Former News 12 reporter Patti Ann Browne was honored by the Pine Barrens Society in 2011 for her in depth coverage of the Society's efforts to preserve the Pine Barrens. Throughout the early 1990s, Long Islanders learned about their premier ecosystem, not only through the education campaign conducted by the Society, but through great reporting. In her acceptance speech, Patti Ann Browne provided her unique perspective of the legacy of the Pine Barrens Protection Act and what the legislation means to her as a Long Islander.

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