Sourland Conservancy | |
Logo Alt: | Sourland Conservancy logo |
Founder: | Robert Garrett |
Type: | Nonprofit |
Tax Id: | 22-3707157 |
Region Served: | The Sourlands |
Headquarters: | Hopewell, New Jersey |
Leader Title: | Executive Director |
Leader Name: | Laurie Cleveland |
Website: | https://sourland.org/ |
Formerly: | 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]
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]