The Pinelands Center at Mount Misery (more commonly known as Mount Misery) is a

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retreat center and

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in Browns Mills,

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in the

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. The center is located on 150 acres near

Brendan T. Byrne State Forest The Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (formerly the Lebanon State Forest) is a state forest in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Its protected acreage is split between Burlington and Ocean Counties. Description The Brendan T. Byrne State Forest is the ...

, within the

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on a narrow dirt road known as "Mount Misery Road", near Route 70.

Mount Misery Brook Mount Misery Brook is a tributary of Greenwood Branch in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002. Mount Misery Brook starts in Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, flowing ...

flows through this area.

Educational aspect

Some school districts in New Jersey (including

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and Quinton Township School District) provide field trips for students to visit Mount Misery for about one week. The Cherry Hill School District offers the Cherry Hill Environment Residency Program for students in sixth grade. At the same time, they experience

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and spending the night in their assigned cabins. The program does not involve any religious content.

References

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