Thursday Night Nature: Stream Restoration and Conservation in Action with Sandy Urgo (April 10, 2025)

During this lecture, Sandy will highlight two of six major restoration projects completed by The Land Conservancy. The presentation will focus on Yards Creek Preserve in Blairstown, New Jersey, and also the Nancy Conger West Brook Preserve in West Milford Township. The Conservancy received the Land Ethics award for the West Milford project, in large part, because that project led to the emergence of an unusual state-endangered plant known as Hottonia inflata (or American Featherfoil). This was the first report of Hottonia inflata in Passaic County NJ and one of only five reports of the plant, statewide.

Sandy Urgo, Vice President of Land Preservation and Stewardship, joined The Land Conservancy of New Jersey in December 2003 after spending the previous two decades pursuing her interests in open space preservation and sustainable land use in Northern New Jersey. Sandy oversees all components of our land preservation program, manages our Land Preservation Team, and is the primary liaison with many funders. She is The Land Conservancy’s lead negotiator for the acquisition of land for open space, farmland preservation, conservation and recreation purposes. She also leads our Stewardship Team, developing concepts and funding for our land and water restoration projects and oversees each restoration. Sandy served on the Roxbury Township Council between 1998 and 2005 and served as Roxbury’s Mayor in 2000 and 2001. She was a charter member and Chair of the Township’s Open Space Committee from 1994 through 2001 and served 8 years on the Township’s Planning Board. Sandy was honored to be the first to receive the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for Land Conservation in 2018.

Program Fee: $15 (Members, enter your code at checkout to receive your 20% discount.)

All lectures will be held virtually using Zoom. They will be recorded and shared with everyone who registers for a short time.