221-18 Exhibit to Resolution Authorizing Retension of Land Conservancy.pdf

QUALIFICATIONS The Land Conservancy is uniquely experienced and well qualified to assist West Orange Township with the completion of the update to its 2009 Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP). We are a fully comprehensive planning organization with staff skilled and experienced in the requirements and analyses needed to prepare Open Space Plans. We have the capacity and technical ability to quickly and efficiently step in to complete these reports without delay. We completed West Orange Township’s 2002 Open Space and Recreation Plan and updated this report in 2004 and 2009. Working closely with the Township and Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, the South Mountain Conservancy, we purchased and preserved 11 acres in 2009 which has since been added to South Mountain Reservation in West Orange as part of Mayapple Hill. Our staff has completed 80 Open Space Plans for municipalities throughout New Jersey. Each of these communities received certification through Sustainable Jersey and funding through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres program through submittal of these reports, which are required to be updated every ten years. The resources of our office include a state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems (GIS) center with large scale plotter and numerous high-quality laser printers capable of printing smaller maps for handouts and publication. The Land Conservancy has licensed software which includes ArcGIS 10.6, PhotoShop, InDesign, Adobe Professional, and the Microsoft Office Suite. Staff is skilled at a variety of web-based software. The Land Conservancy of New Jersey is a nonprofit land trust organization dedicated to permanently protecting land for conservation of natural resources, recreation, and water quality protection. Founded in 1981, we have helped 100 government and private organizations preserve, steward, and protect open space. We have written 142 plans, preserved 25,000 acres, and helped towns receive $239 million for land preservation. Our staff includes a licensed planner, technical writers, skilled GIS cartographers, naturalists, and graduate students from the Bloustein School of Urban Planning at Rutgers University. The Land Conservancy has received numerous awards for our work: • 2017 – NJDEP GIS – 1st Place Best

ists, and graduate students from the Bloustein School of Urban Planning at Rutgers University. The Land Conservancy has received numerous awards for our work: • 2017 – NJDEP GIS – 1st Place Best Analytical Presentation – Sussex County Open Space Plan Update • 2016 – New Jersey BIZ – Public Private Partnership Award – Bergen County Flood Planning • 2015 – New Jersey Planning Officials Achievement in Planning – Preservation of Beaver Brook Farm presented to Warren County, in partnership with The Land Conservancy of New Jersey. • 2015 – New Jersey Chapter of the American Water Resources Association Excellence in Water Resources Protection and Planning Award for the South Branch Preserve Ecological Restoration Project in Mt. Olive Township, Morris County.