Accreditation & Awards

LP&CT Earns Renewal of National Accreditation
Awarded by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission (renewed 2019, 2025)

The Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust has received land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance.

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Accreditation Ceremony 2014

“The Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust’s accredited status demonstrates our commitment to permanent land conservation that benefits the entire community,” said Mark Romanowsky, immediate past President. “Our land trust is a stronger organization today having gone through the rigorous accreditation program.”

In 2025, the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust (LP&CT) was awarded accreditation renewal.  Accredited land trusts are authorized to display a seal indicating to the public that they meet national standards for excellence, uphold the public trust and ensure that conservation efforts are permanent. The seal is a mark of distinction in land conservation.

Accreditation comments given by Kay Doyle, then President of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation:

“This organization and the work that you do is such a gift for our city and region as it enables everyone, no matter who they are, no matter where they live, no matter what their income level is or what their age is – it enables everyone to have the opportunity to experience nature right in their own backyard in an urban setting.

Because of you, everyone will have the opportunity to experience the restorative powers of nature, not just for the plants and the animals, but for themselves, a gift for all and for all time.”

Awards

2025: LP&CT and its partners Mass Audubon and Mill City Grows were awarded the Excellence in Land Conservation Award by the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition.

2023: Executive Director Jane Calvin receives the Patrick Mogan Learning City Award from Lowell City of Learning.

2022: LP&CT and Executive Director Jane Calvin were honored with the Allen H. Morgan Award from Mass Audubon as “passionate and effective advocates for the environment and the community of Lowell.”

2022: Great Nonprofit – 2022 Top-rated list

2022: Congressional and State Citations – for the Environmental Youth Task Force, Congresswoman Lori Trahan and State Representative Vanna Howard (photo at left)

2020: Girls Inc., Celebration of Today’s Woman, Jane Calvin, Executive Director

2018: Enterprise Bank Celebration of Excellence Non-profit of the Year (nomination)

2017 & 2009 : Certificate of Excellence in Environmental Education, MA Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs

2017 & 2013: River Steward Award, Sudbury-Assabet-Concord River Stewardship Council

2014: Salute to Women – Jane Calvin, Executive Director, The Lowell Sun

2014: Because of Her Award – Jane Calvin, Executive Director, Lowell Women’s Week

2012: National Historic Preservation Award (Spalding House), Daughters of the American Revolution

2012: Congressional Citation – for environmental education students’ “hard work, dedication, and stewardship projects on Lowell’s rivers and special places”, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas

2007: Historic Preservation Award, Lowell National Historical Park

2000: Massachusetts Preservation Award – Spalding House, MA Historical Commission