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CRI features and markets New Jersey's exemplary land conservation and stewardship projects in seven Geographic Funds representing the entire Garden State.  These Featured Projects provide a means for philanthropic individuals, foundations, and corporations to efficiently spend charitable capital on conservation projects.

CRI pre-screens Featured Projects and provides project oversight and technical assistance to the sponsoring conservation organizations.

In addition to technical assistance, CRI helps to administer the Open Space Institute's NJ Conservation Loan Program,which provides critical bridge financing to non-profit conservation organizations for land conservation projects.

Many of the Featured Projects also meet the strict criteria for penalty settlements or natural resource damage (NRD) claims. CRI has developed standard agreements with responsible parties and regulators to enable us to provide essential project oversight for all featured land conservation, stewardship, and restoration projects. In addition to penalty and NRD claims, CRI works with regulators and corporations to facilitate supplemental environmental projects and other innovative means for financing conservation such as carbon sequestration projects.

CRI also provides consulting services to government agencies involved in conservation and land use matters as well as to landowners who are interested in land conservation.