Michele Byers named national Garden Club of America medalist

Michele S. Byers, the recently-retired executive director of New Jersey Conservation Foundation, has been chosen for a national medal from the Garden Club of America (GCA).
On Jan. 10, the Garden Club of America announced 10 recipients of its 2022 national medals, the highest honors bestowed on individuals or institutions for distinguished achievements. The GCA will present the medals at its annual meeting in Parsippany, N.J., this coming April.

Byers was chosen for the 2022 Frances K. Hutchinson Medal, awarded for distinguished service to conservation, in recognition of her decades of work to conserve natural lands.
A resident of the Pottersville section of Bedminster Township, N.J., Byers retired on Dec. 31 as New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s executive director after 22 years at the helm. Her career at the nonprofit had spanned nearly 40 years.

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