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Montgomery County Green Futures Achievement Award Winners Announced
Montgomery County Green Futures fourth annual Achievement Awards were announced recognizing six dynamic communities for their outstanding achievements and efforts demonstrating exemplary land protection, effective partnerships in regional planning, and visionary open space projects.

Sponsored by Montgomery County Lands Trust, this program is made possible with generous support from Univest Corporation, William Penn Foundation, Montgomery County Community Foundation, and Montgomery County.

Award-winning communities include:
-- Upper Pottsgrove Township – Goose Run Pedestrian Walking Trail;
-- Whitemarsh Township/Whitemarsh Foundation – Erdenheim Farm;
-- Lower Moreland Township – Greenway and Redevelopment Plan for Philmont Corridor;
-- Montgomery Township – Memorial Grove Park;
-- Skippack Township – Walking Trail Project; and
-- Municipality of Norristown – Creating a Greener Urban Landscape.

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 to see photos from the awards ceremony.

Inspired by the November 2003 Green Fields/Green Towns referendum, and the passage of Pennsylvania’s $625 million Growing Greener II Bond Initiative, the Green Futures Program is a three-pronged initiative which has reached more than 950 people since its first event in 2006.
The components of this multifaceted approach consist of education, outreach and training in a variety of stimulating venues.

The primary goal of these workshops continues to be that of providing local leaders with the open space tools they need to make enlightened decisions and public investment regarding land conservation, water resource protection and smart growth techniques.

Montgomery County Lands Trust
 works to preserve and connect the natural areas, farmland, and neighborhood green spaces which contribute to our quality of life, to a clean and abundant water supply, and to the health of our region’s economy.

11/16/2009

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