LI PINE BARRENS

OVERVIEW

• Pine Barrens are coastal forests that are frequently located in the southern half of jersey and on eastern Long Island.

INFORMATION

• The Long Island Central Pine Barrens is a large area of publicly protected pine barrens in Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island, covering more than 100,000 acres.
• All of Long Island's drinking water comes from ground water wells none of the island's water comes from reservoirs. Almost all of the Peconic River and Carmans River as well as much of their watersheds are in the Barrens.

IMPORTATANCE

• Animals - many animals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians live in the Pine Barrens
• Examples ⬇️. tiger salamanders Coastal Barrens Buckmoth

IMPORTANCE

• Plants - coastal plains pond shores are home to 50 or more state rare plants.

CONSERVATION CONCERNS

• Wildfires play a great role since they are fire dependent communities.
• Many different animal have adapted to and depend on wild fires
• Fire have become less frequent because of our effectiveness in fire control.

WHAT IT DOES FOR US

• The central pine barrens overlays and recharges Aquifers of Long Islands drinking water.

WEBSITES

• http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newy...
• http://pb.state.ny.us
• http://www.pinebarrens.org