Rory MacInnis, the owner of Pine Barrens Tree LLC, grew up in Southern Ocean County and loved the outdoors, especially the Pine Barrens and rock climbing. But he must have been the type of little kid who made his mother nervous. When he hit the age where he had to start thinking about a career, he admitted, “I just wanted to climb trees!”
However, his mother wanted him to go to college. She got online and found a perfect match for both her and her son’s desires – Paul Smith’s College.
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