Cynwyd Trail Group earns Emerald Necklace Award

By Cheryl Allison for Main Line Media News

Lower Merion admits that when it handed out its first Emerald Necklace Award in 2006 it had a bit of an ulterior motive.

Yes, the new honor would recognize someone who had played an important role in protecting or preserving precious open space in the township.

But the hope was also that the example would inspire other community members to do the same.

Three years later the newest recipient is proof that that aim was right on target — and then some. The honoree is not an individual but a group, 70 members strong and growing.

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