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| Formation | 1986; 39 years ago (1986) |
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| Founder | Robert Garrett |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Tax ID no. | 22-3707157 |
| 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, 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.
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. Another ten thousand trees were planted in 2022, bringing the total to over 25,000 trees planted over 3 years.
History
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.
References
- 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.