Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation: The Teaneck Creek Conservancy and EcoArt
Photo credit: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Like many successful non-profit organizations, the Teaneck Creek
Conservancy was formed in response to a perceived threat. One morning
the founders of the Puffin Foundation,
Perry and Gladys Rosenstein, looked out their office window and saw
surveyor flagging tape that was mysteriously adorning trees in the
forest behind the building’s parking lot.
Alarmed by the thought that the trees were selected to be cut down, the Rosensteins mobilized local community environmentalists, educators, artists, and scientists to save the 46 acre forest that they found out was owned by Bergen County and designated as “Area 1” of Overpeck County Park. Twelve years later the non-profit Teaneck Creek Conservancy (TCC) is the premier EcoArt organization in Bergen County. TCC now has a unique long-term lease with Bergen County and manages the 46 acre Park’s programming, trail maintenance, and fund raising activities.
Alarmed by the thought that the trees were selected to be cut down, the Rosensteins mobilized local community environmentalists, educators, artists, and scientists to save the 46 acre forest that they found out was owned by Bergen County and designated as “Area 1” of Overpeck County Park. Twelve years later the non-profit Teaneck Creek Conservancy (TCC) is the premier EcoArt organization in Bergen County. TCC now has a unique long-term lease with Bergen County and manages the 46 acre Park’s programming, trail maintenance, and fund raising activities.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/3/2010 12:00 PM 
Categories: Conservation
Tags: Geraldine R Dodge Foundation ecoart Teaneck Creek Conservancy conservation
Categories: Conservation
Tags: Geraldine R Dodge Foundation ecoart Teaneck Creek Conservancy conservation
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