Pine Barrens

American  

noun

1. the, an extensive coastal region in S and SE New Jersey, composed chiefly of pine stands, sandy soils, and swampy streams. About 2,000 sq. mi. (5,180 sq. km).

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Example Sentences

This instability created lawless zones such as the “neutral ground” of Bergen County in northeast New Jersey and the Pine Barrens in the south, where hardened “banditti” flourished.

From The Wall Street Journal

"For many years now, I've been working with citizen stakeholders in the southeastern corner of Massachusetts," says Boutt, "and in 2021, the Pine Barrens Alliance, an environmental group interested in preserving the area's unique environmental character, approached me with an idea for a project to help assess how communities along the coast could best prepare for climate change."

From Science Daily

It’s like if Beckett had written the Pine Barrens episode of “The Sopranos.”

From Los Angeles Times

Swain says another “lesser-known candidate” for a Maui-type disaster is the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

From Scientific American

Rising temperatures, a thirstier atmosphere and the expansion of communities around the edges of the reserve put the Pine Barrens at risk.

From Scientific American