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The New Jersey Pinelands, which takes upabout a fifth of the state, is home to a wide andrich array of plant, animal and aquatic life,some of it threatened or endangered.

A fresh concern is how many people willcall it home.

More than 300,000 live in the state-designated Pine-lands and around 900,000 in the more expansive Pine-lands reserve.

Pending proposals would add a pair of natural gaspipelines to the Pinelands and thousands of acres tosewer-service areas.

Environmentalists contend this can only mean twothings: more development and more people. They donot regard these as positive developments not in aregion already showing signs of strain on water sup-plies.

Nancy Wittenberg, executive director of the NewJersey Pinelands Commission, the independent stateagency charged with preserving, protecting and en-hancing the Pinelands reserve, contends that the bal-ance between growth and preservation is being main-tained.

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The coal-fired B.L. England power plant at Beesleys Point in northern Cape May County would be rebuilt as a natural gas plantif a controversial pipeline through part of New Jerseys protected Pinelands region is approved.

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TRENTON When Gov. Chris Christie made his firstvisit of the year to New Hampshire in February, he toldseveral of the states business leaders that hed be com-ing back a whole lot more.

He wasnt kidding. Hours after Christie gives aspeech Tuesday at Livingston High School to announcehes running for president, hell be in New Hampshirehosting a town hall.

At this point Christie, who will remain in office dur-ing his campaign, is a long-shot presidential contender.But New Hampshire, as the first-in-the-nation presi-dential primary state, provides his most viable path-way to the 2016 Republican nomination, said MatthewHale, a Seton Hall University political scientist.

Hale said the optics of jetting out of New Jerseywithout delay after the 11 a.m. Tuesday announcementare also telling. Christie has at least three days ofevents in New Hampshire set.

Gov. Christie has to win New Hampshire to win theWhite House. He might win a debate or two. Jeb Bush,Marco Rubio and Scott Walker can all stumble badly.But even if those things happen, Christie has to winNew Hampshire, Hale said. That is why he is goingthere right after his announcement.

Hale added, Going to New Hampshire right away isat least symbolically an indicator of how unimportantNew Jersey will be as long as Gov. Christie remains inthe presidential race.

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WEST LONG BRANCH Racehorsesare majestic animals, but it really hurtswhen they step on your foot.

I learned that the hard way duringmy morning as a stablehand at Mon-mouth Park racetrack. To get a taste oflife behind the scenes in the horse rac-ing industry, I joined longtime trainerPatrick McBurneys crew at Barn 18 on

a recent Friday. McBurney manages 27 thoroughbreds with the

help of 16 employees. There are exercise riders to putthe horses through their morning workouts. There aregrooms to clean and feed them. There are hot-walk-ers, who lead the horses through post-workout cool-downs.

It takes a village.

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Being stablehandat track is rough,even just for a day

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SAVING THE NEW JERSEY PINELANDS: SECOND OF THREE PARTS

WILL PIPELINES IMPERILTHE PINELANDS?

TODD B. BATES @TODDBBATESAPP

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Tips for protecting the Pinelands

1. Conserve and protect water. Reduce impervious (hard)surfaces to allow more water to filter into the ground. Dontuse pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. Properly dispose ofpet waste.

2. Preserve and maintain biodiversity. Preserve naturalhabitat to provide food, water and shelter so local and mi-grating animals can survive.

3. Work with natural resources. Test your soil and plantnative plants. Use mulch. Amend soil only in targeted areas,such as vegetable gardens, and use organic compost.

4. Keep stormwater on your property. Allow stormwaterto run off rooftops, driveways and other surfaces into yardareas where water can soak into the soil.

5. Plan for less turf. Municipalities can adopt site designstandards for new development and redevelopment that limitthe amount of turf, reducing water demand.

Sources: N.J. Pinelands Commission; New Jersey Audubon Society; New Jersey Future

For videos, photos, interactive graphics and other information on the

Pinelands rich past, present and future, go to http://bit.ly/NJPinelandsStress

Nearly 40 years after thevast area won protection,a host of threats emerge

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