“The Pine Barrens,” John McPhee’s landmark 1967 book about the great stretch of piney forest in South Jersey, helped propel the environmental movement — and the push to preserve the New Jersey’s great forest. In his book, McPhee wasn’t confident about the Pine Barrens’ chances. He wrote, “Given the great numbers and the crossed purposes […]

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