Sourland Conservancy
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| Formation | 1986 |
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| Founder | Robert Garrett |
| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Headquarters | Hopewell, New Jersey |
Region served | The Sourlands |
Executive Director | Laurie Cleveland |
| Website | https://sourland.org/ |
Formerly called | Sourland Regional Citizens Planning Council |
The Sourland Conservancy is a non-governmental, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to protect, promote and preserve The Sourlands,[1] a region encompassing Sourland Mountain in central New Jersey.
The organization is currently headquartered in Hopewell, NJ, and will be moving to a historic property in Skillman, NJ, in partnership with the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum.[2][3]
One of the threats that the Sourland region is facing is tree loss due to the Emerald ash borer. In 2021 the conservancy was involved in a project that planted ten thousand trees in The Sourlands.[4][5] Another ten thousand trees were planted in 2022, bringing the total to over 25,000 trees planted over 3 years.[6]
History
[edit]The organization was founded in 1986 by a group of local residents concerned about unsustainable development pressures. Originally called The Sourland Regional Citizens Planning Council, in 2013 it was renamed to Sourland Conservancy.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Swenson, Shea (April 5, 2021). "How the Sourland Conservancy Fights Ecological Threats". New Jersey Monthly.
- ^ Levin, Anne (April 13, 2022). "Preservation of Historic Property Is Result of Collaborative Purchase". Town Topics.
- ^ "Historic Farmstead to Tell the True Story". New Jersey Stage. April 7, 2022.
- ^ "10K trees planted in the Sourlands (part 1)". The Courier-News. 29 November 2021. pp. A1.
- ^ "10K trees planted in the Sourlands (part 2)". The Courier-News. 29 November 2021. pp. A8.
- ^ "More than 25,000 New Trees (and counting) in the Sourlands!". MercerMe. December 22, 2022.
- ^ Arntzenius, Linda (n.d.). "The Sourlands – A Place of Refuge at Princeton's Doorstep". Princeton Magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2022.