News and Advocacy

Sometimes when I see an issue I belive deserves more publicity I will write about it, as no one can fix what they don't know is broken!

"Alaska Day" Legislation, a Summary Of 2 Pieces

Recently the Secretary of The Interior Doug Burgum, along with Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy, celebrated through the signing of multiple pieces of legislation on what they boasted as a celebratory “Alaska Day”. The two most important, and controversial, pieces of legislation are what I am going to summarize in this short blog.

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5 Congressional, Natural Resources and Public Lands,Bills to Watch

        I thought I would organize five congressional bills from the House Natural Resources Committee (mostly) I find interesting and worth watching the progress of, and these are not necessarily bad! Each link brings you to congress.gov, and on it you can find all the information on the bill, its progress through congress, and who to contact if you wish to comment on it.

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Note Worthy Organizations

I sometimes wish there was more I could to highlight noteworthy and impactful organizations, and decided to make a page to do just that!

CUMaurice River is dedicated to protecting the environment, and culture, of the Maurice River and its surrounding tributaries. They do tons of events that are very enjoyable, have countless resources on their website and even do active conservation and restoration projects.

Besides advocating for, and researching, birds (which is incredibly important!), NJ Audubon also actively conserves, restores, and educates about New Jerseys landscapes!

Blue Frontier is dedicated to expanding the tools and resources necessary to advocate for the ocean, and even made a map with the information of over 1000 ocean-based organizations!

The American Littoral Society does tons of conservation/restoration work, advocacy and education all along the New Jersey coast. They also write high-quality, and free, magazines!

The Rodale Institute has been pioneering Organic and Regenerative agricultural system's for the past 40 years that work better for the farmer economically, produce healthier food and are better for the environment. They also offer free classes I can attest to the high quality of!

The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey works on a wide variety of species throughout the state with on-the-ground restoration work, and I have even had the pleasure of working with on their biologists!

The Nature Conservancy's New Jersey Chapter owns over 60,000 acres in New Jersey alone, and they also do lots of research and advocacy work. Their Maurice River Bluffs preserve is a popular hiking and mountain biking destination in South Jersey.