Wood frog – Blaine Rothauser photo

Five New Jersey nonprofits have been awarded a total of $10,500 in the first year of the Back to Nature Fund grants program offered by Conservation Resources Inc. (CRI).

Selected for 2012 grants were:

• Great Swamp Watershed Association– $2500 for its Watershed Friendly Homes project

• New Jersey Audubon Society– $1500 for restoration of a vernal pond at Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary

• North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council– $2000 for riparian restoration projects

• Schiff Natural Lands Trust– $2500 for wetlands restoration at Mt. Paul Preserve

• The Willow School– $2000 for expansion and enhancement of interpretive nature trails

CRI says the program is an extension of its role as a grantmaker and conservation finance intermediary. The grants are intended to help finance ecological projects and provide financial support for
New Jersey non-profits that seek to foster the preservation and
restoration of natural areas.

Read more about CRI and its Back to Nature Fund 

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