorized November 10, 1978. Designated a [[biosphere reserve]] 1983. The reserve is managed by the '''New Jersey Pinelands Commission''', and is an affiliated area of the [[National Park Service]].
Authorized November 10, 1978 as the country's first National Reserve. Designated a [[biosphere reserve]] 1983. The reserve is managed by the '''New Jersey Pinelands Commission''', and is an affiliated area of the [[National Park Service]].


The commission was created by a 1979 act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] titled the [[Pinelands Act]]. Its mission statement indicates its role "is to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural and cultural resources of the Pinelands National Reserve, and to encourage compatible economic and other human activities consistent with that purpose." It consists of 15 commissioners, of whom seven are appointed by the [[Governor of New Jersey]] subject to the approval of the [[New Jersey Senate]]. Another seven commissioners are to be appointed, one each, by the seven New Jersey counties affected by the Pinelands Act: [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] Counties. The 15th and final commissioner is appointed by the [[U.S. Secretary of the Interior]]. Commission terms are three years in length and include no official compensation. The commission meets monthly, as do most of its sub-committees.
The commission was created by a 1979 act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] titled the [[Pinelands Act]]. Its mission statement indicates its role "is to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural and cultural resources of the Pinelands National Reserve, and to encourage compatible economic and other human activities consistent with that purpose." It consists of 15 commissioners, of whom seven are appointed by the [[Governor of New Jersey]] subject to the approval of the [[New Jersey Senate]]. Another seven commissioners are to be appointed, one each, by the seven New Jersey counties affected by the Pinelands Act: [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] Counties. The 15th and final commissioner is appointed by the [[U.S. Secretary of the Interior]]. Commission terms are three years in length and include no official compensation. The commission meets monthly, as do most of its sub-committees.

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View north from a fire tower on Apple Pie Hill, the highest point in the Pinelands National Reserve.
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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LocationNew Jersey, USA
Nearest cityHammonton, NJ
Area1,164,025 acres (471,064 ha)
90,530 acres (36,640 ha) federal
EstablishedNovember 10, 1978
Governing bodyNew Jersey Pinelands Commission

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

The Pinelands is a unique location 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 legislation through management by local, state, and federal governments and the private sector. The reserve contains Wharton State Forest, Brendan T. Byrne State Forest and Bass River State Forest, which provide public recreation facilities. It was the nation's first national reserve[1].

Administrative History

Batsto River in the Pinelands National Reserve

Authorized November 10, 1978 as the country's first National Reserve. Designated a biosphere reserve 1983. The reserve is managed by the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, and is an affiliated area of the National Park Service.

The commission was created by a 1979 act of the New Jersey Legislature titled the Pinelands Act. Its mission statement indicates its role "is to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural and cultural resources of the Pinelands National Reserve, and to encourage compatible economic and other human activities consistent with that purpose." It consists of 15 commissioners, of whom seven are appointed by the Governor of New Jersey subject to the approval of the New Jersey Senate. Another seven commissioners are to be appointed, one each, by the seven New Jersey counties affected by the Pinelands Act: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean Counties. The 15th and final commissioner is appointed by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Commission terms are three years in length and include no official compensation. The commission meets monthly, as do most of its sub-committees.

Source

References

  1. ^ National Park Service: New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, accessed July 6, 2006
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