Coyotes arrived in New Jersey about 80 years ago and can now be found in almost every town across the state. Rutgers University Ph.D. student Chris Crosby will provide some history of eastern coyotes, a background in coyote ecology and behavior, and important guidance for avoiding negative human coyote interactions.
This webinar is being hosted by the NJ Pinelands Commission and will be streamed on the Pinelands Commission’s YouTube Channel.
Sit down with Joel Mott, the Commission’s Principal Public Programs Specialist, as he describes the local history of Tuckerton as it has been passed down by 10 generations of his relatives who have lived in the area since the early 1700’s. Nestled between Barnegat Bay and the Pinelands, Tuckerton was a great place to grow up and learn about the connections between natural resources and the people who utilized them to make a living. This experience has led Mott to a career studying and interpreting both history and nature.
This webinar is being hosted by the NJ Pinelands Commission and will be streamed on the Pinelands Commission’s YouTube Channel.
Thirty-nine delicate glass plate negatives in the archives of Whitesbog Preservation Trust were conserved and digitized for the first time in 2019, making them available for public viewing. These 1896-1917 photographs were taken by Elizabeth Coleman White, and they include scenes from the active cranberry farm at Whitesbog, New Lisbon scenes, family portraits of Pine Barrens residents, snowy woodland scenes, nature studies and some travel images from Philadelphia and the Delaware Water Gap. These images reveal new views and insights into White’s life before she developed the first crop of commercial blueberries, and they paint a portrait of life in the Pine Barrens at the turn of the last century.
This webinar is being hosted by the NJ Pinelands Commission and will be streamed on the Pinelands Commission’s YouTube Channel.
Presenter Erin Kiefer-Rounds, the Education Coordinator at the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, will delve into the everyday struggle for survival in the forests of New Jersey. Participants will discover who is eating whom and how each animal fits perfectly within the nocturnal food chain. During the webinar, participants will “meet” three of Cedar Run’s non-releasable animals.
This webinar is being hosted by the NJ Pinelands Commission and will be streamed on the Pinelands Commission’s YouTube Channel.
Presenters Rosemarie Mason and Diane Mason of the Outdoor Club of South Jersey will take viewers on a virtual hike of the Batona Trail in the Pinelands. The presenters will provide a brief description of the Batona, which is a condensed form of “BAck TO NAture,” and where to access the trail as it traverses 52.7 miles through the beautiful and wild Pinelands. The presentation includes over 100 slides of the trail from its southern beginning at Bass River State Forest to its northern terminus at Ong’s Hat. Along the way, the presenters will discuss some of the highlights of the trail, such as the ghost town of Martha, Batsto Village, Tea Time and Apple Pie Hill, Pakim Pond and Ong’s Hat.
This webinar is being hosted by the NJ Pinelands Commission and will be streamed on the Pinelands Commission’s YouTube Channel.
If you’ve seen the 2019 Oscar nominated film Harriet, which chronicles the life of Harriet Tubman, then you were introduced to one of the Still brothers, William, an Underground Railroad station agent in Philadelphia. You may not know that William’s older brother, James, was known as the Black Doctor of the Pines. Travel back through time to discover some of the medicinal plants Dr. Still used in his practice. Along the way, you’ll be enthralled hearing the amazing story of their parents’ bondage, then freedom, to create this family’s genuine American story, which is unique because it’s set in West Jersey. Presenter John Volpa, the Director of Education for Pinelands Adventures, will explain why West Jersey had an early Underground Railroad network, how basic education can make a huge difference in one’s life and which plants were commonly used by herbalists like Dr. Still.
This webinar is being hosted by the NJ Pinelands Commission and will be streamed on the Pinelands Commission’s YouTube Channel.
Tony McNichol, a Cultural Resource Planner for the Pinelands Commission, will discuss the
critical role of privateering in the New Jersey colony prior to and during the Revolutionary War.
Particular attention will be given to the patriot financiers and captains who defiantly
established their homes and guerrilla bases in the torturous bends of the Mullica River.
This webinar is being hosted by the NJ Pinelands Commission and will be streamed on the Pinelands Commission’s YouTube Channel.
Discover the Pinelands of today and then step back in time with Joel Mott, Public Programs
Specialist with the Pinelands Commission, while learning how they evolved from the wild
barrens of the past.
This webinar is being hosted by the NJ Pinelands Commission and will be streamed on the Pinelands Commission’s YouTube Channel.
