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Nature Deficit Disorder, a term coined by Richard Louv in his book, Last Child in the Woods, describes the behavioral...

This upcoming election is important for a lot of reasons.  When you receive your ballot, you’ll choose your names on...

In this latest installment of our "Five Questions with an Environmentalist" blog series, we're welcoming Melissa Griffiths Parrott, the Education...

The Long Island Pine Barrens Society is continuing on with our new blog feature called “Five Questions with an Environmentalist.”...

The Hills is alive with the sound of music… but will it be for long? As many of you know,...

The Long Island Pine Barrens Society is continuing on with our new blog feature called “Five Questions with an Environmentalist.”...

Hiking, much like backpacking, is the act of walking through nature on trails or even an unknown path. Backpacking, however,...

The Long Island Pine Barrens Society is officially launching a new blog feature called “Five Questions with an Environmentalist.” We...

The Long Island Pine Barrens Society is officially launching a new blog feature called "Five Questions with an Environmentalist." We...

While you are outside enjoying these warm summer nights, you most likely will notice an abundance of moths. Some moths...

The birds and the bees need our help! Now onto the bees. In part I of the Birds and the...

The birds and the bees need our help! Let’s start with the birds. The bird population has many threats and...

What do you think of when you hear and see the word “environment”? The environment encompasses many things, the living and...

Happy Earth Day! To us at the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, every day is Earth Day. However, we still...

We colloquially call the piece of legislation that protected over 100,000 acres of Pine Barrens land, the “Long Island Pine...

1,4-dioxane is a byproduct of manufacturing and therefore it’s not listed on product labels, which makes it difficult to look...

On March 8th each year, the world celebrates “International Women’s Day.” Today we celebrate the achievements of women and take...

If you’ve been following us for a while, then you know that we’ve been fighting a massive development project proposed...

What is the Long Island Pine Barrens? Heading east on the Long Island Expressway, just after passing exit 63, you...