Land Conservation Rally by New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Our 14th annual Rally was jam-packed with exhibitors, educational workshops, an inspiring keynote address by Dr. Alfred Runte, roundtable discussions, networking and a great wine-tasting social at the end of the day. Thanks to the 325 attendees for making this conference a success once again!

Lunch at NJ Land Conservation Rally

Read the keynote address

Click here to read the keynote speech by environmental historian and author Dr. Alfred Runte

Workshop presentations available

Couldn't be everywhere at once at the Rally? Many of our workshop speakers have made their presentations available as pdf files. More will be added as they are sent to us.

• Boundary Lines and Encroachment presented by Casey & Keller engineers

• Boundary Lines and Encroachment presented by Sandy Urgo

• Communicating Benefits of Land Preservation & Winning Ballot Measures presented by Bill Cogger

• Communicating Benefits of Land Preservation & Winning Ballot Measures presented by Laura Szwak

• Community Gardens presented by Gary Oppenheimer

• Easement violations and defense, presented by James Wyse Esq. and Tim Morris

• Land Protection and Management to Protect Water Resources presented by Hale, Zhang and Messinger

• Marketing Roundtable: Increase and Diversify Membership, Participation and Support, presented by Shelli Bischoff-Turner

• Preliminary Assessments for Green Acres presented by Envirotactics

• Strategic Positioning: Tthe New Strategic Planning, presented by Shelli Bischoff-Turner

• Trail Design and Planning presented by Barbara Heskins Davis

Other information:

To view Rally brochure, click here
To read workshop descriptions, click here
To read roundtable descriptions, click here
To read the qualifications and biographies of presenters, click here

More photos from the Rally


Visiting at exhibitors' booths in between workshop sessions	Keith Reed, keynote speaker Alfred Runte and Michele Byers

Major Rally sponsors

Other Rally sponsors and exhibitors

Amy S. Greene Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
Ecological Solutions
Ecosystems Environmental Consultants
Envirotactics, Inc.
J. M. Sorge, Inc.
Lafayette General Title Agency
Landmark I Appraisal, LLC
Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
Investors Savings Bank
Norman J. Goldberg Inc.
Banisch Associates Inc.
E-Fitz Art
DonorPerfect/SofterWare, Inc.
Hatch Mott MacDonald

2010 Rally Planning Committee

member organizations

Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions · Conservation Resources Inc. · County of Passaic Planning Department · D&R Greenway Land Trust · Monmouth Conservation Foundation · New Jersey Audubon Society · New Jersey Conservation Foundation · NJDEP Green Acres Program · NJDEP Land Use Regulation Program · State Agriculture Development Committee · Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association · The Land Conservancy of New Jersey · The Nature Conservancy · Trust for Public Land · Upper Raritan Watershed Association

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is the New Jersey Land Conservation Rally?

The annual New Jersey Land Conservation Rally is one of the nation’s largest statewide conservation training events. The Rally is a daylong educational event offering more than 30 workshops, plenary sessions, and networking opportunities.

Over 350 conservationists attend each year. All workshops are 75 minutes long and multiple sessions run concurrently. There is also a Pre-Rally Field Trip which highlights preservation efforts in a specific area of the state each year.

Who is the audience?
The New Jersey Land Conservation Rally attracts a diverse audience. To give you an idea, here is the breakdown of attendees from the 2010 Rally:

52% represented land conservation nonprofits, either land trusts that acquire land or those that steward land.
8% from state agencies.
18% from county and municipal governments - evenly split between members of environmental commissions & open space committees, plus a few from agriculture advisory groups.
13% from private companies that support land conservation, such as appraisers, title companies, attorneys and environmental consulting firms.
9% others, including federal government representatives, students, foundation representatives, nonprofits that don't own or steward land, and private companies.

The experience and skills of Rally attendees vary tremendously, from professionals with years of experience to new volunteers and students.

Who are the Rally presenters?

Our presenters are a knowledgeable and experienced group of professionals in conservation-related fields. Biographical information coming soon.

For questions, please contact Carol Banhart at 908-234-1225 or carol@njconservation.org.