What is the ecological wonder anyway?
The Pine Barrens are about a million acres of near wilderness, wonder enough seeing as it is situated in close proximity to a giant megalopolis. It harbors many unusual plant forms, some found nowhere else, many endangered species, and a huge diversity of life. It sits atop a 17trillion gallon acquifer containing some of the purist ground water in the nation.
Great Adventure lies just at it's edge. Has anyone watched one of the water stunt shows on the lake and wondered why the water looked tea-colored? It isn't pollution, it is a natural occurance caused by organic acids naturally present in the Pine Barrens from the Atlantic White Cedars. It doesn't affect the taste and in fact, there are legends that early seafaring merchants would collect the cedar water and take it on board their boats because it was said to remain sweet and fresh much longer then ordinary water. There is also the legend of the Jersey Devil, yes, it is much more then a hockey team.
This is getting off topic so if you want more info you can check out this site:
http://www.burlco.lib.nj.us/pinelands/ Joe (always struggling between roller coasters and botany)
*** This post was edited by millrace on 11/20/2000. ***
