Special thanks to all our presenters, and to our guest speakers: Charles Jordan (left, with Candace Ashmun) and Rep. Rush Holt (above); Mark Mauriello, head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Commission; and Denise Schlener of the national Land Trust Alliance. Thank you also to educator/entertainer Peter Donaldson for performing excerpts from Salmonpeople.
Thank you to REI for donating raffle prizes. Winners were: Rachel Mackow, who won a backpack; Amy Samoski, who won a Thermos; and Samantha Rothman, who won a gift certificate for REI merchandise.
Rally by the numbers: Lots of networking opportunities!
45% of attendees represented land conservation nonprofits, either land trusts that acquire land or those that steward land.
9% were from state agencies.
16% were from local governments - evenly split between members of environmental commissions & open space committees, plus a few from agriculture advisory groups.
9% were from private companies that support land conservation, such as appraisers, title companies, attorneys and environmental consulting firms.
13% were from other nonprofit organizations that don't own and/or steward land, including environmental advocacy and outdoor recreation groups.
8% miscellaneous, including federal government representatives, students, foundation representatives and private companies.
Thanks to Our Sponsors for Supporting the Rally
Lead Sponsors
Victoria Foundation
Conservation Resources Inc.
Land Trust Alliance
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Supporters
Upper Raritan Watershed Association
Monmouth Conservation Foundation
PSEG
Amper Politziner & Mattia
Norman Goldberg, Inc.
Hatch Mott MacDonald
The Nature Conservancy
Ecological Solutions, LLC
Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
Morton’s Marketing Resources
The Opici Wine Group/American BD Company
In-Kind Donations
Efitz Art
Graphic Research
Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
REI
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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 325 conservationists attend each year. All workshops are 90 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. Attendees represent nonprofit organizations including land trusts, watershed associations, conservation education organizations, and local citizen groups; local government including township committees, county freeholders, open space committees, environmental commissions, and planning boards; state and federal government; foundations; and higher education institutions. The experience and skills of Rally attendees vary tremendously, from professionals with years of experience to new volunteers.
Who are the Rally presenters?
Our presenters are a knowledgeable and experienced group of professionals in conservation-related fields. For biographies of Rally 2009 presenters, click here.
Who organizes and sponsors the Rally?
The Rally is organized by a Planning Committee of 15 organizations, listed below with links to their websites. Leading sponsors are the Victoria Foundation, Land Trust Alliance, Conservation Resources Inc. and New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Other sponsors and contributors include Upper Raritan Watershed Association, Norman Goldberg Inc., Hatch Mott McDonald, Graphic Research Unlimited and E.Fitz Art.
See the 2009 program brochure for more information.
For questions, please contact 1-888-LANDSAVE (1-888-526-3728) or Rally@njconservation.org.
Rally Planning Committee member organizations:
Thank you to all who attended the Rally on Saturday, March 7, at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. Our theme this year was "Introduce Someone New to Land Conservation," and you did! More than 325 people attended, many of them first-timers. 
