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The NJ Pinelands Commission is a state agency that oversees the protection of the 938,000-acre Pinelands Area of southern New Jersey. All photos by Commission staff, unless otherwise noted.
Happy Turtle Tuesday! Here are two native spotted turtles basking in a pond in the #NewJersey #Pinelands, as photographed this spring. The spotted turtle is a Species of Special Concern in New Jersey. 🐢 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#turtle #turtles #wildlife
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Happy Sunday! Here’s a new gallery featuring a gorgeous Western cattle-egret foraging in the Pinelands National Reserve. 🐦 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#birds #birdphoto #Sundayvibes #bird
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Let's soar into Saturday with a new photo of a great egret in the Pinelands National Reserve. The great egret sports a wingspan of over four feet, along with white feathers, a yellow-orange bill, and black legs. 🐦 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#birds #wildlife
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NATURE FILLING A CANVAS: Enjoy your weekend in the New Jersey Pinelands, wherever the trail takes you 🌎 🥾 ...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#weekend #weekendvibes #nj #Pinelands #hiking
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tonight's sunset in the #NewJersey #Pinelands 🔥 🌞 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#sunset #sunsets #beauty #nature #water #whartonstateforest
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
HERE WE GHOST: Here's a new photo of a male northern harrier (aka Gray Ghost) soaring over the Pinelands National Reserve. 🐦 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#birds #hawks #birdphoto #nj #wildlife
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
DOWN THE HATCH: New photos of a Western cattle-egret that was snatching insects left and right, including this grasshopper, in the #NewJersey #Pinelands 🐦 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#birds #birdphoto #wildlife #nature
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hanging on for Turtle Tuesday in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. Here's another gorgeous, native painted #turtle basking in a pond in the Pinelands. 🐢 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#turtle #NaturePhotography
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Honoring all who have served our country. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice 🇺🇸 🌎...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#veteransday #Veterans #NewJersey
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
New photos of a Cooper's hawk perched beside a former cranberry bog in the #NewJersey #Pinelands 🐦 🪶 🌎 ...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#birds #hawks #birdphoto
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Today's nature therapy in the #NewJersey #Pinelands 🥾 🌎 ...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#fallfoliage #fall #autumn #nature
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sunlight illuminating the forest in the New Jersey Pinelands 🌞 🌎 ...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#sunburst #sun #thesun #sunday
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
HERON NOW: Here's a new view of a great blue heron foraging in a former cranberry bog in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. 🐦 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#birds
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
FILLING A FALL CANVAS: Here's a new gallery featuring #fall foliage in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. Every season is gorgeous in this special part of NJ 🍂 🌎...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#nature #trees #Shrubs #leaves
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Perry the Painted Turtle is hoping you exercise your right to vote and have an excellent Election Day and Turtle Tuesday! 🗳️ 🐢 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer 

#turtle #turtles #vote #ElectionDay #Pinelands
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Happy International Day for Biosphere Reserves! The #NewJersey #Pinelands is one of 28 internationally recognized biosphere reserves (or regions) in the United States. 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#biosphere #nj
November 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Let's ease into Sunday with new photos of a cute song sparrow foraging in the #NewJersey #Pinelands ... 🐦

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#sparrow #sparrows #birds #birdphotography
November 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Enjoy your weekend in the #NewJersey #Pinelands, whether exploring on foot or hooves ... 🐎 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#weekend #weekendvibes #horse #horses #horseback #horsebackriding #whitesbog
November 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
KING OF CUTENESS: Here are new photos of a golden-crowned kinglet foraging in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. This species rarely stays still for long, so it's always a fun challenge to photograph them. 🐦 🌎 ❤️

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#birds #birdphoto
October 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
BETTER BE-LEAF IT: Here's a new gallery of #fall scenes in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. Such a glorious time of year. It's the crisp air, the rustling of leaves, the smell of wet soil, the contrast of colors that defy imagination 🍂 🌎 🌳...

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#autumn #autumnvibes #nature
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
CUTE LI'L STINKER: Happy Turtle Tuesday! Here's a new photo of a tiny, native stinkpot turtle that was found during the annual World Water Monitoring Challenge at Batsto Lake last week. The turtle is about a month old.

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#turtles #turtle
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SERENITY NOW: Happy Monday! Here are new scenes captured at Whitesbog Village and Wharton State Forest in the #NewJersey #Pinelands ...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#Forest #forests #trees #water #trails #hiking
October 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
BERRY NICE: New photos of #cranberries being harvested in the #NewJersey #Pinelands. The American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is native to New Jersey, where they thrive in the sandy, acidic soils of the million-acre Pinelands.

📷: Joel Mott, NJPC
October 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
TEACHING THE FUTURE PINES PROTECTORS: Scenes from yesterday's Pinelands-themed, World Water Monitoring Challenge, where 150 students slipped on waders, used nets to catch and release fish and other aquatic creatures, and learned about #environmental protection at Batsto Lake. 🌎 🐟 🐢
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This morning's views in Wharton State Forest in the #NewJersey #Pinelands 🌞 🌳 🍄...

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#fall #fallfoliage #countryroads #forests #forest #trees #tree
October 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM