*Released May 2025.

Book description: 

Preserving the Pines: New Jersey and the Origins of Environmentalism. Author William J. Lewis brings to you his latest published work. Adding to his previous writings on the Pine Barrens with his first book, A Guide to the People of the Pines, New Jersey’s Lost Piney Culture. Then, a guide to the landscape of the Pines with Adventure with Piney Joe, and just last year, in 2024, a guide to the folklore of South Jersey and the Pine Barrens, South Jersey Legends & Lore: Tales from the Pine Barrens and Beyond. Now, Preserving the Pines is a guide to the formation of the Pines we all love so much. If you love nature, you’re going to love this book!

Hidden history nuggets drip from every page of this untold story until now. Some have described it as an unauthorized biography of several pivotal people and places in the history of the formation of our nation’s first national reserve, The New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve. Living legends and dearly departed, we should all recognize such an astounding thing that we all love and cherish today. This 4th book/guide completes the 4 volumes. Mr. Lewis has proven to be a must-read historian, going far beyond what has been written about the formation of one of the most unique places on the planet.