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The NJ Pinelands Commission is a state agency that oversees the protection of the 938,000-acre Pinelands Area of southern New Jersey. All photos by Commission staff, unless otherwise noted.

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 3h

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 3h

More than 488,000 acres have been permanently preserved in the state Pinelands Area of New Jersey, including an additional 5,367 acres that were protected in Fiscal Year 2025, according to an annual update that was provided during yesterday's Pinelands Commission meeting. 🌎 🌳

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 18h

The change to the Pinelands Land Capability Map will redesignate approximately 2,440 acres in the Black Run watershed from a Rural Development Area to a Forest Area. 🐍 🐸 🌼

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 18h

Earlier today, the state Pinelands Commission voted 9-0 to approve a package of amendments to the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, including one that will greatly reduce permitted development intensity in the Black Run watershed in Evesham Township, Burlington County. 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 21h

ONE GREEN SCENE: Happy Frog Friday! Here's a new view of a tiny, native green frog sitting on a lily pad in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. May your day be filled with friends and frogs 🐸 🌎 ...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#Frog #frogs

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 2d

Have you seen the cranberry harvest in New Jersey?

New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 2d

New Jersey ranks among the nation's top growers of cranberries, with nearly all production occurring on farms in the Pinelands. These photos show cranberries being wet-harvested from bogs at Pine Island Cranberry, a family-owned farm that is located entirely in the Pinelands.

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 2d

RED OCTOBER: Here are new photos of #cranberries being harvested in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. The American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is native to New Jersey, where they thrive in the sandy, acidic soils of the million-acre Pinelands. 🌎 🚜

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#Farming

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 3d

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 3d

"Thanks to specially shaped neck vertebrae, Great Blue Herons can quickly strike prey at a distance," according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 3d

OCTOBERFEAST: Here are new photos of a great blue heron catching fish left and right in a former cranberry bog in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. 🐦 🐟 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#birds #Herons #fish #fishing #October

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 4d

The NJ Pinelands Commission has issued its latest Monthly Report, which highlights the work of the agency’s staff during September 2025. Tap here to read about our work:
www.nj.gov/pinelands/in...

New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 4d

COMBAT: Here are two native spotted #turtles wrestling, chasing, and biting each other in a bog in the New Jersey Pinelands this March. The two males were battling over territory, including access to females during the mating season. 🐢

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 4d

Today's autumnal reflection at Pemberton Lake in the New Jersey Pinelands 🍃 🍂 🍁 ...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#autumn #autumnvibes🍁 #fall #fallvibes #fallfoliage

New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Squirrel Sunday! Here's a new view of a #squirrel resting on a tree in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. Squirrels are the unsung heroes of the forest, burying the acorns of today that become the trees of tomorrow. 🌎 🌳 ♥️

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 6d