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Delaware Water Gap Update

Environment, Forest Management, Legislative Issues, Wildlife Management / By

Delaware Water Gap Update NJOA and other groups are still opposing the campaign from a minority to change the designation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to a National Park which will restrict current recreational and management activities.  (see “IT AIN’T OVER TILL ITS OVER!” posted on this website earlier). https://www.njoutdooralliance.org/2024/delaware-water-gap-park-and-preserve-plan-2/  As reported, this would require […]

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Offshore Windmill Projects-What Are The Risks?

Legislative Issues, Oceans, Wind Issues / By

To combat climate change by moving our country away from dependence on fossil fuels, major offshore windmill projects are in various stages of being planned or in the process of being implemented. From Massachusetts to Virginia, approximately 2000 windmills are planned to be located off our eastern seaboard. In New Jersey, approximately 600 of them

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Let’s Put Up Windmills and See What Happens Next!

Environment, Featured, Legislative Issues, Oceans, Salt Water Fishing, Wind Issues / By

Let’s Put the Windmills Up and See What Happens Next! An Asbury Park Press article dated on March 28th showed a headline – New Jersey allots $3.7 Million to study offshore wind’s impact on environment.  This new award was announced by NJ Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette and New Jersey Board of Public

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900 Hundred Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore in Ukraine

Environment, Legislative Issues, Salt Water Fishing, Wind Issues / By

900 Hundred Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore in Ukraine By John Toth Ukraine is building cases against Russia for genocide, aggression, crimes against humanity and also a new one called Ecocide. This new one is crime against Ukraine’s environment.  Since the Russian/Ukraine war began, approximately 900 dolphins have washed up dead on Ukraine’s shore line. Russian warships menacing the southern

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S 987 Lake Access Bill needs your support

Freshwater Fishing, Legislative Issues, Uncategorized / By

Dear NJOA Members, We were informed yesterday that the Senate bill, S987, will be heard at the Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting on Monday June 12, 2023 at 1:30 PM. This legislative bill will provide $1 million in appropriations for PUBLIC access in certain NJ lakes. We are asking members to testify in SUPPORT of this bill! If you think you can

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