Awards & Recognition
Johnson Education Center received the highest award in the Bucks County AIA 2007 Design Awards competition held in September 2007
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FORD3 ARCHITECTS was given the Honor Award for the architecture of the Johnson Education Center. Comments from the jury: "A well crafted adaptive reuse of the historic barn. The architects went to great pains to work with the existing structure and to expose as much of the existing barn structure as possible while creating new functional spaces. The end result is a project that really fits the site context."
State Recognition
Our work has transcended case-by-case land preservation to become a model for regional cooperation. Statewide, D&R Greenway Land Trust heads the list of land trusts in successfully completing transactions with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program dollars to achieve land preservation
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Environmental Excellence Award - 2004
D&R Greenway Land Trust received a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Award from NJDEP Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell on November 16, 2004. This honor is presented to organizations in recognition of outstanding environmental performance, programs and achievements. D&R Greenway Land Trust won in the category of Open Space Protection and Preservation.
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Accepting the NJ DEP's Environmental Excellence Award on behalf of D&R Greenway Land Trust from DEP Commissioner Bradley Campbell, center, are D&R Greenway Land Trust Director of Operations Laurie Emde, and Director of Government Relations & Partnerships Dennis Davidson |
According to Commissioner Campbell "These awards recognize the leaders in New Jersey's towns, companies, authorities, and military bases who are achieving superior environmental performance. These leaders are setting the standard for innovation and commitment, while reminding us that the best ideas in environmental protection emerge from local problem solving rather than traditional regulation."
Our groundbreaking work in the Sourland Mountains was the catalyst for the award. The Sourlands represent a wilderness close to a rapidly growing population, providing easy access to nature "in the backyard" of many local residents. D&R Greenway Land Trust has articulated a vision for the protection of this unique and irreplaceable resource and has taken effective action, accelerating the pace of direct land preservation and public education about the Sourlands to a local, regional and statewide audience. We have established a base of land preservation in the Sourlands through permanent protection of over 3,500 acres. Five years ago, D&R Greenway Land Trust was the only conservation group focusing on the Sourlands. Today, due to our steady leadership, the NJDEP Green Acres Program, The Nature Conservancy, the Sourland Planning Council, and all of the region's local communities have identified the Sourlands as a priority for preservation.
Linda J. Mead, D&R Greenway Land Trust's Executive Director commented, "We are thrilled to have our work recognized by the State. What's even more important is that this award brings additional awareness and focus on the need for swift and decisive action to preserve as much of the area's watershed lands and biodiversity as possible. The Sourlands shelter the headwaters of eight of central New Jersey's major rivers and streams - the primary source of drinking water for our entire region. It also provides the contiguous, deep forest habitat essential for maintaining global populations of over 65 species of neotropical migrant birds."
The desire to protect this critical habitat inspired D&R Greenway Land Trust to initiate the first international partnership between two land preservation organizations. Los Amigos de Calakmul is a Mexican Land Trust, formed to protect the tropical forest surrounding the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan, the winter habitat for the birds that breed in the Sourlands in the spring and summer. In 2004, D&R Greenway Land Trust and Los Amigos de Calakmul launched the Sister Land Trust Project, with the shared objective of protecting the critical habitat of both regions. For more information on the Sister Land Trust and to learn about the important work underway in Mexico and Guatemala, visit Association of Natural Reserves of Guatemala or Yaxha.
Charity Navigator Rating - 2006
Charity Navigator, America's premier independent evaluator of charities, awarded us three stars. This ranking indicates that D&R Greenway Land Trust demonstrates organizational efficiency in the areas of program expenses, administrative and fundraising expenses.
Charity Navigator evaluates charities in two broad areas of financial health: their organizational efficiency and their organizational capacity. Using a set of financial ratios or performance categories to rate each of these two areas, they issue an overall rating that combines the charity's performance in both areas.
D&R Greenway Land Trust continues to maximize the efficiency and productivity of our donations. We also have a written donor privacy policy.
Charity Navigator has ranked D&R Greenway Land Trust among the top environmental organizations throughout the nation and among all charities for consistently excellent performance.
Conservation Fund Award - 2002
D&R Greenway Land Trust has also been recognized on a national level. In 2002, Executive Director Linda Mead received the prestigious 2002 International Paper Conservation Partnership Award. Sponsored by International Paper, the award was presented by The Conservation Fund at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., and it was accompanied by a $10,000 grant. In announcing the award, Lawrence A. Selzer, president of The Conservation Fund, wrote to Ms. Mead: "The award demonstrates the positive value of cooperation rather than confrontation, in protecting habitat and open space. [.] You were chosen in recognition of your innovative leadership and for forming partnerships with businesses, public agencies, residents, government, and conservation organizations."