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MIRROR, MIRROR: Let’s ease into Sunday with new, autumnal reflections captured at Pemberton Lake in the New Jersey Pinelands.

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#trees #reflections #water #forests
An early morning reflection on Pemberton Lake in the Pinelands.
November 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Enjoy your day!
An early morning reflection on Pemberton Lake in the Pinelands. An early morning reflection on Pemberton Lake in the Pinelands.
November 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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FILLING A FALL CANVAS: Let’s ease into Thursday with new autumnal scenes captured along the 12-mile Burnt Mill Trail in Wharton State Forest in the New Jersey Pinelands. Pinelands forests are magical, especially in autumn. Have you hiked this trail? 🥾 🍁 🍂 🌲

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#forests #fall
Fall foliage flanking the 12-mile Burnt Mill Trail in Wharton State Forest in the Pinelands. Fall foliage flanking the 12-mile Burnt Mill Trail in Wharton State Forest in the Pinelands. Fall foliage flanking the 12-mile Burnt Mill Trail in Wharton State Forest in the Pinelands. Fall foliage flanking the 12-mile Burnt Mill Trail in Wharton State Forest in the Pinelands.
November 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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It's #GuyFawkesDay in GB, when we get to set off #fireworks and burn an effigy of the man central to the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up the #King and the Parliament in London. This laciniated Dahlia, 'Pinelands pam', looks like a bright exploding firework #BloomScrolling #Flower #Autumn #Garden
November 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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Here’s another view …
A yellow-rumped warbler foraging in the Pinelands
November 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Good morning from the Pine Barrens.

#Pinelands #photography
A tall, narrow evergreen tree stretches upward toward a bright blue sky filled with scattered white, wispy clouds. In the lower background, deciduous trees display vibrant autumn foliage in shades of orange, red, and yellow, creating a sharp color contrast with the dark green of the pine needles.
November 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Pinelands defense delivers again, Wildcats reach first sectional final pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/high-...
Pinelands defense delivers again, Wildcats reach first sectional final
MAYS LANDING — The Pinelands Regional High School football team relied on its defense Saturday.
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November 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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MAYS LANDING — The Pinelands Regional High School football team relied on its defense Saturday.
Pinelands defense delivers again, Wildcats reach first sectional final
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November 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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GREEN BEAUTIES: Happy Snake Saturday! Here’s a gallery featuring gorgeous, native rough green #snakes in the NJ Pinelands. The rough green snake (Opheodrys aestivus) is a slender, light green, nonvenomous, arboreal species found throughout southern New Jersey. 🐍

📷: John Bunnell, NJPC

#wildlife
Two rough green snakes on the forest floor A rough green snake coiled beside eggs. Its mouth is open A rough green snake traversing the forest with its head held high. It should be proud, given its extraordinary beauty. A rough green snake with an opaque eye. It’s getting ready to shed.
November 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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BUTTER BELIEVE IT: Happy Warbler Wednesday! Here are two new views of a yellow-rumped warbler foraging in the New Jersey Pinelands. They are nicknamed “butter butts” due to the bright yellow patch they sport on their rump. 🐦

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#birds #wildlife
A yellow-rumped warbler perched on a branch while looking down at the photographer.
November 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Garden Refuse Removal In Pinelands Gets Faster With Two Locally Based Trucks

Mr Pinelands Garden Refuse Removal, a garden…

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Garden Refuse Removal In Pinelands Gets Faster With Two Locally Based Trucks
Mr Pinelands Garden Refuse Removal, a garden refuse removal service based in Pinelands, Cape Town, has dedicated two trucks to serving the suburb full-time. Because both vehicles are based locally instead of travelling in from other parts…
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November 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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The green frog is often confused for the somewhat similar-looking bullfrog, but there’s a fairly easy way to distinguish the two species. The green frog sports dorsolateral ridges that extend down their body — a feature bullfrogs lack.
A native green frog. The arrow shows the dorsolateral ridge running down its back Bullfrogs, which are a non-Pinelands species, lacks the dorsolateral ridge.
November 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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BALLOT BOX: These delightful box turtles can’t vote, but you can. Please exercise your right to vote 🗳️, and have a terrific Turtle Tuesday and Election Day! 🐢

📷: NJ Pinelands Commission staff

#turtles #turtlelovers #vote #electionday
A box turtle A box turtle on sphagnum moss A box turtle crossing a sand road A box turtle looking ahead
November 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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GOING GREEN: Happy Frog Friday! Here’s a gallery featuring the delightful, native green #frog. This species can be found statewide in any body of freshwater and can range from green to brown, according to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. 🐸

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#wildlife
A top view of a native green frog A profile view of a native green frog in water A profile view of a green frog at the edge of a lake in the Pinelands A green frog looking up into the sunlight
November 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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⚡ *Electricity Update* - *Phase/s Missing* in *Pinelands*
📍 32 Uitvlugt Rd & Surrounds
⏰ Nov 8, 2026, 2:00 AM
Phase/s missing affecting electricity supply. The issue has been resolved.
Please use request number 9123686975 when contacting the City
#electricity #capetown

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November 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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⚡ *Unplanned Maintenance* - *Phases Missing* in *Pinelands*
📍 32 Uitvlugt Rd & Surrounds
⏰ Nov 8, 2 AM - *Ongoing*
Electricity supply affected due to missing phases. A team is working to restore the supply.
Please use request number 9123686975 when contacting the City
#electricity #capetown […]
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November 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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⚡ *Unplanned Maintenance* - *Overhead Wires* in *Pinelands*
📍 43 Scouts Pl & Surrounding Areas
⏰ Nov 7, 5:36 PM onwards
Overhead wires cut and stolen. To be restored and made safe.
Please use request number 1003436281 when contacting the City
#electricity #capetown

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November 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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⚡ *Unplanned Maintenance* - *Overhead Wires* in *Pinelands*
📍 43 Scouts Pl & Surr
⏰ Nov 7, 5 PM
Overhead wires were cut and stolen. The area has been restored and made safe.

For any further concerns, please use request number 1003436281 when contacting the City.
#electricity #capetown

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November 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Happy November! Let’s ease into the month with a new gallery of autumnal scenes captured at various sites in the New Jersey Pinelands. Enjoy your day … 🍂 🍁 🌼

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#autumn #fallvibes #fallfoliage #forests
Spiderweb covered in dew beside native, bright yellow narrowleaf sunflowers A red autumn meadowhawk dragonfly perching on a leaf A sand road flanked by fall foliage A reflection of fall foliage on Atsion Lake
November 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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“SPOOKY” BEAUTIES: Halloween is almost here, so let’s step into the Pinelands’ little shop of “horrors.” Here’s a gallery of native pitcher #plants, bladderworts, and sundews, all of which capture and digest insects. Creepy or cool? You decide. 👻 🌼

📷: NJ Pinelands Commission staff

#carnivorous
Native, insect-eating pitcher plants in the Pinelands Native, insect-eating spatulate-leaved sundews in the Pinelands Native, insect-eating thread-leaved sundew blooming in the Pinelands Native, insect-eating, rare purple bladderwort blooming in the Pinelands
October 30, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Garden Refuse Removal In Constantia Gets Faster With A Dedicated Local Team

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Garden Refuse Removal In Constantia Gets Faster With A Dedicated Local Team
Mr Pinelands Garden Refuse Removal, a garden refuse removal service based in Pinelands, Cape Town, has dedicated two trucks to serving the suburb full-time. Because both vehicles are based locally instead of travelling in from other parts…
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November 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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I almost forgot! It’s Fungi Friday!

New Jersey Pinelands

#fungifriday
#mushrooms
#fungi
#fungifriends
#nature
October 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Happy Fog Friday! WHAT? That’s right. We said Fog Friday. It’s the day before #Halloween, so let’s ramp up the spooky with new, eerie views of thick #fog hanging above Atsion Lake in the New Jersey Pinelands. 🌲 🎃 👻

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#forests #water #fall #autumn
New eerie views of thick fog hanging above Atsion Lake in the New Jersey Pinelands New eerie views of thick fog hanging above Atsion Lake in the New Jersey Pinelands
October 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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🚰 *Unplanned Maintenance* - *Fire Hydrant Replacement* in *Pinelands* - *Completed*
📍 3 Forest Dr Service Rd
⏰ Nov 5, 1:00 PM - Nov 6, 7:00 PM
#waterandsanitation #capetown

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November 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Pitcher plants as the Pinelands' little shop of horrors is the best framing we have seen. They thrive in nutrient-poor, acidic soil, which is also why keeping that habitat free of invasive plants matters so much.
November 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM