Pine Barrens Links

Guide to our links:

Folklore and The Jersey Devil

General Information

Resources and Research Culture, History and Recreation
Agencies Organizations

Folklore and The Jersey Devil

Jersey Devil stories on New Jersey Online - An excellent feature on the Jersey Devil. Make sure to check out "In Search of the Jersey Devil" and "Jersey Devil Sightings."
Pineylore - Home page of Lilli Lopez, Pinelands historian and folklorist. Lilli lived in Forked River, N.J., in the Pine Barrens, where she collected numerous legends, all of which appear on the site maintained by her daughters. Pineylore is a great site for kids to learn about the Pine Barrens, and may freely be used for education purposes. There are 154 pages of text, so it make take a few visits to get through everything, but it's worth it.
The Jersey Devil of the Pine Barrens - A comprehensive article on the Jersey Devil and other legends of the Pine Barrens.
The Jersey Devil Legend
The Devil, you say?
The Jersey Devil
The Jersey Devil - Atlantic City Online
 

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General Information

Burlington County Library links:

New Jersey and You, Perfect Together - A science teacher's home page dashing the myth that New Jersey is one big turnpike. It tries to prove that New Jersey is indeed the Garden State.  Also on this site, New Jersey Environments
The NJ State Department of Travel & Tourism
Ocean County, NJ
The Pine Barrens Education Site
Piney Power.com

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Resources and Research

Plants of the NJ Pine Barrens
Mike Baker's Photos of Pinelands Plants
Michael Hogan's Photos of Pinelands Plants

The mosses of New Jersey
The NJ Pine Barrens

Richard Stockton State College Links:

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Culture, History and Recreation

Albert Hall
American Lyme Disease Foundation - Be prepared when venturing into the woods, or doing any outdoor activity. Visit this site first and learn how Lyme disease is acquired, its symptoms, its carriers and its prevention.
The Baymen's Museum
LymeNet - The Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey. Another great site on Lyme Disease.
The Outdoor Club of South Jersey
The Pinelands Recreational Guide - Published by the NJ Pinelands Commision

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Agencies

The NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection
The NJ Pinelands Commision home page
The US Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
The US Fish & Wildlife Service
The Barnegat Bay Estuary Program

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Organizations

Alliance for A Living Ocean (ALO)
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
The NJ Audubon Society
The NJ Conservation Foundation (NJCF)
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) - The PPA is the only organization dedicated solely to protecting, preserving and enhancing the New Jersey Pinelands.
The Sierra Club -NJ Chapter
The Trust Fund for Public Land (TPL)
Save Barnegat Bay

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