Thistypeoftransferprogrammeisfoundin the New Jersey PinelandsandThurstonCounty, WA, the formerunderstateand federal legislationandthe latterunder state growthmanagementlegislation.
Meanwhile, roughly 300 acres of the Pinelands in Burlington County were consumed by brush fires in New Jersey, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Young problem solvers make fuel wood-alternative from bio-waste: Jon Kubricki and Bridget Zarych , both 16-year-old students at Pinelands Eco Regional High School in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey , are winning team-members of the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge.