2020 ANNUAL REPORT

Newsletter of D&R Greenway Land Trust Volume 30, Number 1 GREENWAYS Spring 2021 Land Preservation Update Since 1989, D&R Greenway has permanently preserved 315 properties, 21,196 acres. According to the American Planning Association standards, that represents 105,980 fewer daily car trips on our roads. Land preservation is part of the solution to climate change. Connecting ~ People ~ Wildlife ~ Community ~ Land A Family’s Dream Comes True 50-acre Sycamore Creek Farm is Permanently Preserved

&R Greenway Land Trust Sycamore Creek Farm is aptly named closed 2020 with permanent for the vast open quality of the Cifelli Dpreservation of Sycamore Creek fields, and remarkable beauty of the Farm in Hopewell, owned by Tony and shady stream valley. Jacobs Creek flows Inside Patti Cifelli. A forest rich in majestic from Sycamore Creek Farm southwest • 2020 Donors, Volunteers trees, a stone wall and bountiful tufts of to the Delaware River. Protecting water and Business Partners Christmas fern adjoin the fifty acres of quality is the core of D&R Greenway’s • A Legacy of Family Lands farm fields, all preserved in perpetuity. founding mission. The Delaware River Preserved Tony and Patti Cifelli raised their watershed provides drinking water • Save the Date: two children on this land, instilling for 15 million people. This preserve May 16, 2021, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. care for the land through hard work on will provide trail linkages to other Greenway Gala (virtual) the farm. Patti and her daughter, Sara, D&R Greenway sites, protecting and the Donald B. Jones rode and trained horses, competing in habitat, wildlife and the area’s Conservation Award equestrian competitions. Their son, agricultural heritage. Pete remembers their sledding hill as Future hikers will have the an important childhood mainstay for opportunity to walk among thick family and neighbors. Pete will carry stands of willow, alongside mature excited to work with D&R Greenway on the tradition of caring for Sycamore sycamores, sumac, red maples, red to extend access to such beautiful Creek Farm, having purchased it from cedars, black walnut, mature oak features to the public.” his parents. Their circa 1830 home and and stately beech trees. Trails, yet Because of its high forest quality, venerable barns have been renovated by to be built, will enable a linkage to the property contains habitat that Pete’s father, Tony, an expert in historic the Jacobs Creek trail to the south. is critical for salamanders, frogs, property management. A conservation Lisa Wolff, Executive Director of rare wood turtles and dragonflies. easement ensures the land will remain a FoHVOS, said, “This property abuts Birds that may be observed here green family legacy. our Jacobs Creek Trail. We are very Continued on page 2

A young Pete Cifelli with a foal and mare on the family property that he would come to own as preserved land.

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 1 Cover story Continued from page 1 The 30x30 Pledge An Ambitious Commitment to Saving our Land and Water ollowing in a bipartisan presidential tradition that began with President FAbraham Lincoln in 1864 protecting Yosemite lands, newly inaugurated President Joseph R. Biden on January 27th signed an executive order that sets an ambitious goal of preserving 30% of the land and waters of the United States by the year 2030. Known as the 30x30 pledge, the order is a potential watershed event for nonprofit land trusts, including D&R Greenway. Andrew Bowman is the President & CEO of the Land Trust Alliance, our national advocacy organization. He recently described the significance of the 30x30 pledge: “This bold “30x30” vision is firmly rooted in science, given that protected land is key to a healthy and secure future for all Americans. It provides pure drinking water, healthy food, clean air, habitat for wildlife, and places for people to Woodland habitat on Sycamore Creek Farm. reflect, recreate, hunt and fish. Conserved land also provides protection from natural disasters, such as floods and droughts, include New Jersey Endangered and absorbs and keeps carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere.” and Threatened species, such as On behalf of the 1,000 land trusts that are part of the Land Trust Alliance, barred owl, worm-eating warbler, Bowman has committed to the preservation of 60 million additional acres wood thrush, veery, hooded warbler, by the end of this decade. Thanks to the 30 30 pledge, the next nine years Kentucky warbler, Canada warbler and x promise to be the most exciting period in the history of the land trust Cooper’s hawk. movement! Preservation funding was provided Linda Mead, D&R Greenway’s President & CEO adds, “New Jersey is by public partners including New ahead already, as the first state to have initiated public open space funding in Jersey Green Acres grants to D&R 1961. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the New Jersey Green Acres Greenway and FoHVOS, Mercer program. D&R Greenway is poised, thanks to our Revolving Land Fund County, and Hopewell Township. and our partnership with our public and private partners, to move quickly D&R Greenway contributed funds to save land. Preserving places along the Delaware and Millstone rivers, and from a private donor, Gene Gladston the Delaware & Raritan Canal and its tributary streams, is our founding who made a bequest to D&R mission.” Greenway’s Revolving Land for We look forward to achieving great things in partnership with our loyal Life Fund. Gene’s life’s passion was volunteers and donors. Look for updates and ways you can be a part of this protecting land, especially important movement — coming soon. ❧ bird habitat. The purchase of a conservation easement by D&R Greenway and partners enabled the land to stay in the Cifelli family, continuing as a working farm with permanent protection. Danielle Dobisch, D&R Greenway’s Director of Land Preservation, orchestrated this project and noted, “Preserving land is about building relationships. Patti and Tony Cifelli really love their farm and wanted to do the best by it, to make sure the open land was there for the future. Having their son, Pete, purchase the preserved farm, just made the process so much sweeter. I’m thankful to have worked with Patti and Tony to see their dream come to fruition: their farm preserved, forever.” ❧ The vastness of farmland on the Cifelli family property.

2 D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 The Taplin Circle he Taplin Circle was introduced seventeen years ago park that inspires local youth. Our dedicated Taplin Tin celebration of D&R Greenway’s 15th Anniversary. Circle members demonstrate their love of preservation by It honors the philanthropic vision of Frank Taplin and his contributing $1,000 or more to D&R Greenway’s annual wife Peg, whose generous leadership led to preservation of fund. Their consistent, significant support has enabled and two signature Princeton landscapes: The Institute Woods sustained D&R Greenway’s vision, and we all owe them and Coventry Farm including Farm View Fields, a public a debt of gratitude. Donations Received January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

TAPLIN CIRCLE Karen Linder and Michael Brill TAPLIN CIRCLE Patricia McCurdy + ENVIRONMENTAL Mark and Christine LoManto PARTNERS Rebecca Montville HEROES Patrick McDonnell and ($1,000 – $2,499) Susan Naquin ($40,000+) Karen O’Connell and The Patrick Anonymous (2) Michael and Elyse Newhouse McDonnell and Karen O’Connell Anonymous (2) Fund Jacqueline Asplundh Holly P. Welles and Rob Thomas and The Holly Welles Family Fund Bristol-Myers Squibb C. Schuyler and Liza Morehouse The Aspen Grove Foundation Geoffrey Peters Barbara Delafield Vanessa and Carl Seiden Sandom Kathleen Bagley Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and The Sandom Seiden Family Joan M. Birchenall Howie and Alex Powers Eugene Gladston (Wendy) Charitable Foundation David and Mary Blair and Michael and Janet Pressel Larson Land Foundation George H. and Estelle M. Sands The David H. and Mary B. Blair Clifford Rassweiler Foundation Charitable Fund The William Penn Foundation Janet Rassweiler George G. & Elizabeth G. Smith Ted and Jane Boyer John T. Rassweiler Foundation, Inc. TAPLIN CIRCLE J. Douglas and Susan Breen Jeffrey and Betsy Sands Winnie Spar STEWARDS Deb Brockway Fred and Mary Jean Shandor ($25,000 – $39,000) Peter and Lisa Tucci John and Jenifer Nina Burghardt John and Carol Spears and Grant and Wendy Kvalheim Washington Crossing Audubon Wendy Clarke The John D. Spears Charitable Fund Society James S. and Amy Regan Community Without Walls House IV Edward Sproles Harbourton Foundation John and Kathy Winant and the Andrew Cosentino Winant Family Fund of the Lawrence and Donna Steele Princeton Area Community Alfred and Melisande D’Alessio William and Dede Sweeney TAPLIN CIRCLE Foundation Lisa Desnoyers LEADERS Jean Telljohann Shawn and Robbie Ellsworth and Nathan Thomas and Amanda Lin ($10,000 – $24,999) TAPLIN CIRCLE The Martha L. A. Norris Fund Robert Tomaselli and Michael Mary Owen Borden Foundation BENEFACTORS of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Dawson Church & Dwight ($2,500 – $4,999) Heather Eshleman McCusker and Daphne Townsend Johan and Emily Firmenich Allegra and Carin Algava Quinn McCusker + Jesse and Marissa Treu and Adrian and Diana Huns and the Christopher Barr and Patricia Shanley Elizabeth Fillo and Chris Coucill The Jesse and Marissa Treu Fund Adrian and Diana Huns Fund William Bauder Ronald and Janice Flaugher Gail Ullman and The Richard & Thomas and Meg Gorrie and the Gail Ullman Charitable Fund Michael Bramnick and The Positive William Flemer, IV Gorrie Family Foundation NRG Fund Kyle and Meredith Van Arsdale Christopher Forbes + Betty Wold Johnson and the Robert Elizabeth Bromley Owen and Sarah Vater + Wood Johnson III Fund of the Russell and Deborah C. Galen The Darwin Foundation Mary Waltham Princeton Area Community John and Beverly Gallagher Foundation Robert and Mary Ellen Darretta James and Mary Waskovich + Thomas and Lynn Ebeling Frederick and Gael Gardner and William and Geniva Martin The Fred and Gael Gardner Fund Ralph and Joan Widner Nelson Obus and Eve Coulson The Greater Washington Community of the Princeton Area Community Edward Witten and Chiara R. Nappi Foundation John and Karen Place Foundation and The Witten/Nappi Charitable Richard and Carol Hanson Richard and Elisabeth Ginman Fund Estate of Thomas Poole Mary Lou Hartman and the Charles Richard and Cheryl Goldman PSE&G + First time donor and Mary Louise Hartman Fund Geoffrey Green John Rassweiler Alan Hershey and Phyllis Frakt Lilian Grosz Edward and Tracy Shehab Bert Kerstetter Gordon and Llura Gund and TAPLIN CIRCLE Leen Foundation The Gordon and Llura Gund Fund ❦ CONSERVATORS Nancy Lifland and The William and J. Robert and Barbara Hillier ($5,000 – $9,999) Nancy Lifland Fund Janet Haring William Lifschutz John and Margee Harper and The Anonymous (2) Andrew and Anya Littauer John and Margaret Harper Fund Note: This annual report Frederick and Doranne Bigelow Charles and Sharyn Magee of the Princeton Area Community reflects giving from January Foundation Edward and Barbara Bromley and Stephen and Linda Mead 1, 2020 to December 31, The Bromley Family Fund of Janet Marino Hayes + David and Sally Mikkelsen 2020. In preparing this the Princeton Area Community David and Julia Huse and Foundation Richard Moseley and Joanne The Huse Charitable Foundation issue of our newletter, Guisweiler Griffin-Cole Fund Jody Kendall D&R Greenway Land The Edward T. Cone Foundation Laura Napoli and Tom Watson and The ExxonMobil Foundation William Kurtz Trust has attempted to Ken Guilmartin Scot Pannepacker and Heidi Wilenius Steven Lederman and Alex and Laura Hanson and the Bonnie Goldman recognize all those who Jacqueline Strigl Alex and Laura Hanson CGF Phyllis and Sy Marchand contributed so generously. Rush Taggart and Dorothy Bedford Richard and Carol Hanson Carl Marino We apologize for any errors Charles and Lucille Hastings Barbara Wolfe and the Bob and Art Martin and The Martin Family Barbara Wolfe Charitable Fund and request that corrections The Hyde and Watson Foundation Fund of the Princeton Area of the Princeton Area Community Community Foundation be brought to our attention Michael and Bridgette Kunst Foundation Lawson Valentine Foundation Wade and LeeAnn Martin and by calling 609-578-7470 or Mark Yearick the Wade and LeeAnn Martin Derek and Diana Lidow Family Fund of the Princeton Area [email protected]. Community Foundation

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 3 Steadfast Stewards hese Steadfast Stewards are on-going advocates of taking. We especially want to thank those who joined T D&R Greenway’s mission to preserve and care for us in our early years for establishing what has become land and inspire a conservation ethic, now and forever. one of the leading land trusts in New Jersey and the Their continued annual contributions show they have country — D&R Greenway Land Trust. confidence in our work and support the direction we are Donations Received January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

FOUNDING DONORS STEWARDS FOR PSEG Foundation Diane Montagne and Andrew Kulley FOR 30+ YEARS 20+ YEARS Moore and Audrey Gates Liz Morgan Mary Owen Borden Foundation Clinton Andrews Evelyn and Robert Geddes John and Maureen Moroze Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation James Andrews and Amy Pearlmutter The J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation Leslie Nagler Alan Hershey and Phyllis Frakt Jacqueline Asplundh Alexandra Gerry Susan Naquin The William Penn Foundation Susan Attix Ruth Gibson Robert Neise Amy and Christopher Baldwin Joseph and Mary Giordmaine Michael and Elyse Newhouse STEWARDS FOR Vladimir and Connie Ban Eugene and Wendy Gladston Horatio and Beth Nichols 25+ YEARS Rush Taggart and Dorothy Bedford Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath James and Kathy Nowicki Ruth Blattenberger Gerald and Sheila Berkelhammer Jack and Norina Graham Edward O’Rourke and Julia Heinrich J. Douglas and Susan Breen Peter and Helena Bienstock Fred and Barbara Greenstein Lois Pauley Edward and Barbara Bromley John Blasi and Jacqueline Perri William M. Green Donald and Adrah Payne Sally Burkman Martin and Anne Bloomenthal Barbara Greenstein Philip and Alison Peebles George and Anne Carcagno Andrea Bonette Barbara Greer Tod and Betsy Peyton Joyce Copleman Lisi Bromley Anne Gribbon Judith Pinch Elizabeth Cutler and Thomas Kreutz John and Jenifer Nina Burghardt Gordon and Llura Gund Dorothy and Charles Plohn Micaela de Lignerolles Bill and Judy Burk Ira Guterman Jim Ohls and Judy Pollack Richard and Elisabeth Ginman Byron Campbell John and Jill Guthrie Thomas Poole Richard and Cheryl Goldman Philip and Lisa Caton William and Barbara Happer Clyde and Rosemarie Quin Lilian Grosz Adele and Thomas Cawley Janet Haring Ruth Randall Samuel Hamill, Jr. Theodore and Victory Chase Margee and John Harper Edward Raser Alex and Laura Hanson Ann Cohn Mary Lou Hartman William Reuter Henry and Elizabeth Horn Chris Coucill and Elizabeth Fillo Thomas and Archer Harvey William and Nancy Robins Betty Wold Johnson Jean Crane Marion Harvey Patrick Rulon-Miller Michael and Enriqueta Johnston Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Joann and Isaac Held Jeffrey and Melissa Salton Grace Previty Johnston Pepper and Liza deTuro Robert and Cynthia Hendrickson Helen and Larry Sanford Jamie and John Sapoch Mary Doscher Richard and Nancy Henkel Patricia Sayles Samuel and Casey Lambert Louise Dunham Lee Herrick Mimi Schwartz Harry and Ellen Levine Peter and Landis Eaton Roma Bank Community Foundation Roger Schwarz Cate and James Litvack Thomas and Lynn Ebeling Lois Hilimire Thomas and Diane Seessel Edward E. Matthews Joanne Elliott J. Robert and Barbara Hillier Gerald Seid and Barbara Andrew Edward Matthews Joe and Laurie Emde Rush Holt and Margaret Lancefield Agnes Sherman James Ohls and Judith Pollack Robert and Judith Faherty Helen Hunt Frank and Grace Sinden Rosemarie Quin Coralie Farlee Livingston and Maria Johnson David Smith John Rassweiler Peter and Shaness Farrell Robert and Lynn Johnston Austin and Ann Starkey Barbara Ross Joseph and Dorothy Feinberg Stephanie Jones Bill Stoltzfus and Alison Baxter Daniel and Sandra Shapiro Clem and Joanna Fiori Susan and Maitland Jones Stony Brook Garden Club Robert and Lisa Stockman Charles and Shirley Fisher Landon and Sarah Jones Barbara Straut Caren Sturges Jeremiah Ford Stephen and Nancy Jusick Sheila Stuart Richard and Puddie Sword Steven Frakt and Marlaine Lockheed Steven and Florence Kahn Michael and Phyllis Suber Van Zandt and Myra Williams Mrs. Walter Fullam Haig and Carol Kasabach Hannah Suthers James and Denise Kilgore Ronald Sverdlove and Melissa Bohl Mrs. Carroll King Christopher and Susan Tarr William and Barbara Krisak Ted and Penny Thomas Andrew Kulley and Diane Montagne Thomas Clarkson and Kay Hancock Don and Cynthia Lara Carl Thune Laurie Larson Robert Tomaselli and Peter Lawson-Johnston Michael Dawson Mary and Charles Leck Susie Travers Warren Libensperger James and Suzy Trowbridge Walter H. Lippincott Harriet and Jay Vawter Roland and Pamela Machold Alice Veghte Peter Macholdt and Kathy Fedorko Ann Vehslage Patricia MacNeal Jeffrey Vernam Helen Maddock Matthew and Lisa Visco Charles and Sharyn Magee Donald and Lyric Weinbaum Washington Crossing Audubon John Weingart and Deborah Spitalnik Society Robert and Florence Wharton Phyllis and Sy Marchand Mohawk Canoe Club Michael and Cecilia Mathews Christopher and Paula Williams Donald and Patricia Matthews Susie Wilson Lester and Sylvie Mayer John & Kathy Winant David McAlpin Judy Winkler Frank and Martha McDougald Mark and Barbara Witmer Scott and Hella McVay Robert and Barbara Wolfe Charles and Lucy McVicker Jack and Janet Wolinetz Douglas Meckel and Susan Linda Woodman Michnewski Gary Woodward and Janet Robbins John and Nancy Merritt Brew and Marian Young Doug Miller and Tari Pantaleo Virginia and David Young Joshua and Linda Milstein

4 D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 Carolyn Zangara David Goldfarb Richard Zimmer and Jay Gompper Marfy Goodspeed Thomas and Meg Gorrie Lisa Granozio STEWARDS FOR Christopher and Dorota Gribben 15+ YEARS Stephen Griffies and Adi John Ager Benito-Herrero Ernest and Geneva Anastasio Scott Sillars and Margaret Griffin Ellis and Jermain Anderson William Grun Susan Anderson and Ben Cittadino Carl and Carol Haag Theodossios and Elaine Athanassiades Matthew and Betsie Haar Robert Austin and Shirley Chan Ray and Barbara Hallows Kathy Bagley Oliver Hamill and Kate Webb Maxine Baicker Deborah and Leslie Hamilton Christopher and Amy Baldwin Helen Hamilton James and Carolyn Barnshaw Richard and Carol Hanson Eric Batterman and Daniel Harris and Jane Buttars Catherine Schaeder Dan and Nell Haughton Melba Battin and Ada Ferraro Stephen Highcock and Cynthia Dixon Katherine Benesch Sarah and Lincoln Hollister Francesca Benson and George Cody Philetus and Nancy Holt Robert Berkowitz Eleanor Horne Carroll Bever Herbert and Carol Horowitz Jay and Kathleen Biggins Ann Hovanec Kay Bingeman Jim Huffman and Barbara Clements Elisabeth Bish Charles Creesy and Gail Ullman Adrian and Diana Huns Gretchen Oberfranc Sheila Bodine Susan Ultan Julia and David Huse Nelson Obus and Eve Coulson Michael and Terry Bolan Brad and Cathy Van Treuren Robert and Maryann Isham Adeoye and Judy Olukotun Robert and Martha Bolton Lee and Melinda Varian John Jackson Kim and Loraine Otis Ted Boyer and Jane Rohlf Martha and Arky Vaughn Robert and Amy Jackson Martin Padovani Tim and Wendy Brill Princeton Area Community David and Claire Jacobus Michael Paul and June Bente Foundation, Inc. Barbara Broad James and Jacqueline Johnson Jeanne Perantoni and Bruce Jordan Tom Mason and Emily Vickers Elizabeth Bromley Bloomberg L.P. Tim and Sandy Perkins Lois Voronin William Brown Walter and Christine Kaden Judy Perrine Thomas Waldron Sean and Deirdre Buckley Robert Karp and Linda Oppenheim Robert and Doris Petruska Happy and Jack Wallace Jane Buttars John and Theresa Kashner Elwood and Jacquie Phares Fong and Teddi Wei Barbara and Thomas Byrne Allen Kassof Robert and Mary Pickens Carol Ann Welsch and Allen Brown Martin Appraisal Associates, Inc. The Glenmede Trust Company Charles and Dorothy Plohn John McPhee and Julie Carman Maureen and David Kimball Allen and Rhona Porter Yolanda Whitman McPhee Mary Ellen Carson Jewish Community Foundation of Alex and Howie Powers Thomas and Karen Wilkinson Thomas and Adele Cawley Princeton Mercer Bucks James Powers and Erica Johanson Donald and Ruth Wilson Fleur and Jay Chandler Marcus Knowlton Michael and Janet Pressel Ned Wingreen and Rachelle Simon Robert and Catherine Chandler Chris Kuenne Frances Preston Edwin and Brenda Wislar Horace and Alice Chandler Richard and Perla Kuhn Martin Rapp Edward Witten and Chiara Nappi Janet Christman Russell and Helene Kulsrud Bill Rawlyk William and Betty Wolfe Charles and Cindy Clark William Kurtz Anne Reeves Warren and Marcia Wood Larry and Mary Coffey Wendy and Grant Kvalheim William and Maeryn Roebling Derek and Judith Wooldridge Fred Cooper and Karen Gordon Kathryn Lamb Burton and Carol Rothberg Matthew and Valerie Young Lewis and Lynn Coopersmith Larson Land Foundation George and Barbara Rovnyak Adam Ratner and Julie Zimmerman Cynthia Coritz James Begin and Barbara Lee Jacqueline Davie-Ruggero and Clifford Zink and Emily Croll Andrew Cosentino Mitchell Leibowitz and Sue Kirkland William Ruggero John and Karen Zumbrunn Patricia A. Cullen, Esq., and Clark and Ginger Lennon John and Karen Sabino H. Stewart Wheller, III Carole and Simon Levin Cynthia Sage STEWARDS FOR Nancy Curtis James and Karen Lewis Greg and Tibbie Samios 10+ YEARS Priscilla Damiani Nancy Lifland Jeffrey and Betsy Sands David Ackerman and John and Janet de Grouchy Jan Lilly and Sandra Garrison Laurence and Helen Sanford Adrienne Tymiak Helge Deaton Todd and Laurie Lincoln John and Ruth Sayer William and Mary Anne Anderson James Degnen Andrew and Claudia Link Nancy Scarafile Richard and Susan Armington Bob Sauer and Anita Crane Walter Lippincott Stephen Schaeffer and Sandy Brown Frank Magalhaes and Rita Asch John and Margaret Delaney Daniel and Bobette Lister Peter Schluter and Leslie Pell Schluter Ellen Asplundh Cathy Drake Andrew and Anya Littauer Mary Schmidt Robert Baldwin and Margaret Sieck Shawn and Robbie Ellsworth Joseph Logan Jean Shaddow Daniel and Linda Balto David Carroll and Mary Enright Frank and Sharon Lorenzo Joseph Shannon Nancy and Kyle Barich Peter Erdman Sabry and Anne Mackoul Richard Shaw and Catherine Barbara Baumecker Arthur and Janet Eschenlauer Torry Luce and Marvin Mandelbaum Elliot-Shaw Baxter Construction Gregory and Diane Eshleman Charles and Doris Mapes David and Jenny Shinkfield Victor Bearg ExxonMobil Foundation Eileen Marin Linda Siecke George Cody and Francesca Benson Coralie Farlee Wade and Lee Ann Martin Hank and Lisette Siegel Bruce and Barbara Berger Susan Fisher Joseph and Tamera Matteo Mark and Christine Solomon Robert Berkowitz Stephen Fitzpatrick and Bristol-Myers Squibb John and Carol Spears Frits and Cindy Besselaar Alexandra Radbil Linda and Stephen Mead Albert and Ellen Stark Frances Biddle Patricia Flores David and Sally Mikkelsen Richard and Priscilla Stothoff Marvin Bielawski Janssen Pharmaceutical Products, L.P. Bernard and Ruth Miller Barbara Straut Tuck and Doranne Bigelow Ted Frankenbach Glenn and Waltraud Mohrman Donald Stryker and Diane Gruenberg Joan Birchenall John Franzini Joe Mollica Samuel Surtees Douglas Blair and Ann Reichelderfer Karl and Lisa Fritzinger William and Susan Moody Russell and Lois Swanson Barbara A. Blair David and Carol Ann Fulmer Roberto Moreno and Judy King William and Dede Sweeney David and Mary Blair John and Beverly Gallagher Elizabeth Morgan Peter and Ronnie Tate Garry and Renee Boetsma Barbara Gallup Roger Moseley Joyce and Carl Tatsch Jacqueline Bonavito Frederick and Gael Gardner Gary and Pam Mount Lucille and Merrill Taub Franta Broulik William and Anne Gates John and Lauri Mulvey Jeffrey Tener NRG Energy, Inc. Robert and Evelyn Geddes Louis and Mary Nepote John Thurman and Hilary Winter Katharine Brush Curtis and Sophie Glovier Ned and Greenie Neuburg Daphne Townsend Stefan Goff Jesse and Marissa Treu Continued on page 6

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 5 Continued from page 5 Julian and Darryl Kestler Larry and Donna Steele Leo and Pam Fitzpatrick Ed Kilbourne Robert and Sharri Steen Ronald and Janice Flaugher Horizon Foundation, Inc. Martha Kingsford Stellitano Heating & Air James and Marlene Freeman John and Trish Buckwalter Alan Kooney Conditioning Eliot and Marsha Freeman Diane Burke Lois Kotkoskie Teresa Stimpfel Steve Friedman Kevin Burkman and Adelaide Kuhn Jacqueline Strigl Bill & Dot Gaboda Margaret Martonosi Roger and Edith Labaw Roger Thorpe and Clair Ransom Joyce Galanter Steve Calvano David LaMotte and Jani Rachelson David Krauss and Deborah Toth Russell and Deborah Galen Greg Vafis and Lisa Canzano Thomas Lederer Joseph and Donna Tully Tom and Adrienne Gardner Lindsey and Roberta Churchill Steven Lederman and Mary Van Sant Bob and Mary Garrett Story Clark and Bill Resor Bonnie Goldman Margret van Vuuren and Gary and Deborah Gartenberg John and Virginia Clawson Ron LeMahieu Scott Chasalow Bob Garver Elliot and Joanne Cohen Robert Lerner Robert Vichnevetsky Ritchie and Pamela Geisel Barbie and Christopher Cole Aaron and Rhoda Levine Thomas Vogt and Gwen Guglielmi Eric and Julia Gilbert Don and Eileen Conway Marsha Levin-Rojer Kurt and Linda Vollherbst Barbara Blair Nancy Cosentino Howard and Gillian Levy Mary and Michael Wagner Sign Of The Fox, LLC Chip and Andrea D’Angelo William Lifschutz William and Andrea Wallace Robert Goldenberg and Robert and Mary Ellen Darretta Peter Lindenfeld John and Marjorie Wallace Faye Wacholder Jeremy and Susan Dayner Karen Linder Matthew and Rachel Webster Lynda Goldschein Martin and Beth Deitchman Caroline Lippincott Jonathan and Virginia Weiner David and Ann Goodwillie Barbara Delafield Byron Lum and Mo Lin John and Louise Wellemeyer Lenore Gordon William and Linda DeStefano Theodore and Joanne Lutz Holly Page Welles and Rob Thomas Ted and Diane Griffith Andrea Devereux John Maret and Pat Brundage David and Pam Wetherill Louise Gross Douglas and Constance Dixon Evelyn Marion Katherine Widmer and Ling Guo Andy Dobson and Anna Marie Lyles John and Carol Marsland Lynne Cullinane Philip S. Harper Foundation Ezra Rosenberg and Betsy Doverman William and Geniva Martin Joan and Ralph Widner Harris Surveying Anna Drago Art Martin Gloria and Jerry Wiernik Hilary Hays Katherine Dresdner Andrew Chen and Heidi Mass Warren and Sara Wilson Robert and Anne Hayton John and Beth Dumont Edward E. and Marie L. Matthews Louis and Beth Young King Family Foundation Stephen Eaton and Sandra Jones Foundation Carol Hill Brendan and Kate Elliott Sylvie and Lester Mayer STEWARDS FOR Deborah Hill Robert and Irene Ey Jack and Nancy McCormack 5+ YEARS Carol E. Hoffman Ken and Caryl Field William and Kathy McCurry Katherine Adams and Duke Wiser Michael and Carol Hollander Emily and Johan Firmenich John McGoldrick Gary and Patty Ahrens Charles Howard Thomas Van Essen and Brian and Diane McInerney George and Ashley Aitken-Davies Tod and Susan Hullin Barbara Fishman Jonathan and Pam McLean Amy S. 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Schuyler and Liza Morehouse Paul and Colleen Bell David Johnson Carl and Sheila Geisler David Melman and Janet Morrison Joan Bharucha Gracie and Jo Johnson Aristides Georgantas and Elaine and Raj Nigam Frederick and Doranne Johnson & Johnson Elizabeth Christopherson Stefan and Laura Ochalski Borden Perlman” Gery and Anne Juleff Phil Getty Thomas Ogren Timothy and Wendy Brill John Kalmbach Bob and Ellen Ginsberg Carla Olsen Bruce Bristow Joe Kazimierczyk Ben and Debbi Gitterman Martha Otis Merlin and Sharon Brockway Jody Kendall Peter and Helen Goddard PNC Wealth Management Deb Brockway Jerre and Deb Kilmer Noel and Frances Goeke Daniel Pace Mike Buriani Richard and Christine Kitto Colleen Goggins Scot Pannepacker and Heidi Wilenius William and Judy Burk David Klaus Michael and Deborah Graziano Tonya Parnak Nancy Burns Community Foundation of Alice Grebanier Peter and Katharine Pashley Peter and Deborah Burt New Jersey Geoffrey Green Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Murrell Butler Michael and Bridgette Kunst Eric and Barbara Greenfeldt George Pearson John and Emilie Carpenter Fay Lachmann Edward Groth Geoffrey Peters James and Fleur Chandler John and Grete Lamb Ken Guilmartin Michael and Vivian Phillips Rita Allen Foundation” Alexander and Janet Laughlin Sally Gullette John and Kitty Lou Phillips Doris Citron Jeff Laurenti and John Gutman and Elizabeth Duffy Sandra Polk Greg and Claudia Classon Yuki Moore Laurenti Kim Haren Leslie Davis Potter Griffin-Cole Fund Elvera Leader Margaret Harmsen David Mackie and Mary Rabbitt Kevin and Kelly Cooke Elizabeth Lempert and Ken Norman The Edward T. Cone Foundation” Bonnie Randall Lawson Valentine Foundation” Albert Leung and Wen-Ling Yang Lee and Lois Harrod Matt Reilly and Becky Taylor Elizabeth Counselman Susan Levine David Hart Dave and Rita Reynolds Marian Crandall Will Lewis and Gail Bracegirdle David and Dana Haymes Glorianne and Toni Robbi Nancy Cunningham Lawrence and Roseann Lewis Anne and Robert Hayton Jack Roberts Alfred and Melisande D’Alessio Derek and Diana Lidow Andrea Higginbottom Llewellyn Ross and Miles Dumont William and Andrea D’Angelo Edward Linky Joseph and Dorothy Highland Daniel and Nancy Rubenstein Peter and Kristin Dawson Nicholas and J. Marie Loveless Ann Hoffenberg George and Carolyn Sanderson Christopher DeGrezia Janet Madison Carol Hollingsworth Carl Seiden and Vanessa Sandom Connie Deymann Timothy Martin Jennifer Holloway Allen and Carol Schacht Kendra DiPaola Raymond Martinetti Janet Horton Mark Schlawin and Ilene Dube Bill and Joanne Dix Verizon Foundation Dr.and Mrs. Ray Hostetter Marshall and Kinnie Schmidt Karen Du Mars The Greater Washington Community Blaine and Juanita Hummel James and Sheila Schnell Michael Dubrow Foundation John Hunt and Barbara Brizzee Roger Shatzkin and Wendy Kaczerski Ruth Ekstrom Margaret Michael William Flemer and Louise Hutner James and Eileen Shissias Stephen Elston and Cynthia Payne Bruce and Mary Beth Michael Tasha O’Neill Scott and Curry Simmel ETS Cares Campaign Richard Miles and Susan McCoy Vincent Janoski and Sue Seferian Chris and Cathie Sims Nancy and Flip Faherty Jacqueline Mislow Cynthia Jaworsky Edward Skladany Huck Fairman Walter Miziuk Eric and Pam Jensen Tom Smith and Gayle Henkin Steve Fecko Diana Moore Alan Johnson and Dorothy Aicher Anne and Zoltan Soos Miguel Fernandez George G. & Elizabeth G. Smith Foundation, Inc. Arthur Karloff Susan Spaeth Fidelity Charitable Stan and Adria Katz Victoria Stabile Murray and Roberta Fineman Continued on page 18 Sue Kemp

6 D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 The Evergreen Circle planned gift through a bequest, charitable annuity or quality of life long after they are gone. 2020 was a year A remainder trust, is a contribution to the future that when legacies came to fruition, with bequests that enabled reflects the donor’s beliefs and values. People who make a preservation of critical lands. We remember and are grateful planned gift to D&R Greenway are recognized as members to those who have shared their belief in our mission, now of our Evergreen Circle. These visionaries have thought about and forever. To join in this legacy, contact D&R Greenway the lasting impact they wish to make on their community’s President & CEO, Linda Mead at 609-578-7470.

Anonymous (1) Eugene Gladston * Robert C. Johnston * Thomas Poole * Megan Thomas, Esq. Brian Breuel * Richard Goldman Donald B. Jones * and Frances Preston Robert Tomaselli and Ruth Chartier * Lilian Grosz Beverley Jones * John Rassweiler Michael Dawson Virginia Craig * Margaret T. Harper Gabriella Klein * Nancy Scarafile Mary Jane Trimmer * Barbara Delafield * Peter W. Hegener Lawrece Koplik and Scott and Judy Sheldon Ann Harris Yasuhara * Sarah Robert Thomas and Lynn Ebeling Alan Hershey Richard Smith *deceased Adrienne Fogler Roberta Holden * Hella and Scott McVay Bill * and Linda Swain Richard and Jennifer Holloway Linda and Stephen Mead Ted and Penny Thomas Elisabeth Ginman Nancy B. Johnston * Susan Michniewski Gifts in Memory

IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF PRISCILLA SNOW FREEMAN DYSON HANS W. HENDEL TERRY KOCIS WAGNER MICHAL SNYDER ALGAVA Imme Dyson Marie-Louise Hendel Gary and Nancy Zwick, Maria Lindenfeldar Allegra and Carin Algava Richard and Shelly Parziale IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF Neil Weiner IN MEMORY OF GENE GLADSTON HENRY S. HORN family and Vic and Brett Wagner family IN MEMORY OF FLORENCE BARONE Linda and Stephen Mead Elizabeth Horn FRED SPAR KOVACS IN MEMORY OF Winnie Spar Penelope Stout IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF NORMAN MAYBERG BELLE GRUBERT EDIE HOWARD Ken Mayberg IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF HANK Pearl Podell William Greene and NORMAN H. SPINNER AND JANE BISCO Diane Ruble IN MEMORY OF TOM Linda Bowker Jan Bisco-Werner IN MEMORY OF JOHN AND PEG MCGARVEY FRANKLIN HARPER IN MEMORY OF Linda and Stephen Mead IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF David and Pat Atkinson JODY KENDALL STANLEY STEMPIEN BRIAN BREUEL Jean Crane Allegheny County Firefighters IN MEMORY OF Fred and Mary Jean Shandor Janet Madison Larry and Wendy Evans Local 1038 DR. T. J. MCNEILL Edward and Myrna Jenkins IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF Nancy Faherty Susan Anvy JACOB STULTS GRANDMA “BEE” Ulrich and Volker Arendt BRIENZA Mary Lou Hartman IN MEMORY OF Amos and Marion Stults Thomas Harrington Carolyn Edelmann JOSEPH MOLLICA Rick Wright Linda Mollica IN MEMORY OF George and Diantha Ralph and Lois Gerstein ELLI WALTER IN MEMORY OF BERNIE Harrington Deb and Jerre Kilmer AND JOY CARNAS IN MEMORY OF Hugo Walter Ann Kazak Linda and Stephen Mead ANGELINA MOLLICA Suzanne Nash Adrienne Rodewald John R. Cassarini, Jr. IN MEMORY OF Kerry Kazak R. WILLIAMS IN MEMORY OF Tara Kazak Sundaresa and Inge Srinivasan Linda Mollica ANN COHN Ann and Frederick Morrison Deb Kilmer IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF JACKSON Klatzkin & Company CARROLL KING MCGRATH PLACE IN MEMORY OF Diana and Derek Lidow BETTY WOLD JOHNSON IN MEMORY OF Linda and Stephen Mead John and Margee Harper John and Karen Place ALFRED J. COSCIA Linda and Stephen Mead William Schowalter IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF Kyle and Meredith VanArsdale Fia and Charlie Caligiuri James and Judy Webb DAVID H. KNIGHTS THOMAS POOLE IN MEMORY OF James and Martha Wickenden Kathleen Biggins Linda and Stephen Mead IN MEMORY OF MARY VAN SANT BARBARA DELAFIELD Linda Knights and Charlie Linda and Stephen Mead Peter and Linda Esposti

Gifts in Honor

IN HONOR OF ERIC, IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF JIM LAU IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF ANDREA AND AMELIA CAROLYN EDELMANN Eugene Ciccimaro SCOTT MCVAY SRI SATHYA SAI ANDERSON Karen Linder and Bert Kerstetter Srini Vaidy The Anderson Family Michael Brill IN HONOR OF MARY LECK IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF Grace Sinden Patricia Brundage LINDA MEAD SANDY SCHREIBER BORDENTOWN IN HONOR OF FIRST Story Clark Jacqueline Schreiber HISTORICAL SOCIETY, PRESBYTERIAN IN HONOR OF D&R GREENWAY, CITY CHURCH OF NATALIE LEVINSON IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF OF BORDENTOWN BORDENTOWN Linda Bowker DIANA MOORE HELMUT SCHWAAB Steven Lederman and Earth Care Team Deborah Hill Leen Foundation Bonnie Goldman IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF PETER MANNING IN HONOR OF THE IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF RUTH GIBSON Leslie Lanphear MORRIS FAMILY PETE STAATS DEB BROCKWAY Michele Mariano Janelle Morris Robert Phillips Sharon Brockway IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF PHYLLIS MARCHAND IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF EUGENE AND WENDY Eliot Freeman ELWOOD PHARES ABRAHAM TENENBAUM D&R GREENWAY STAFF, GLADSTON Jacqueline Phares Bernard Tenenbaum VOLUNTEERS, AND Rachel Gray and Joel SUPPORTERS Benjamin Bartos Studebaker IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF James Degnen IN HONOR OF KAREN Ellen and Harry Levine JOHN RASSWEILER BOB VAUCHER Nancy and Flip Faherty AND DAVID HOLMES Daniel Lister Diana and Derek Lidow Rebecca Montville Diana and Derek Lidow Tonya Parnak Josh and Linda Milstein Sky and Ellen Morehouse IN HONOR OF ELLEN Reba Orszag Daniel Schnur AND BRANN WRY IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF DAVID DOBKIN LORRAINE JACKSON Susan Stern IN HONOR OF Charles Toal Carol Brown Barton Jackson Laura Sugerman MARSHA RUSSO Robert Russo

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 7 2020 Volunteers hank you to D&R Greenway’s dedicated volunteers who boulders, clear brush, create stream crossings, and build Tplayed a significant role in moving our organization bridges to create welcoming trail experiences — special places forward during a very difficult year. Their collaborative for people to connect with the land — www.njtrails.org. contributions have continued to build community and are Photographers and Graphic Design: A talented group of invaluable to the growth and success of D&R Greenway. photographers and designers dedicate their time and expertise Expert Birders: D&R Greenway is fortunate to partner to contribute to D&R Greenway’s public outreach, website, with expert birders from the Washington Crossing Audubon newsletter and interactive trail Apps. Society who regularly identify and count bird species on our St. Michaels Farm Preserve Victory Garden Volunteers: preserves. This data is submitted to eBird.org at the Cornell Thank you to our gardeners who took time from their own Lab of Ornithology, a rich data source for basic information gardening schedules to plant, water, weed and collect produce on bird abundance and distribution. from seven charity garden plots dedicated to community food Plant Nursery: Volunteers learn about, grow and care for security. A special thank you to Aunt Chubby’s Luncheonette native plants. Their valuable participation with watering and in Hopewell who distributed the produce to those in need. caring for nursery plants, and helping with the native plant Willing Hands Volunteers: Our volunteer crew really sales, raises funds to preserve and steward more land. stepped up in to 2020 to turn our fundraisers into truly successful events! While remaining socially distanced, they Stewardship and Trail Stewards: These heroes multiply the work of our staff, enjoying community spirit as they ensure helped process mailings, assembled goody bags, directed that this important work gets done. They remove invasive traffic at our Masquerade Parade and shared the meaning of species, restore habitats with native plants and maintain “I Love Land” with their parade floats as they continued to trails. In response to challenging conditions in 2020, family spread the good word about D&R Greenway. groups and socially-distanced and masked volunteers helped us plant 1,700 trees. We initiated a new Trail Stewards To learn about volunteer opportunities with D&R Greenway program in 2020 as we kept our open space open. Land Trust, please e-mail us at [email protected] or visit www.drgreenway.org. Also like us on Facebook and follow us New Jersey Trails: From October to May, led by former on Instagram. Board Chair, Alan Hershey, volunteers of all ages move

EXPERT BIRDERS Kelly Sullivan Andrew Fredericks Bayo Olukuton Ulrike Johnson Judy Colburn Juanita Hummel Ann Vaurio Madeleine Freundlich Stewart Palilonis Kathy Manetas Burgess Ekman Fairfax Hunter STEWARDSHIP Ryan Hartpence George Point Tim Nanneman Kathy Fedorko Sharyn Magee AND TRAIL Alan Hershey Toni and Glorianne Robbi Kim Otis Kerry Goodwin Hannah Suthers STEWARDS Bob Heil Lynn Robbins George Point Paula Hearle NATIVE PLANT John Aglitz Jack Gallagher Mike Rogers Jason Rhode Lois Kotkoskie NURSERY Jim Amon Chris and Beth Rabbitt Toni Robbi Steve Levine Kathy Brody Marissa and Haven Krupa Carl Seiden Glorianne Robbi Joan Marr Ann Church Linda Balto Wendy Kvalheim and Marna Seltzer Robin Schore Sue Meaney family Judy Colburn Deb Brockway Alison Snieckus Joanna Schneider Barbara Merry Tom Lederer Mimi Mead Hagen Ken Carr Ian Snyder Noah Sun Cynthia O’Connor Kathy Manet Juanita Hummell Peter Dawson Lisa Stolzer Andrew Thornton Jennifer Sizoo and Susan Michniewski John Hunt Toni DiCoco Kelly Sullivan Kurt Vollherbst Family Elizabeth Moran Gretchen Oberfranc Rich DuFort Roger Thorpe Megan Wang WILLING HANDS Sreei Nair Cynthia Sage Tom and Lynn Ebeling James Trowbridge David Wang-Iverson VOLUNTEERS Grethen Oberfranc Ann Soos Andrea Fereshteh Helen Trpisovsky Mark Yearick Josephine Allen Patrick Woodward and POINT BREEZE Julia Benedict Family VOLUNTEERS Joyce Copleman Mark Yearick Bordentown Historical Carol Hanson NJ TRAIL Society Margee Harper VOLUNTEERS Tim Price Alan Hershey Gary Ahrens PHOTOGRAPHERS Erica Johanson Jim Andrews AND GRAPHIC Wendy Kvalheim Zachary Andrews DESIGN Fay Lachman Will Anklowitz David Anderson Phyllis Marchand Tuck Bigelow Philip S. Getty Sue Meaney Deb Brockway Laura Hawkins Valerie Meluskey John Burghardt Brenda Jones Tasha O’Neill Benjamin Burghardt Mahlon and Jay and Sarah Ottinger Tom Ebling Heather Lovett Doris Richards Lynn Ebling Mary M. Michaels Kelly Sullivan Peter Fengler Tasha O’Neill Ted Thomas Spencer Ferguson Alanna Jamieson Papetti Jeanne Garner Harold Quinn Ellen Greer Kelly Sullivan Bob Heil VICTORY GARDEN Alan Hershey VOLUNTEERS Stephen Highcock Corinne Egner, Caroline Jahn Coordinator Alex Johnson Bob and Stephanie ❦ Elias Johnson Harris, Advisors Jeffrey Johnson “Tools of the Trade” used by our volunteers. (photo by Tasha O’Neill) Ken Carr

8 D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces New Board Leadership

s D&R Greenway celebrates its knowledge from his position as Chief “We are on the right track. I am A315 th property preserved since of Staff & Chief Compliance Officer truly inspired by the natural resource its founding in 1989, Peter J. Dawson of a $13 billion, Fortune 250 integrated and land preservation work that of Pennington, owner of Leigh Visual energy company, D&R Greenway Land Trust has Imaging Solutions, enthusiastically informing accomplished. I look forward to takes the reins as the new Chair of the D&R Greenway’s advancing the organization’s mission, Board of Trustees. efforts to mitigate furthering its impact and promoting a Peter has been involved with climate change conservation legacy.” D&R Greenway since the year 2000, through land Alanna Jamieson Papetti, Assistant joining the Board of Trustees in 2013. preservation and Director of Communications, NJ A businessman, Peter recognizes stewardship. Board of Public Utilities, works closely the economic and strategic value of A resident of with its leadership and agency heads. preserving land, “We have all heard West Windsor, Interacting with the expression, ‘Land — they’re not Michael asserts, “D&R Greenway is press and social making it anymore’… which is why it important to me because it acts with media, Alanna is so important to work strategically urgency and integrity to preserve fragile, has brought to preserve acres critical to the even dwindling natural resources.” fresh ideas for protection of the overall environment, Three counties — Hunterdon, Mercer reaching central emphasizing clean water and, of and Somerset — and six communities New Jersey course, establishing greenways.” are represented in the residences of residents with D&R Greenway’s D&R Greenway new officers. messaging. She joined the Rounding out Board because of the land trust’s the land trust’s “diligent efforts to make nature in officers are Vice all seasons, and fresh local food, Chair Adrian Huns accessible to all. The organization’s of East Amwell, thoughtful work on ensuring equity Co-Vice Chair in environmentalism is what I think James Fiorentino is truly powerful.” of Flemington, Treasurer William C. Martin, Chairman and Michael Kunst of Chief Investment Officer, Raging Capital Management, remembers Franklin Twp. in childhood in describing his reasons Somerset County, for serving D&R and Secretary Greenway Land Peter Dawson with wife Kristin (l) and Linda Mead at a Trails to Table Johan Firmenich Walk at Kunkle Park in Pennington. Trust: “I was of Montgomery. lucky enough to Over the past grow up traversing Peter takes over from Co-Chairs year, D&R Greenway’s leadership was the rural woods, Wendy Kvalheim of Princeton and expanded with seven new trustees: streams and Christopher DeGrezia, Esq. of Heather Eshelman McCusker, Esq. landscapes of Montgomery who completed their terms serves as Co-Head, NJ Estates and Central New after a collective 18 years of volunteer Jersey. Thanks to service and leadership. Both former Trusts Practice, at Stevens & Lee; concentrating her practice in wealth the great work Chairs will continue to use their passion of D&R Greenway, these increasingly to assist D&R Greenway’s mission. planning and estates. “The beauty of nature and its wildlife” have endangered tracts are being preserved Thanks also to retiring trustee, been crucial to forever, enabling my children (and hopefully their children) — and others Kristin Appelget of Princeton University, Heather since her like them —to enjoy and benefit from who remains on our Community own childhood. the same natural pursuits that I did.” Conservation Committee. Her daughter’s Bill and his wife Geniva are increasing skill Michael R. Bramnick, Esq., Senior long-time Taplin Circle donors to Vice President of NRG Energy, joins at naming birds D&R Greenway Land Trust. Bill’s the land trust’s Executive Committee confirms to parents live in Monmouth County as Assistant Secretary of the Board Heather and her near land preserved by D&R Greenway. of Trustees. He brings legal skills and husband that, Continued on page 18

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 9 the estate. It is said that Joseph Preservation of Point Breeze Gains Bonaparte brought asparagus to the United States, grown here for the first International Interest time in the country. The property’s oseph Napoleon Bonaparte, former offers to help — from fundraising to preservation was a dream of many, Jking of Spain and of Naples, whose organizing to gardening. including Bordentown Mayor older brother was the former Emperor In a matter of days after The New James E. Lynch, Jr., the recipient of France, came to Bordentown, New York Times’ report, this preservation of D&R Greenway’s 2021 Donald Jersey, in 1815, purchasing land from story was taken up by the Times of B. Jones Conservation Award. The diplomat Stephen Sayre. The land is London, and that city’s Daily Mail Mayor’s commitment to move the sited high upon the Bordentown Bluffs, who led its article with “New Jersey municipal building and police station overlooking extensive marshlands and is known for many things: stunning to the property ensured preservation, the confluence of Crosswicks Creek beaches, luscious tomatoes, Bruce in partnership with D&R Greenway and the Delaware River. This location, Springsteen and Atlantic City. Now, and the State of New Jersey’s Green between New York and Philadelphia, one small town is working to make Acres program, which celebrates its was documented in many paintings the state synonymous with something 60th anniversary in 2021. December of the era that can be seen today in else — European royalty.” The story was 18, 2020, the date of the property’s museums. The site provided easy access also covered in Great Britain by Royal preservation, has been added to the to Philadelphia by boat. Remnants of Central, the most popular independent history books.

The New York Times interviews (l) Peter Tucci, Linda Mead and Mayor James E. Lynch, Jr. tunnels, leading from Bonaparte’s source for royal news on the web. “There’s a real opportunity to mansions to the waterways, can still be The premiere Spanish news service, celebrate the history and at the same found on the property. EFE, visited Point Breeze in late time make this very relevant to people Early in January, The Philadelphia February to film a video, interviewing today who want to visit and walk on Inquirer, sent a reporter to Point Linda Mead and D&R Greenway the trails, learn about the land and Breeze and published a comprehensive trustee Peter Tucci who owns the possibly even garden on the property,” article on the preservation process, largest collection of Joseph Bonaparte says Linda Mead. She points out that emphasizing future plans for this memorabilia in the world. Viewing the in addition to featuring the Bonaparte expansive and beautifully situated land. full collection in Peter’s home was a era, exhibits will educate the public The property was the focus of a treat for Spanish correspondent Jorge about the ecology and land-use history, feature article in The New York Times Fuentelsaz Franganillo, who was in awe dating back to Native Americans whose which prompted nationwide and seeing key components of his country’s agrarian lifestyle was supported by international attention. history first-hand. The fourth largest the Delaware River and its tributaries. “Ever since The New York news service in the world, EFE will be The historic tract is the southern Times published its feature article on sharing this story with the Spanish- gateway to the Abbott Marshlands, our preservation of Joseph Bonaparte’s speaking community worldwide. which stretch between Bordentown estate in Bordentown, we have heard As part of the overall property’s and Trenton. “Once it’s open to the from people all over the country,” preservation, D&R Greenway Land public as a park, Point Breeze will says D&R Greenway President and Trust purchased the only remaining become a destination of history lovers, CEO Linda Mead. “People wrote to structure from Bonaparte’s estate, the ecologists, archeologists, birders and us about chairs and of china; of their Gardener’s house. Extensive gardens artists—just as it was when Joseph own Bonaparte connections; and with grew food and provided beauty for Napoleon Bonaparte lived here.” ❧

10 D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 Bordentown Mayor James E. Lynch, Jr. to Receive 2021 Donald B. Jones Conservation Award at Greenway Gala on May 16

here can you find Two Kings, WFour Nations, and One Mayor? In Bordentown, New Jersey, on a property historically known as Point Breeze! Following a year that has been difficult for everyone, we are thrilled to announce the return of our Greenway Gala — this year highlighting our 315th preserved property, with surprise speakers you will not want to miss. Bordentown Mayor James E. Lynch, Jr. will be presented with D&R Greenway’s premiere annual award — the 2021 Donald B. Jones Conservation Award — on Sunday, May 16, from 4:30–5:30 pm. Private tours, special art and garden talks and an archeological dig are among the unique experiences that will be available to our sponsors this summer and fall, in an outdoor location following CDC guidelines. A leader who has dedicated his life to the betterment of his community, Mayor Lynch and the City of Bordentown have collaborated with Linda Mead, Mayor Lynch and Joel Dowshen with interpretative signage at Bordentown Beach. us in meaningful ways for many years. The Mayor’s commitment was critical Bonaparte. His enthusiastic support to the preservation of “Point Breeze”— of D&R Greenway’s kayak education the former estate of Joseph Napoleon program, based at Bordentown Beach, was fueled by his lifelong stewardship of the Delaware River. “After all my years in Bordentown, preserving this special land feels like a wonderful victory,” Mayor Lynch said. “To be honored by D&R Greenway with this meaningful award makes it feel all that more real.” “Mayor Lynch joins a distinguished list of honorees that hold a special place in the history and future of D&R Greenway,” says President & CEO Linda Mead, who will present the award along with Board Chair Peter Dawson. “When we walk along the Bordentown bluffs, we are taken back to other eras, remembering Native Americans who once lived along the Delaware River on this land that became home to the former King of Spain. Join us on May 16 and walk in Mayor Lynch welcomed Delaware River Historic map shows land, houses and the footsteps of history with Mayor Sojourn participants to Bordentown Beach gardens of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte. Lynch and D&R Greenway.” ❧ in 2018.

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 11 A Green Legacy Ten Wooded Acres Preserved in Loving Memory

uring the 2020 holiday season, your passion and drive to carry out DD&R Greenway completed this noble work of preserving land. preservation of ten bucolic acres Similarly, with my husband Anil, I in Hopewell, New Jersey. Property witnessed the same passion for land owner, Nutan Singh, achieved this and natural beauty. He came from milestone in memory of her husband, India to pursue his dream. With an Anil Singh who loved caring for educational background in agricultural his land. In his large garden, in and mechanical engineering, his season, asters, goldenrod, sedges, graduate research at Rutgers focused bottlebrush and rushes thrive. The on blueberries, from farming to Stony Brook leisurely meanders harvesting. After moving to this through native woodlands on this property, he found his true calling, that unique property. The conservation and of living on a farm. Anil’s obsession public access easement now on this with farms and farm machinery was land permanently protects 770 feet evident to all of our family and friends. along the brook. A tributary flowing We were harvesting potatoes, green into the Stony Brook protects another beans, okra, bitter melon, and hot (now part of the Preserve) and live 720 feet of waterway. Funding for peppers for years in the garden, while there forever! Again, thank you to this new acquisition was provided by also farming winter wheat and rye. D&R Greenway for making this Mercer County and D&R Greenway’s Needless to say, he was living memorable for my family, friends and Revolving Land for Life Fund. blissfully on this property and spent community.” Landowner Nutan Singh, wrote most of his time outside savoring the The Singh woodlands include habitat to Linda Mead, D&R Greenway’s natural beauty and wildlife it offers. for migratory birds and New Jersey President & CEO, “As I have been Many times, he would say he does not endangered species, such as barred working with you and your team for need to live in a house, he can just put owl, Cooper’s hawk, wood the last year, I am truly amazed at a tent on the bank of Stony Brook thrush, worm-eating warbler, Kentucky warbler, and wood turtle. This forest is composed of hickory, red maple, oak, tulip poplar, American beech and sycamore, as well as fragrant spicebush, first to burst with tiny chartreuse bloom in spring. This shrub is essential to the life cycle of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly. Linda Mead, who lives D&R Greenway’s mission — Preserving and caring for land; inspiring a conservation ethic, now and forever — said, “We are delighted to announce this vital connection to favorite nearby D&R Greenway preserved lands. Woods Brook Preserve adjoins on the south; Olcott Preserve is across Stony Brook Road; and our popular Cedar Ridge Preserve is just across Route 518 from this property. For the health of the river and the lives of essential native species of plants and animals, we are grateful to Nutan Singh for her determination and generosity throughout these negotiations. She has truly created a green legacy.” ❧

12 D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 Partners in Preservation &R Greenway’s Partners in Preservation realize it supports our community by providing, quite literally, Dpreserved open space is good for us, providing cleaner “common ground”— a shared continuity of experience water to drink, fresher air to breathe and fresh, local foods with the land that extends across generations. We thank to eat. They know spending time outdoors in nature has a our partners in preservation and extend a warm welcome positive effect on health: reducing stress, lowering disease to our first-time donors. We are also grateful to the families risks, and providing opportunities to strengthen muscles and individuals who have provided steady support for and improve well-being. Perhaps the most significant benefit D&R Greenway’s work through the years — see page 4 of preserving natural and agricultural landscapes is that for acknowledgment of our Steadfast Stewards. Donations Received January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 TRIBUTARY DONORS Adrienne Rodewald Bill and Anne Gates Julia Benedict ($500 TO $999) Joan and Gerald Ruderman Lynda Goldschein Katherine Benesch Charitable Fund Anonymous John and Karen Sabino Jay Gompper Gerald and Sheila Berkelhammer Michael Camp John Seabrook Diane and Edgar Griffith Gerret Bessellar George Carcagno Austin and Ann Starkey William and Barbara Happer Joan Bharucha Philip and Lisa Caton Susan Stern Richard Bilotti and Katherine Marvin Bielawski Ted and Victory Chase Rachel Gray and Joel Studebaker Hatton and the Katherine Hatton Helena and Peter Bienstock and Richard Bilotti Fund of Story Clark Resor and Bill Clark Peter Tate Kathleen Biggins Jeffrey Tener the Princeton Area Community Jan Bisco-Werner Christopher and Donna DeGrezia Foundation Penny and Ted Thomas Elisabeth Bish Susanna De Rosa Maryann and Robert Isham Katherine Thorpe Jeffrey Bisk Johan and Emily Firmenich Edward and Myrna Jenkins Katherine Stults Titus Martin Blumenthal Nicole Sheetz Frith Maitland and Susan Jones Lee and Melinda Varian Sheila Bodine Nancy and Flip Faherty Mario Lorenzana Happy and Jack Wallace Michael or Terry Bolan James Fiorentino Michael & Cecilia Mathews Fong and Teddi Wei Jacqueline Bonavito Liz Duffy and John Gutman Frank and Martha McDougald Van Williams Srikanth Bondada Michael and Carol Hollander Evgeny Naumov Jack Wolinetz Andrea Bonnett Lynn and Robert Johnston Elaine Nigam Zoltan and Ann Soos Linda Bowker Stephanie Jones Brian O’Neil Sally Gulliette Steven Boyak Haig and Carol Kasabach Tari Pantaleo James Powers and Erica Johanson Cynthia Bregenzer Janine Marino Kish Dallas and Edmund Piotrowski David H. McAlpin Susan Bristol Lois Kotkoskie Robert and Carolyn Russo Sandra Simpson Nicole Bronzan Liz Cutler and Tom Kreutz Greg and Elizabeth Samios Terry Woolverton Franta Broulik Russell and Elaine Kulsrud Barbara Snyder Bob and Florence Wharton Carol Brown David LaMotte Melanie Stein Katherine Van Brush Catherine Brown Robert Lerner James Straus William Brown Maria Lindenfeldar Matthew and Suzan Wasserman TRAIL DONORS Patricia and John Buckwalter Cate and James Litvack Robert Willig and Virginia Mason ($250 TO $499) Margaret Martinosi and Andy Dobson and Anna Marie Lyles Judith Woldridge Gary Marino Anonymous (1) Kevin Burkman Sally Burkman Yvonne Marcuse Benjamin Bartos WILDFLOWER DONORS Edward Matthews Carol Bemmels (UP TO $250) Adam Burns Susan Burns John McGoldrick Ruth Blattenberger Adrianne Tymiak and Phoebe Nobles Woodrow and Meg Carsky-Wilson David Ackerman Betty Bush Helen Hughes Patterson Andrew Chen and Heidi Mass Robert Adamski Sheree Butterfield James Andrews and Amy Pearlmutter Douglas Dixon Deepa Adiga Ben and Gail Cahill Phillip Peebles Karen DuMars Adele Agin Fia and Charlie Caligiuri Elizabeth Peyton James Everett Gary and Patricia Ahrens Steve Calvano Mary Albert Eilleen Cardone Allegheny County Firefighters David Carroll Local 1038 Robert Cassaday Sally Amatucci Jennifer Celmer Nupur Amin Tara Chalakani MaryAnne and William Anderson Horace and Alice Chandler Barbara Andrew Ann and Thomas Chapman Alice Andrews Mary Beth Charters William Anklowitz Ievgen Chechel Kristin Appelget Sarah Chen Ulrich and Volker Arendt Aashi Choksi Richard and Susan Armington Sally Chrisman Susan Attix Janet Christman Mary Normandia and Seth Ausubel Andrew Chun Deepali Awasthi Lindsay Churchill Vladimir Ban Eugene Ciccimaro Kinjal Barad Amy Ciccone Grayson Barber Silvana Clark Nancy and Kyle Barich Claudia Claussen James and Carolyn Barnshaw John and Virginia Clawson James Bash Larry Coffey Alicja Batog Patricia Coleman Lisa Baugh Philip Colucchio Barbara Baxter-Rosenblum Giles Constable Gail Baylog Courtney Cooper Paul and Altaira Bejgrowicz Karen Gordon & Frederick Cooper Vamshi Bejugam Lewis and Lynn Coopersmith Family volunteers assisted with planting trees in 2020 to provide fresh Paul and Colleen Bell Joyce Copleman air and healthy biodiversity. (photo: Tasha O’Neill) Laura Roberts and Eric Belove Continued on page 14

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 13 Continued from page 13 Peter Erdman Diane Eshleman Donald and Joanne Coppola Barbara Fishman and Cynthia Coritz Thomas Van Essen Kresna Cotto Marti Evans Timothy C. Cresson Mary Evslin Patricia A. Cullen, Esq. and Robert and Irene Ey H. Stewart Wheller, III Madeleine Fackler Thomas and Mary Cullen Judith Faherty Catherine Culinan Gwen Farley Nancy Cunningham Steven Fecko Nancy Curtis Kathy Fedorko Camille Dybvig Michelle Feehan Emily Dallas Joseph and Dorothy Feinberg Edward and Maria Danberry Donald and Christine Fetzer Lawrence and Elizabeth Danson Margaret and George Filipiak Julie and Duane Darienzo Murray and Roberta Fineman Stewanna Dasari Susan Fisher Heather Davidson Charles and Shirley Fisher Dennis Davidson Roberta Fleischman Leigh Photo and Imaging Rosaline Fleming – Peter Dawson Silvia Foglio Nataliya Defrancesco Ted Frankenbach James Degnen Mark and Beth Freda Brent Deisher John Frederick Phyllis Demers Deborah Freedman Kris Deni Eliot Freeman Jennifer DeSimone Karlfried Froehlich Connie Deymann Scott Fulmer Erica Disch Russell Furnari Gerrit Dispersyn William Gaboda Mark Dobrinsky Crystal Garcia Did You Know? Marquee messages about the Delaware River, Lynda Dodd Garden Club of Princeton using student art and created by Community Conservation Fellow Alfred Dolich Robert Garver Maria Stahl, were displayed at Trenton’s Baseball Stadium in 2020. Maruquel Donaire Audrey Gates Joel and Marsha Dowshen Elizabeth Gehrig Robert Goldenberg and Deborah Hill Anna Drago Sheila and Carl Geisler Faye Wacholder Natascha Hjortebjerg Ana Drago Alex Gerry David Goldfarb Carol and Andrew Hollingsworth Michael Dubrow Ralph and Lois Gerstein Cynthia Goldsmith Jeanette Hooban Susan Duncan Joseph and Helena Gessner Carol Goodhart Betsy Hoover Imme Dyson Emanuele Gillio David Goodwillie Elizabeth Horn Landis Eaton Debbi Gitterman Kerry Goodwin Eleanore Horne Linda Eckert Linda G. Gochfeld Elliott Gordon Susanne Hornickel Carolyn Edelmann Helen Goddard Kelly Grady-Foster Kaetra Horton Burgess Ekman Stefan Goff Christine Grant Heather Howell Joanne Elliott Colleen Goggins Alice Grebanier James Huffman Stephen Elston and Cynthia Payne Jessica Goldberg Peter Green Susan and Tod Hullin Peter Epstein David Goldberg Amy Greene Juanita Hummel John and Kristin Epstein William Greene and Diane Ruble Alexa Hunt Eric and Barbara Greenfeldt Elizabeth Hutcheon Barbara Greenstein Andrea Hyde Christopher and Donna Gribbin Brian Ignatin Ann Gribbon Joseph Infante Edward Groth Hilla Israeli Ling Guo and HenLiu Chen Vidya Iyer Carl and Carol Haag Barton Jackson Sam Hamill Jr. Markian Jaworsky Leslie Hamilton Alan Johnson and Dorothy Aicher Helen Hamilton David Johnson Jr. Susanne Hand Jotham and Gracie Johnson Reuwai Hanewald Ulrike Johnson Kathryn Harknett Grace Johnston M. Harmsen Grace P. Johnston Mary J. Harper Landon and Sarah Jones Thomas Harrington Andrew Juleff Suzanna Harris Wendy Kaczerski Stephanie Harris Stephen and Florence Kahn Lois and Lee Harrod Vinay Kaipra Puthenveettil Tim Hartman Teresa Kalina Lorraine Haucke John Kalmbach Nell Haughton Linda Oppeneheim and Robert Karp Andrew and Paula Hearle Nandhita Karunanithi Robert Heil Amy Kassler-Taub Marie-Louise Hendel Allen Kassof Robert Hendrickson Arno Kastner Nancy Henkel Nicole and Boris Katz Lee Herricck Adria and Stanley Katz Deanna Herrington Gregory Kauffman Edward Hewitt Joe Kazimierczyk LaVonne Heydel Ryan Kennedy Andrea Higgenbottom Stephen Kern Protection of water quality is D&R Greenway’s founding mission. Stephen Highcock and Cynthia Dixon Darryl Kestler (photo by Tasha O’Neill) Carol Hill Carol Keyes

14 D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 Amina Khawaja Nancy Wottrich and Bruce McNaught Michael Koczwara and Barbara Taylor Joy McPartland James and Denise Kilgore Susan Michniewski and Deb and Jerre Kilmer Douglas Meckel Carolyn Kinkade Jorge Medina Chris Kitto Joanne and Patrick Meehan Linda Knights and Charlie Salil Mehta Richard Kolb David Melman Lillian Koo Melissa Mendelsohn Alan Kooney John Meritt Kent Koping Stephen Meserve Lawrence Koplik and Sarah Roberts Sayuri Metz Robert and Mary Kozakiewicz Jennifer Meyer Peter B. Kramer Mary Beth Michael William R. Krisak Mary M. Michaels and Phil S. Getty Bridget Krolik Zezenski Sara Miller Taylor Krolik Charles Miller III Catherine Krtil David Miller Adeline Kuhn Nancy Miller Perla Kuhn Marjorie Miller Kim Kurki Kate Millsaps Marian Labos Linda Milstein Fay Lachmann Kremena Mironova Kathryn Lamb J. Mislow Michelle Pirone Lambros James Mitchell Leslie Lanphear W. Miziuk Don and Cynthia Lara Kazu Mizuno Janet Larrain Glenn and Waltraud Mohrman Alexander and Janet Laughlin Diane Montagne Peter and Dorothy Lawson Johnson Richard Moody Elvera Leader William and Susan Moody Roger and Edith Lebow Diana Moore Charles and Mary Leck Elizabeth Moran Thomas Lederer Elisabeth Morgan Mitchell Leibowitz and Joel and Marilyn Morgovsky An owl “staycations” at Cider Mill Grassland Preserve. Susan Kirkland Janelle Morris (photo: Harold Quinn) Clark and Virginia Lennon Ann and Frederick Morrison Albert Lueng Eric Moskal Pearl Podell Marshall and Cornelia Schmidt Carole Levin Pam and Gary Mount Allen and Rhona Porter Anett Schmittfull Marsha Levin-Rojer Leslie Nagler Stewart Prager Susan Schmoyer Ellen and Harry Levine Dreeni Nair Susan Prusan Jim and Sheila Schnell Steven Levine Suzanne Nash Rui Qin Daniel Schnur Howard Levy Mason and Cynthia Neely Haneen Rabie Robert and Colby Schoene James and Karen Lewis Helen Neuburg Douglas Raichle Karen and Ron Schotland Lawrence and Roseanne Lewis Michael Newhouse Ruth Randall Jacqueline Schreiber Edward Linky Ben Nicholson Drew and Kathryn Rankin Cathryn Schrey Walter Lippincott Joseph Novak Martin Rapp Paul Schulke Daniel Lister Kathleen and James Nowicki Edward Raser Katharine Schumacher Yang Liu Karen O’Connell Abdul Rasheed Roger Schwartz Robert Livingston Gretchen Oberfranc Subhara Raveendran Mimi Schwartz Marlaine Lockheed Cynthia O’Connor Jennifer Reading Paulette Sears Joseph Logan Dot Odgren Robert and Elizabeth Redmond Anne Seltzer Patricia Lone Satoko Oguri Richard Reeves Menaka Senthilkumar Yue Lu James Ohls Veronica Reilly-Granich Fred Serge Robert Lupton and Lynda Lee Sharon D. Oley Dave Reynolds Ashley Shandor Diane and John Lusdyk Tasha O’Neill Joe and Joyce Reynolds Sandra Shapiro Anna Lustenberg Reba Orszag R. David Reynolds Manish Sharma Sabry and Ann MacKoul Kim Otis Keith Richmond Richard K Shaw Patricia MacNeil Sarper Ozharar Sandra Richter Michael Sheenan Gay MacQueen Daniel Pace Harold Rivkin Dorothy Shepard Janet Madison Sridhar Pacha Janet Robins David Shinkfield Frank Magalhaes Sahithi Pamarthy Margaret Robbins James and Eileen Shissias Prasanthi Mahendra Gerda Panofsky Jesse Robbins Lisette and Hank Siegel Alan Maimon Alanna Jamieson Papetti Jack Robert Scott Sillars Selina Man Amish Parikh Michael Robertson Marisa Simon Roxanne Mancherje Tonya Parnak Nancy and Will Robins Rachelle Simon Colin Patrick Manning Alice parrington Janice Roddenbery Grace and Frank Sinden Charles & Doris Mapes Peter Parry Barbara Ross Jennifer Sizoo Eileen Marin Piotr Paszko Nancy Rubenstein John Slotman Raymond Marinetti Banty Patel Bill Ruggero Joseph Smeltz John and Carol Marsland Jill Patterson Celia Ryan Alan and Gail Smith Tom Mason & Emily Vickers Lois Pauley Kelly Rypkema Donna Smith Donald and Patricia Matthews Pauline Perkins Shelly Rzewuski Thomas Smith Ken Maybert Kathryn Peters Kedar Sambari David Smith Lester and Sylvie Mayer Julie Petix Laurence & Helen Sanford Edward B. Snyder Mark Mayer Molly Petrilla Lori Saporito Ian Snyder Joanna McAteer Helen Pettit Keith and Martha Sapp Maude Snyder James and Betsy McClure Joy and Elwood Phares Karen Sare Frank Spain Robin and Jon McConaughy Jacqueline Phares Gary Saretzky Sundaresa & Inge Srinivasan Lorraine McCune John and Catherine Phillips Douglas Sargent Helge Staby Deaton Donald McGarrity Linda Pickering Allen and Carol Schacht Marjorie Steinberg Charles and Anne McIlvaine Anjana Pillai Stephen Schaeffer Rhoda and Steven Steinberg Michelle McKenna Walter and Anna Marie Pitio Mark Schlawin Erin McMaster Sherry Pitkofsky Joseph Schmeltz Continued on page 16

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 15 Continued from Gwen Guglielmi page 15 Mary Wagner Jeanne Waldman William and Andrea Wallace Jeffrey Stephens Celebrating Hugh Walter David Stirk Jennifer Wasserman Penelope Stout John and Sarah Waterbury Legacy Donald Stryker and Dennis Waters Diane Gruenberg Whitney Webb Amos or Marion Stults Donald Weinbaum his past year has been like no other in our memories. Caren Sturges Neil Weiner We have felt overwhelming sadness while we celebrated Phyllis and Michael Suber T Carol Welsch Laura Sugarman the lives of those whose generous spirit has contributed to Caron Wendell Melissa Sullivan James and D&R Greenway’s Legacy of Land. Samuel Surtees Martha Wickenden We want to take a moment to Hannah Suthers Khurt Williams Ronald Sverdlove Ruth Wilson recognize these remarkable people Lois and Russell Swanson Louise Wilson we have lost over the past year, all of Aisha Syed Inge Wimmers whom have played a role in our success. Christopher and Susan Tarr Betty M. Eise Amanda Tate Mark and Barbara Witmer Some preserved their land. Others Bernard Tenenbaum Carolyn Wojciechowicz provided generous financial support. Chris Thern Elizabeth and William Wolfe Many shared their talents and passion. Carl and Victoria Thune Mary Wood Marc Tolo Linda Woodman Several left bequests that will provide Marielle Torres Patrick Woodward gifts into the future. A few have been Diane Tozour Margaret Wreen Kathleen Tovar Rick Wright remembered in special places that bear Jaci Trzaska Theresa and Jay Wrobel their name. We are grateful to all of Kathryn Tschopp Ellen Wry them for caring about the future of our Linda Tsui David Wyrtzen Mahiro Tsujino Tuna Yelkikanat green spaces in New Jersey. Harry and Carolyn Turner Lewis and Marion Young Jay Tyson Renata Yunque Priscilla Algava Betty Wold Johnson William Swain Pamela V’Combe Ingrid Yurchenco David Blair J. Seward Johnson, Jr. Suzy Trowbridge Srini Vaidy Jane Zamost Joseph Bolster Jody Kendall Mary VanSant Brian Grigsby and Richard Zimmer Susan VanDonegan Patricia Buckwalter Carroll Keeley King Lt. Colonel “Bob” Vaucher Anja Zimmermann John Varga Ann S. Cohn Thomas Marshall Martha Vaughn Elizabeth Zingg Albert and Maria Varga Barbara Delafield Ed and Susy McCabe Beverly Willever Nancy Zwick Ann Vaurio and John Jackson Freeman Dyson Anna Muschal Richard Williams Alyssa Veca Lib Flemer Edward P. Neuburg Mitsuru (wife Ann) Yasuhara Ann Vehslage Min Flemer Jackson McGrath Place Jeffrey Vernam Gene Gladston Thomas Poole Robert Vichnevetsky Llura Gund Ann Tomlinson Reed Pelin Vinci Erica Haba Marvin Reed ❦ John Franklin Harper Richard Stockton Snedeker ❦ Emese Vinczene Takas Matthew and Lisa Visco

Gifts for the Rassweiler Forest and Marchand Meadow

Adele Agin Mark Freda William Lifschutz Susan Naquin Brinton and Barbara Andrews Marsha and Eliot Freeman Michael Brill and Ned and Greenie Neuburg Nicole Sheetz Frith Amy Pearlmutter and Russell Furnari Karen Linder Eve Coulson and Dorothy Shepard James Andrews Lynda Goldschein Dan and Bobette Lister Nelson Obus Sandra Simpson Patricia Shanley and Christine Grant Andrew and Anya Littauer Tasha O’Neill Frank Spain Christopher Barr Joel Studebaker and Cate and Jim Litvack Reba K. Orszag Edward Sproles, Jr. Laura Roberts and Rachel Gray Linda Lee and Robert Lupton Kim Otis Ann and Austin Starkey Edward Belove Amy Greene Anna Lustenberg Michelle Pirone-Lambos Melanie H. Stein Katherine Hatton and Lilian Grosz Sharyn and Charles Magee Martin Rapp Steven and Rhoda Steinberg Richard Bilotti Richard and Carol Hanson Phyllis and Sy Marchand Allen and Rhona Porter Susan and Danny Stern Michael Camp Margee and John Harper Deborah Marchand and Janet Rassweiler Cathy and James Straus Ted and Victory Chase Stephanie Harris David Goldman and Clifford and Laura and Jim Sugarman Story and Bill Clark Mary Lou Hartman Gabriel, Charlotte and Marilyn Rassweiler Chris Thern Patricia Coleman Cynthia and Alexander Goldman Colleen Harrington and Penny and Ted Thomas Marchand Lynn and Lew Coopersmith Bob Hendrickson Michael Rassweiler Daphne Townsend Sarah Marchand and David Joyce Copleman Phyllis Frakt and John Rassweiler, Ph.D. Katharine Van Brush Robert Tomaselli and Alan Hershey Lefkowitz and Miles and John T. Rassweiler Oliver Lefkowitz Marchand Jack and Happy Wallace Michael Dawson J. Robert and Barbara Hillier R. David Reynolds Matt and Suki Wasserman Helge Deaton Michael and Beth Marchand Eleanor Horne and Max, Estelle and Nancy and Will Robins Fong and Teddi Wei Jonathan Dorkor-Leh Jeanette Hooban Genevieve Marchand Adrienne Rodewald Bob and Florence Wharton Joel and Marsha Dowshen Erica Johanson Michael and Cecilia Mathews Janice S. Roddenbery Joan Z. and Ralph R. Widner Anna Drago Maitland and Susan Jones Tamera and Joe Matteo Carl Seiden and Prof. Jennifer A. Widner Peter and Landis Eaton Stephanie Jones Stephen and Linda Mead Vanessa Sandom Louise and Cliff Wilson Thomas and Lynn Ebeling Steven and Florence Kahn Linda and Josh Milstein Gary Saretzky Mary and Tom Evslin Jody Kendall William and Susan Moody Sandy Brown and Stephen Schaeffer Madeleine Fackler Linda Knights Liza and Sky Morehouse Daniel Schnur Flip and Nancy Faherty Mary Leck Pam and Gary Mount Chris Coucill and Liz Fillo Ellen and Harry Levine ❦

16 D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 In-Kind Contributions Friends for the Abbott &R Greenway would like to thank our in-kind Marshlands Ddonors who have given their time and talent so generously. Roberta Batorsky Valerie Chauncer Levine Pauline Blaimont Karen Linder and Michael Brill Donations Received January 1 Barbara Bleeker James Malloy David Briegel Carol Manger through December 31, 2020 Deb Brockway John Maret Carol Brown Steven and Heather Martz Baha’i Virtues Class McCaffrey’s Food Markets Pat Brundage Brad Marritt Camden Bag & Paper Co. Patrick McDonnell & Marianne Chorba Marjorie Miller Erica Del Plato Karen O’Connell Allen Cohen Beth Nicols Tony DiCoco Nomad Pizza Joyce Copleman Tara Pantaleo and Doug Miller Lynn and Tom Ebeling Old York Cellars Cynthia Coritz Jeanne Perantoni Nancy Faherty Pennington Quality Market Andrew Cosentino Robert and Doris Petruska Peter Fengler Princeton TV Margaret and John Delaney Alexandra Pinz James and Jess Fiorentino Princetonian Graphics Joel and Marsha Dowshen Rosemary Quinn Friends for the Abbott REI Carolyn Edelmann Jesse Robbins Marshlands Ed Rogers Joanna and Clem Fiori Barbara Ross Garden Club of Princeton Carl Seiden Charles and Shirley Fisher Lan Jen Sai Garden State Watercolor Society Sowsian’s Landscapes Patricia Flores Maria Santa Hopewell Elementary School Sweet Valley Farms Bill Fredericki Karen Sare Ryan Kennedy, Esq., Chris Tarr, Esq., Stevens & Lee Stevens & Lee Lisa and Karl Fritzinger Phyllis Sayles Marc Knowlton Eugene Fuzy Robert Schuster Gary Kowalski Jack Graham Jr. Sandra Shapiro Leigh Visual Imaging ❦ Alice Grebanier Margaret Simpson William Guthrie Teresa Strimpfel Carl Hemmingsen Laurel and Thomas Stokes Ann Hoffenberg Diane Touzor Janet Horton Pamela Jeanne V’Combe Fun Fact Thomas Hudzik Dennis Waters Juanita Hummel Kay Widmer 1,584 Abby Jaroslow and David Robinson J. Winkler The number Paul Jivoff Carol Wolff of potatoes, Donna and Walter Kaden Brew and Marian Young stretched in a line Haig and Carol Kasabach Michael Zuckerman across an acre. John Kashner William and Barbara Krisak 33,574,464 In 2020, D&R Greenway volunteers Daniel Kuntz and Nancy Burns Potatoes needed harvested 225 lbs. of potatoes Steven Lederman and to stretch across from our charity gardens. Bonnie Goldman ❦ the 21,196 acres protected by D&R Greenway. That’s a lot of potato salad!

Corporate, Foundation & Non-Profit Donors Donations Received January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

CORPORATE, Glenmede Trust Company New Jersey Manufacturers Ins. MATCHING GIFT FOUNDATION & NON- Greater Washington Community Northfield Bank COMPANIES PROFIT DONORS Foundation NRG Energy Albemarle Foundation Aspen Grove Foundation Amy Greene Environmental PNC Wealth Management Bank of America Charitable – Jacqueline Asplundh Consultants – A Davey Company Princeton Area Community Foundation & Employee Giving Bank of America Griffin-Cole Fund Foundation Program Baxter Construction Alex and Laura Hanson CGF PSEG Foundation The Benevity Community Katherine Benesch Charitable Fund Harbourton Foundation RBC Capital Markets Impact Fund Bloomberg L.P. Harlingen Veterinary Clinic REI Blackbaud/YourCause Mary Owen Borden Foundation Philip Harper Foundation Schwab Charitable BMS Matching Gifts Program CBIZ – Borden Perlman Harris Surveying Inc. Stellitano Health and Air Boeing Bristol-Myers Squibb Highland Mills Foundation Conditioning Church & Dwight Employee Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Hilton Realty, Co. LLC Stony Brook Garden Club Giving Fund City Green Inc David Huse Charitable Fund Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Elsevier Foundation Commercia Hyde and Watson Foundation Studio Hillier ETS Cares Campaign Edward T. Cone Foundation JM Sorge Piper Sutton Foundation, Inc./ ExxonMobil Foundation Harbourton Foundation Darwin Foundation Kuhn Charitable Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of The William Penn Foundation Companies Denver Foundation Larson Land Foundation TIAA Charitable My Tribute Gift Foundation Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Leen Foundation UBS The Positive NRG Fund Donor Community Foundation Leigh Photo & Imaging United Way Charitable Flex Fund Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Martin Appraisal Associates Van Note-Harvey Associates T. Rowe Price Program for Fidelity Charitable Martin Rizzo Group Mohawk Canoe Club Vanguard Charitable Charitable Giving James Fiorentino Visionary Arts Endowment Program Garden Club of Princeton Music Together and Heartbeat Music, LLC Washington Crossing George G. & Elizabeth G. Smith National Audubon Society, Inc. Audubon Society Foundation, Inc. Wildlife Information Center George H. and Estelle M. Sands National Philanthropic Trust ❦ Foundation National Wildlife Federation

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 17 Stewards Trustees Ian Snyder, in his mid-twenties, is the Continued from page 6 Continued from page 9 youngest member of D&R Greenway’s Board. A former Princeton resident who Geoffrey and Carron Morris Patrick L. McDonnell, syndicated cartoonist, now lives in New York City and works Suzanne Nash Geoffrey and Carolyn Nicklen author and playwright, could be said to have for J.P. Morgan, he is passionate about Phoebe Nobles joined the D&R Greenway team because it the impact D&R Greenway is making Peter and Mary Ellen Parry has saved over 21,000 acres of habitat since on our planet. “A land trust focused on Kerry Perretta Helen Pettit its 1989 founding. preservation is most important, given Linda Pickering “In my comic strip, the accelerating and consequential Everard and Kay Pinneo MUTTS, I try to see Dallas Piotrowski pace of global Bennett Povlow the world through climate change. Steven Rabbe and Meredith Moore the eyes of animals. D&R Greenway Doug Raichle It is my firm belief Drew and Kathryn Ann Rankin provides me the Emily Reeves that there is nothing perfect opportunity Harbourton Foundation more important than to have a direct Joe and Joyce Reynolds saving and preserving impact on this exact Keith and Anita Richmond the natural world. Harold Rivkin issue, in this town D&R Greenway Robert Wood Johnson Foundation where I grew up and Adrienne Rodewald is a model for what can be done to keep Kermit and Priscilla Roosevelt our planet green. We are blessed by and which I love dearly. Robert and Marsha Russo D&R Greenway Celia Ryan grateful for their vital work as are all our Mark Samse fellow beings.” holds a special place in my heart through George H. and Estelle M. Sands its construction and maintenance of the Foundation Patrick is best known for his daily comic Carlana and Doug Sargent strip, Mutts, syndicated since 1994. His work Iron Mike Trail, [across Rosedale Road Schwab Charitable Fund appears in more than 700 newspapers in 20 from the land trust’s offices], honoring John Seabrook the passing of my father.” Annually, Ian Donna Setneska-Smith and countries. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz Cheyenne Smith deemed Mutts “one of the best comic strips brings together a group of his former high UBS Donor Advised Fund school and college friends to care for the Owen and Marilyn Shteir of all time.” Ed Snyder In 2009 McDonnell collaborated Iron Mike Trail. Wilma Solomon with author Eckhart Tolle to create the Winnie Spar Peter Tucci, Esq., who owns the largest Doris Spencer philosophical book, Guardians of Being, collection of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte Edward S. Sproles on nature and the present moment. In 2012, memorabilia in the world, was the impetus Marjorie Steinberg McDonnell’s children’s book, Me…Jane, Charlotte Stetson for D&R Greenway’s recent preservation Mesut Cakir and Elizabeth Stokes based on Jane Goodall’s childhood, earned of the world renown Point Breeze in Martha Sword the prestigious Caldecott Honor. The story Bordentown. Peter is a partner at Fox Linda Tappin was later staged as a children’s musical Evan Thayer Rothschild, and Chairman of the Board for the Kennedy Center in Washington, Peter and Kathleen Tovar of Trustees of The Pennington School. Susan Troost D.C. For 18 years, Patrick served on the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Board of Directors of the Humane Society Key treasures from his Joseph Bonaparte Program collection will be John Varga of the United States. In addition to D&R Alice Veghte Greenway Land Trust, Patrick is a trustee of exhibited in the Eve Ingalls Von Staden The Fund for Animals and The Charles M. museum to be created Robert and Sheila von Zumbusch in the Gardener’s Mary Waltham Schulz Museum. Rick and Jennifer Wasserman House on land once Dennis Waters Laura Napoli, retired environmental scientist, owned by the former Jay and Debra Watson ExxonMobil, has devoted her professional King of Spain and Matthew and Natalka Weismantel life to land restoration, ecosystem services Julian and Ruth Weitzenfeld of Naples. The and land preservation transactions. As a David Wilcove New York Times, Bobby Willig and Ginny Mason corporate member Philadelphia Inquirer, REI of the national Mary Wood London Times and Land Trust Alliance, John D. Spears Charitable Fund at London Daily Mail recently featured the Schwab Charitable Fund Laura facilitated Renata Yunque completion of this land’s preservation, Elizabeth Zingg conservation of corporate land a partnership of the New Jersey Green throughout the Acres Program, the City of Bordentown United States. She and D&R Greenway Land Trust. Peter is Thank you! has the know-how to a resident of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. St. Michaels Farm Preserve protect land and the He was awarded the title of Chevalier Victory Gardeners motivation, “There is (Knight) of the French Legion of Honor for your photos that nothing that can feed the soul, calm the by President of the Republic of France, captured a successful mind and restore the spirit as Nature can. Jacques Chirac. ❧ gardening season! No land?—no Nature! Save it and we save ourselves and every living creature.”

18 D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 Business Partners in Preservation hank you to our Business Partners in Preservation for their families and employees and future generations. Twho, through their support, demonstrate their respect In return, D&R Greenway provides visibility for this select and appreciation for natural lands, clean water and open group of businesses and corporations as encouragement for space. Their investment in D&R Greenway is personal to our supporters to patronize them. them, as they are aware how it enhances the quality of life Donations Received January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

2020 BUSINESS PARTNERS IN PRESERVATION

$10,000+ Leaders

$5,000+ Conservators

$2,500+ Benefactors

$1,000+ Partners

Sowsian’s Landscaping

$750+ Tributary Donors

D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER ❧ SPRING 2021 19 Nonprofit organization U.S. postage P A I D Permit no. 54 Princeton, NJ One Preservation Place Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Tel (609) 924-4646, Fax (609) 924-5577 www.drgreenway.org

D&R Greenway Land Trust, Inc., is a regional, 501(c)(3) nonprofit land conservancy D&R Greenway Land Trust, Inc. dedicated to preserving and caring for land, and inspiring a conservation ethic. Board of Trustees D&R Greenway Staff Chair Jeanne Perantoni, AIA President & CEO Director of Donor and Curator, Marie L. Peter J. Dawson Joan V. Ruderman, Ph.D. Linda J. Mead Community Engagement Matthews Gallery Ian Snyder Nancy Faherty Diana Moore Vice-Chairs Peter Tucci, Esq. Executive Assistant to Adrian Huns Holly Welles, Ph.D. the President & CEO Education & Outreach Founding Curator, Decoys James Fiorentino Deb Kilmer Brad Fay Jay Vawter Advisors and Non-Trustee Susan Charkes, Writer Treasurer Committee Members Director of Land Newsletter Design Michael Kunst Kristin S. Appelget Preservation Database Manager Mahlon Lovett Julia Benedict Danielle Dobisch Sharon Fink Secretary Philip Caton Director of Land Director of Operations Johan Firmenich John Clark, Ph.D. Stewardship Laurie J. Emde Assistant Secretary Joyce M. Copleman Tina Notas Christopher DeGrezia, Esq. Michael R. Bramnick, Esq. Bookkeeper Shawn W. Ellsworth Assistant Director of Land ❦ Valarie Bay Trustees Carol Hanson Stewardship Kathleen M. Bagley Margaret T. Harper Cindy Taylor Community Conservation Patricia A. Cullen, Esq. Mary Louise Hartman Fellow and Charles Evans Conservation Planner Richard S. Goldman, Esq. Alan M. Hershey Future Conservation Leader Kenneth K. Guilmartin Grant Kvalheim Amy Martin Maria Stahl, 2020 – 21 Diana Lidow Wendy Kvalheim Site Manager, St. Michaels Community Relations; William C. Martin Mary Allessio Leck, Ph.D. Farm Preserve Cathleen R. Litvack Curator, Olivia Rainbow Heather Eshelman McCusker, Esq. William Flemer, IV Gallery Patrick L. McDonnell Phyllis Marchand Carolyn Edelmann Linda J. Mead, Ex-officio John Rassweiler, Ph.D. Stewardship Intern (President & CEO) Mark A. Solomon, Esq. Michael Pinnella Laura Napoli Christopher S. Tarr, Esq. Alanna Jamieson Papetti Edward D. Thomas Printed on recycled paper. “Land Trust Accreditation Commission” and the Accreditation Seal are trademarks owned by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission and are used under license. Thank You for Your Partnership! ince March of 2020, our staff has worked remotely with Soccasional access to the office. Our office phone remains the same, 609-924-4646; however, it is best to reach staff by email or by calling our new cell phone, 609-578-7470 or [email protected]. Remote office procedures and delayed mail has meant acknowledgment letters and our newsletter may reach you later than usual. We are very grateful to all our supporters for your contributions, patience and understanding. Thank you for your help as we continue to meet our mission to preserve and protect land, and inspire a conservation ethic, during a challenging time.

Our Team (top row, l-r) Linda Mead, Deb Kilmer, Carolyn Edelmann, Danielle Dobisch; (row 2) Diana Moore, Brad Fay, Sharon Fink, Nancy Faherty; (row 3) Bill Flemer, Susan Charkes, Valarie Bay, Laurie Emde; (row 4) Tina Notas, Amy Martin, Maria Stahl, Cindy Taylor

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