D&R Greenway Land Trust
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Our 2021 Annual Report & Newsletter
D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER
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Newsletter of
D&R Greenway Land Trust
Volume 31, Number 1
Spring 2022
2021 ANNUAL REPORT
A LEGACY OF LAND AND PEOPLE
G
REENWAYS
Inside
• A Legacy Gift of 800 Acres
• 2021 Donors, Volunteers and
Business Partners
• SAVE THE DATE!
Greenway Gala – Sunday,
May 15, 4
– 6 p.m. at the
Newly-Gifted Hillside Farm
• New Art Exhibit Opens
Land Preservation Update
Since 1989, D&R Greenway has permanently preserved 320 properties, 22,000 acres, an area over 293 times the
size of the MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets.
Connecting ~ People ~ Wildlife ~ Community ~ Land
Continued on page 10
The Secret is Out!
D&R Greenway Announces Legacy Gift of 800 Acres
in Honor of Betty Wold Johnson
T
here are moments when you
just know — something BIG
has happened that will affect the
community and your organization
forever. Just in time for Thanksgiving
2021, D&R Greenway’s leadership
experienced such a moment when
the family of Betty Wold Johnson
contacted us with their decision to
gift her nearly 800 acres in Hopewell
to D&R Greenway Land Trust. The
property came under the ownership of
D&R Greenway Land Trust at year-end,
on the eve of the New Year.
People throughout the region
served by D&R Greenway’s mission
joined the momentous celebration
on February 16, 2022. Just two days
after Valentine’s Day, D&R Greenway
announced this special gift from Betty
Wold Johson’s sons:
“We are pleased and proud to donate
this special property in honor of our
mother. She loved Hillside Farm as
much as she loved the Hopewell area
and she would be thrilled that the land
will be preserved for future generations
to enjoy.”
Betty Wold Johnson’s sons, who
made this gift, are Robert Wood
Johnson, the former United States
Ambassador to the United Kingdom
and owner of the New York Jets
football team, and Christopher Wold
Johnson, American businessman and
Jets co-owner.
Peter Dawson, Chair of D&R
Greenway’s Board of Trustees, in his
announcement, noted that for this
champion of land preservation and
community, who passed away in 2020,
there could be no more fitting tribute:
“We are inspired by the family’s
confidence in D&R Greenway as
we announce this historic land gift
from Betty’s family. In choosing our
organization as the keeper of this legacy,
the family is honoring Betty Wold
Johnson’s commitment to preserving
land.”
The announcement generated love
letters from the community and beyond:
“There is great joy in Hopewell today.”
“Tears of joy!”
Betty Wold Johnson’s 800-acre Hillside Farm near Hopewell, newly gifted to D&R Greenway on December 30, 2021.
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IN MEMORY OF HANS
W. HENDEL
Marie-Louise Hendel
IN MEMORY OF
HENRY S. HORN
Elizabeth Horn
IN MEMORY OF EDIE
HOWARD
William Green
IN MEMORY OF JODY
KENDALL
Allegheny County Firefighters
Local 1038
Susan Anvy
Volker and Ulli Arendt
Ralph and Lois Gerstein
IN MEMORY OF
DAVID H. KNIGHTS
Charles Knights
Linda Knights
IN MEMORY OF
PHYLLIS MARCHAND
Nancy Becker
Katherine Benesch
Bruce and Barbara Berger
Derek Bridger and
Roxanne Mancherje
Greg Burnham
Jo and James Butler
Susan Carril
Elizabeth Fillo and
Christopher Coucill
Amy Decker
Flip and Nancy Faherty
Deborah and Doug Fein
Eliot and Marsha Freeman
Theodore Golfinopolis
Margee Harper
Nell and Dan Haughton
Cathy Heller
Jane Hochman
Eleanor Horne
Anne Baxter Humes
Avedis and
Laura Khachadurian
Jerre and Deborah Kilmer
Norman Klath
Ellen and Harry Levine
Diana and Derek Lidow
Ed Matthews and Vilma Keri
Linda and Stephen Mead
Patrick and Joanne Meehan
David and Katherine Miller
Eve Noon
Elizabeth O’Donoghue
A
planned gift is a contribution to the future that
reflects the donor’s beliefs and values. People who
make a bequest, establish a gift annuity or designate
D&R Greenway as a recipient of life insurance or an IRA,
are recognized as members in our EverGreen Circle. These
visionaries make a lasting impact on their community’s life
after they are gone. We are grateful to those who have shared
their belief in our mission to preserve and care for land, now
and forever. To join in this legacy, contact D&R Greenway’s
President & CEO, Linda Mead, 609-578-7470.
The EverGreen Circle
Anonymous (1)
Brian Breuel *
Ruth Chartier *
Virginia Craig *
Barbara Delafield *
Thomas and Lynn Ebeling
Adrienne Fogler
Richard and Elisabeth
Ginman
Eugene Gladston *
Richard Goldman
Ann O’Connor Gordon *
Lilian Grosz
Margaret T. Harper
Laura Hawkins *
Peter W. Hegener
Alan Hershey
Roberta Holden *
Jennifer Holloway
Nancy B. Johnston *
Robert C. Johnston * and
Nancy B. Johnston *
Donald B. Jones * and
Beverley Jones *
Gabriella Klein *
Lawrence Koplik and
Sarah Roberts
Larson Sisters
Hella and Scott McVay
Linda and Stephen Mead
Susan Michniewski
Thomas Poole *
Frances Preston
John Rassweiler
Nancy Scarafile
Scott and Judy Sheldon
Richard Smith
Bill and Linda Swain
Ted and Penny Thomas
Megan Thomas, Esq.
Robert Tomaselli and
Michael Dawson
Mary Jane Trimmer *
Ann Harris Yasuhara *
*deceased
IN MEMORY OF
ROSEMARY AND
DAVID BLAIR
Karen Horn
Van and Myra Williams
IN MEMORY OF
BRIAN BREUEL
Meredith and Henry Von
Kohorn
IN MEMORY OF
GRANDMA “BEE”
BRIENZA
Rick Wright
IN MEMORY OF
ADAM BROCKUS
Georgette Chalker
IN MEMORY OF
BYRON CAMPBELL
William Hobart
Karen R Tank
IN MEMORY OF
ROBERT GARVER
Elizabeth Garver
IN MEMORY OF ANN
AND TONY GORDON
Catherine Raphael
IN MEMORY OF
JEFFREY GREENE
Amy Greene
IN MEMORY OF
BELLE GRUBERT
Pearl Podell
IN MEMORY OF
JOHN HARPER
David and Pat Atkinson
Jean Crane
Larry and Wendy Evans
Flip and Nancy Faherty
Geoffrey Green
Thomas Harrington
George and Diantha
Harrington
Mary Lou Hartman
Ann Kazak
Kerry Kazak
Tara Kazak
Jerre and Deborah Kilmer
Wendy Kistler
Diana and Derek Lidow
Linda and Stephen Mead
William Schowalter
James and Judy Webb
James and Martha
Wickenden
IN MEMORY OF
LAURA HAWKINS
Carroll Bever
Adrienne Rodewald
Joanne Rowley
Marjorie Steinberg
Gifts in Memory
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Phyllis Marchand’s family, husband Sy and daughter
Deborah, on a Memorial Bench at Marchand Meadow.
Benches gifted by the Fein family.
Lisa Paine
Eleanor Palmer
Jim Pascale
Jules and Marsha Richter
Mary Bentley Robin
Adrienne Rodewald
Vanessa Sandom and
Carl Seiden
Sandy and Dan Shapiro
Frank and Grace Sinden
Steven Steinberg
Daniel and Susan Stern
David Stirk and
Margaret Wreen
Wendy Tucker
Jack and Happy Wallace
Teddi and Fong Wei
Van and Myra Williams
Robert Willig and
Ginny Mason
Susan N. Wilson
Karen and Richard
Woodbridge
IN MEMORY OF
ANGELINA AND
JOSEPH MOLLICA
John R. Cassarini, Jr.
Linda Mollica
Julia Murphy
IN MEMORY OF
RAYMOND NEWMAN
Barbara Newman
IN MEMORY OF
JACKSON PLACE
John and Karen Place
IN MEMORY OF LYN
RANSOM
Inge Wimmers
IN MEMORY OF
MARVIN REED
Horatio and Beth Nichols
IN MEMORY OF
HENRY SEGAL
Maryanne and
David Belanger
Leonard Berlik
Alice Greenstone
Erica Guarnaccia
Gary Guarnaccia
Peter Macholt and
Kathy Fedorko
Dorothy & Charles Plohn
Jay and Theresa Wrobel
IN MEMORY OF
FRED SPAR
Winnie Spar
IN MEMORY OF
DAVID STEMPIEN
Katherine Cunningham
Lisa Desnoyers
Muying Dow
John and Cheryl Gaskill
Kathy R Harvey
Michael Kirsh
Barbara Majewsli
Linda and Stephen Mead
Felicia Montineri and
Maryellen Darragh
Melva Pante
Fred and Mary Jean Shandor
Leslie Stambler
Yvonne Vaucher
IN MEMORY OF
LANGHORN THORN
Jack Thorn
IN MEMORY OF NEIL
AND MIMI UPMEYER
Katherine O’Neill
IN MEMORY OF MARY
VAN SANT
Peter and Linda Esposti
IN MEMORY OF
RETIRED U.S. AIR
FORCE LT. COL.
THOMAS ROBERT
“BOB” VAUCHER
Lisa Desnoyers
Howard H. and Sydney Leach
Linda and Stephen Mead
Fred and Mary Jean Shandor
Yvonne Vaucher
IN MEMORY OF ELLI
WALTER
Hugo Walter
IN MEMORY OF PETER
WILSHUSEN
George Bateman
IN MEMORY OF
HARVEY WINKLER
Elizabeth Winkler
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Wendy Kvalheim
is rejoining the Board
after a hiatus, having served previously
as Co-Chair.
“Love for the natural beauty and
wildlife that make this our Garden
State is my motivating influence in
joining with D&R Greenway to plan
the future as we want it to be for
generations to come.”
Wendy is the
CEO and Design
Director of
Mottahedeh &
Company, a design
firm specializing
in antique
reproduction
of porcelain,
brass and ceramics. She has had or
holds licenses at historic properties
including the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, Colonial Williamsburg,
Historic Charleston, Mount Vernon,
U.S. National Trust, Musee des Arts
Decoratifs, National Geographic and
Passion for Maps.
A
s the new year dawned,
D&R Greenway Land Trust began
2022 having preserved 22,000 acres of
land since we were founded in 1989.
We help provide healthy food and clean
drinking water for our communities,
natural refuge for birds and wildlife,
resilient lands to mitigate climate
change, and trails to connect people
with the great outdoors. Our preserves
and programs inspire people to care
about conservation.
A heartfelt thank you!
We extend a heartfelt thank you
to the following individuals who
dedicated their time and expertise as
members of our Board of Trustees:
Kathleen Bagley; Pat Cullen, Esq.;
Diana Lidow; Peter Tucci, Esq.
and
Holly Welles, Ph.D.
A warm welcome!
A warm welcome is extended to our
newest trustees joining the Board of
Trustees in 2022:
Lisa Butler
, Esq.
is owner of the
law firm of Pinto
& Butler which
specializes in
estate planning,
probate and estate
administration,
22,000 Acres of Land Preserved by 2022:
A Legacy of Leadership
land preservation and residential real
estate. Lisa has lectured on the benefits
and techniques of land preservation
to NJ Green Acres, local governments
and private conservation organizations.
She has represented landowners on
preservation of their land.
Diana Moore
curated
environmentally
themed exhibitions
for D&R Greenway
for ten years,
from 2010–2020.
Continuing as
an advisor for
exhibits, she embraces the evolving
intersection of ecology, art, and
activism. Professionally, Diana is a
strategic corporate affairs leader with
a background in business development,
investor relations, corporate social
responsibility, and non-profit board
governance. She currently serves as
Head of Global Corporate Affairs at
Amicus Therapeutics. Diana grew up
at Tusculum, the Princeton home of
Declaration of Independence signer
John Witherspoon, on lands preserved
with D&R Greenway Land Trust.
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The Community Garden at St. Michaels Farm Preserve includes a Sharing Garden that
donates healthy produce to people in need. We donated 1,125 of produce in 2021.
(photo: Laura Hawkins)
D&R Greenway thanks
all of our trustees for their
dedication and support
of our mission to preserve
and care for land, and to
inspire a conservation ethic,
now and forever.
Note: This annual report
reflects giving from January
1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
D&R Greenway Land Trust has
attempted to recognize all those
who contributed so generously.
We apologize for any errors
and request that corrections be
brought to our attention
by calling 609-578-7470 or
info@drgreenway.org.
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IN HONOR OF
DEB HAALAND
Beryl Doyle
IN HONOR OF
D&R GREENWAY
STAFF
Flip and Nancy Faherty
IN HONOR OF
MARGEE HARPER
Celia Ryan
IN HONOR OF
ELLEN HEATH
Patricia Flores
IN HONOR OF
ALAN HERSHEY
Hunterdon Hiking Club
IN HONOR OF DAVID
AND KAREN HOLMES
Tonya Parnak
IN HONOR OF
NANCY FAHERTY
Marc and Susan Matlov
IN HONOR OF
MARY LECK
John Maret and
Pat Brundage
IN HONOR OF THE
MARCIANO FAMILY
Mary Beth & Bruce Michael
IN HONOR OF
SCOTT M
C
VAY
Bert G. Kerstetter
IN HONOR OF
LINDA MEAD
Story Clark Resor
IN HONOR OF
BARBARA MERRY
Benjamin Popken
IN HONOR OF
ELIZABETH
MITCHELL
James Mitchell
IN HONOR OF
TINA NOTAS
Catherine Bliss
IN HONOR OF
MICHAEL PERLIN
Linda Perlin
IN HONOR OF THE
RIOS FAMILY
Diane and Ted Griffith
IN HONOR OF JAN
ROBBINS AND GARY
WOODWARD
Hilary Woodward
IN HONOR OF
DAVID ROCKLAND
Michael Rockland
IN HONOR OF
JUDY COLBURN
Catherine Bliss
IN HONOR OF
DABBAGH WATNICK
FAMILY
Mona and Richard Watnick
IN HONOR OF
SIDNEY DIAMOND
David Fellman
IN HONOR OF
THOMAS FOX
Gunther Fox
IN HONOR OF
RUTH GIBSON
Michele Mariano
IN HONOR OF
EUGENE AND WENDY
GLADSTON
Benjamin Bartos
Gifts in Honor
Legacy of Land and People Support Mission
D
id you ever stop to think about the
word “Legacy” ... what does it
mean to you? The definition of legacy
in the Merriam-Webster dictionary
includes this:
1: a gift by will especially of money or
other personal property: bequest
2: something transmitted by or received
from an ancestor or predecessor or from
the past
We are thankful to our landowners for
ensuring a legacy of land that is special
and permanent.
• A generous gift of a building lot was
donated to D&R Greenway by Afroz
Qateer and Vinti Khanna. Located at
Route 518 and Stony Brook Road, it
is across from land that was preserved
by Nutan Singh in memory of her late
husband, Anil. Their common sense of
community and stewardship is expressed
by landowner Afroz Qateer:
“Our family really enjoys nature
and the outdoors. We originally
purchased the property to
potentially build a home for
ourselves in Hopewell. However,
our plans changed and we
really did not want to sell it to
a developer. Thus, we felt that
the D&R Greenway Land Trust
would be a great option since it
would allow the property to be
maintained as open space thereby
preserving some of New Jersey’s
fantastic but dwindling natural
environment.”
• Early in the year, the Marino
family gifted a legacy of land to
D&R Greenway on the edge of the
Sourlands.
• In December, the Monroe family
gifted us 43 acres of land nearby on
Ridge Road.
Laura Hawkins, a talented
photographer who often shared
her beautiful photography with
D&R Greenway, chose to leave a
bequest to support our work. She
also left us three stunning framed
photographs of Meredith’s Garden
of Inspiration that will hang at the
Johnson Education Center.
Among other gifts, we received the final
distribution from former trustee Gene
Gladston’s bequest. A birder who grew
up in New York City and appreciated
the importance of natural areas, Gene’s
final gift was dedicated by our Board of
Trustees to support the discovery center
at Point Breeze, a place once visited by
John James Audubon. Gene’s gift is an
inspirational challenge that invites you to
join the legacy.
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IN HONOR OF
ROSEDALE LANE
Susan Kunreuther
IN HONOR OF
MARSHA RUSSO
Robert Russo
IN HONOR OF
PETE STAATS
Robert Phillips
IN HONOR OF
CATHERINE
WALLACK
Patti and Matt Wallack
IN HONOR OF
KAY WIDMER
Gerrit and Barbara Bleeker
IN HONOR OF ELLEN
AND BRANN WRY
Charles Toal
Call Deb Kilmer at 609-578-7470
or email Linda Mead at
lmead@drgreenway.org to learn
how you can make a gift now or in
the future, and become a part of the
D&R Greenway legacy.
Monroe
Hopewell Borough
Preserved Forest
and Meadows
St. Michaels
Farm Preserve
Woods Brook Preserve
Cedar Ridge
Preserve
Sourland Ecosystem
Preserve
Singh
Qateer
Betty Wold Johnson
Preserve
Marino
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BACKGROUND
D&R Greenway Land Trust, an accredited nonprofit, has saved over 22,000+ acres of New Jersey land since its founding in 1989. By preserving land for life and creating public trails, it gives everyone the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. The land trust’s preserved farms and community gardens provide local organic food for our neighbors—including those most in need. Through strategic land conservation and stewardship, D&R Greenway combats climate change, protects birds and wildlife, and ensures clean drinking water for future generations. D&R Greenway’s mission is centered in connecting land with people from all walks of life.
Visit our Facebook and Instagram pages and www.drgreenway.org to learn about the organization’s latest news and virtual programs. D&R Greenway Land Trust, One Preservation Place, Princeton NJ 08540. The best way to reach D&R Greenway staff is by sending an e-mail to info@drgreenway.org or by calling D&R Greenway at 609-578-7470.
