SOUTH MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY INC
EIN 56-2410919 · Parks & Playgrounds (N32)
What they do
*Forest Regeneration & Preserve Landscape Improvement and Forest Stewardship* -- The Goals of These Ecology-focused Programs Are To: 1.) Monitor, Maintain and Improve The Ecology and Infrastructure of The 14-acre Wildflower and Forest Preserve And, to A Lesser Extent, The 41 Smaller Regeneration Sites Throughout The Reservation, and to Address Select Problems In Areas Adjoining These Sites. 2.) Establish A Implement A Long-term Invasive Plant Monitoring and Management Plan for The Entire Reservation With A Particular Focus On Emerging Invasive Plant Species and Overall Forest Health. 1.Started In 2008, This Long-term Forest Regeneration Program Seeks to Provide Native Seed Sources for The Reservation At Large From These Regeneration Sites In Order to Restore A Balanced Forest Ecology. This is Necessary As The Forests Natural Regeneration Has Been Impaired By An Expanding Set of Invasive Plants and Insects and The Over-browsing of Native Plants By An Overpopulation of White-tailed Deer.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (10)
CRAIG LEISHERTRUSTEE
DAVID BERRYTRUSTEE;COORDINATOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH;TRASH TA
DENNIS PERCHERCHAIRPERSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
IVETTE HALAMA CANJURATRUSTEE
JOHN BYLANCIKTRUSTEE
JOHN VERZANIVICE CHAIRPERSON BOARD OF TRUSTEES; TRAIL WORK CRE
LES ARTHURTRUSTEE
NEIL TEMPLINTRUSTEE
PAUL KERNERTREASURER
SARAH JANE JELINTRUSTEE; SMC SECRETARY; MEMBERSHIP
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2004
- Location
- PO BOX 273, SOUTH ORANGE, NJ 07079-0273
- County
- Essex
- In care of
- % DENNIS PERCHER BOARD CHAIR
- Primary officer
- Dennis Percher, Chairperson, Board of Trustees
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Parks & Playgrounds (N32)
- IRS tax category
- Parks & Playgrounds