The Pinelander: Newsletter of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, Winter 2008

This is the newsletter of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, which administers the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan. The Commission works 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. This issue features the following articles: Pinelands Commission approves nearly $4 million expenditure to preserve more than 3,200 acres in Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean counties; Daniel M. Kennedy joins Pinelands Commission as Burlington County's new representative; 20 new presentations to highlight Pinelands Short Course; Commission, Wharton State Forest and local students test water quality, learn about Pinelands resource protection during World Water Monitoring Day; Commission approves agreement to permit sewerage at Ancora, eliminate failing wastewater treatment system onsite; Protecting Pinelands water is vital for the region's future; Commission adopts five amendments to the Pinelands Plan; Commission details link between septic systems and clean water during series of public meetings.Purpose: To educate and inform New Jersey citizens about preservation of the Pinelands National Reserve