Pine Barrens Society has exceeded its 100,000-acre preservation goal

Environmental advocates said on Friday that the Long Island Pine Barrens have exceeded the goals set 26 years ago, with more than 100,000 acres being preserved. The push to preserve the Pine Barrens area started with the Pine Barrens Protection Act, which safeguarded 52,500 acres in its core preservation area from development when the New York State Legislature passed the act in 1993. Credit: Morgan Campbell