Bridge to the Barrens Blog

Looking for ghosts, bats, and other spooky things this Halloween? Look no further than the Long Island Pine Barrens! Pay...

By: Katie Muether Brown  (originally published in The Pine Barrens Today Vol. 32, No. 2) The origin of the Long Island...

By: Katie Muether Brown, Long Island Pine Barrens Society The Long Island Pine Barrens is a special place. Our Pine...

By Patricia Pelkowski, The Nature Conservancy In broadest outline, Long Island’s natural communities historically consisted of two bands of hardwood...

By John Turner, Pine Barrens Society Co-Founder Paradise Found: This place, Long Island, with its basement of 450 million year...

By Bob McGrath, Pine Barrens Society Co-Founder The natural world that surrounds us offers thousands of simple pleasures – the...

By: Ryan Wolf Earth Day is a time to reflect on the overarching significance of the natural world on our...

By: Ryan Wolf           This month, the Pine Barrens Society is hosting its first hike of the year at Cranberry...

By: Ryan Wolf Walt Whitman Eulogizes Abraham Lincoln: Walt Whitman was a true Long Islander. Often spending his days traveling...

By: Ryan Wolf     Like so many of the world’s natural wonders, the Long Island Pine Barrens is a major...

 New Year’s resolutions are an annual tradition and, yet, often difficult to maintain. In 2019, kick off a new resolution...

By John Cryan, Pine Barrens Society Co-Founder We're about to lose the peace, in two interrelated ways.  First, the Pine...