Our Impact
Since the SJLWT began, we've preserved hundreds of acres of land, cleaned up local natural habitats, installed rain gardens, and more
Our Impact By The Numbers
PRESERVED 2,327 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE IN 6 COUNTIES OF SOUTH JERSEY TO PROTECT HABITAT & COMBAT GLOBAL WARMING
COORDINATED PRESERVATION OF 15 FARMS, TOTALING 785 ACRES
LED 180+ CLEANUPS; OVER 2,200 VOLUNTEERS PICKED UP OVER 4,500 BAGS OF TRASH & 1,000+ TIRES; A TOTAL OF 100+ TONS OF TRASH
LED 120+ WALKS
IN THE WOODS
WITH 250+ ATTENDEES
MONITORED OVER 100 ORV DAMAGE SITES & ILLEGAL DUMPING SITES IN STATE FORESTS & TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF PROTECTING THE PINELANDS
ASSESSED 525+ STREAM SEGMENTS (FOR CONDITION) USING THE STREAM VISUAL ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL (SVAP), BY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.
DID 50+ MACROINVERTEBRATE
ASSESSMENTS (MEASURING WATER QUALITY)
CONDUCTED 100+ TALKS AND WORKSHOPS TO CITIZEN GROUPS, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONS,
GARDEN CLUBS, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS
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8 STREAM SCHOOLS CONDUCTED TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS
25 RAIN GARDENS ESTABLISHED
AT SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS,
AND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
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2,400+ SCHOOL CHILDREN TAUGHT ABOUT WATER QUALITY AND HOW RAIN GARDENS IMPROVE WATER AND HABITAT
7 POPULATIONS IN SOUTH JERSEY OF THE ENDANGERED SWAMP PINK PLANT PROTECTED WITH FENCING & MONITORING
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200 SWAMP PINK PLANTS INSTALLED AT THE OLDMANS CREEK PRESERVE
SJLWT HAS BEEN VERIFIED TO BE PRACTICING AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION,
THE NATIONAL ACCREDITING BODY FOR LAND TRUSTS.
