Pine Barrens Purchase Increases Size of Protected Tract to Over 10,000 Acres

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The core of the Pinelands National Reserve will be a bit bigger, thanks to the acquisition of a 473-acre property by the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. In a deal for $418,142, the foundation purchased the tract, which will increase the size of the Franklin Parker Preserve in the Pine Barrens to more than 10,000 acres. Preserving…