202x Offshore Windmill Updates There are known problems with the windmills causing radar interference. These problems will be sure to cause safety issues for fishing vessels and other ships in the area of working windmills. The resolution for these issues will be shouldered by the vessels working in the windmill areas. Wind farm planners have […]
Ongoing Updates to Our Position on Wind Read More »
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 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
Let’s Put Up Windmills and See What Happens Next! Read More »
IT AIN’T OVER TILL ITS OVER! In the last two years, NJOA along with other organizations have been keeping a close eye on the unpopular proposal by the Sierra club of Pennsylvania and a small group of people to redesignate the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA) as a national park. NJOA has written
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Our President, Ed Markowski has passed away Ed Markowski, a founding member and president of NJOA for many years, has passed away. His guidance and knowledge will be sorely missed. The family has requested that a Memorial Fund be established in his honor in lieu of flowers. Donations to NJOA in Ed’s memory may be made using this link. https://secure.anedot.com/new-jersey-outdoor-alliance/cd6f3957b10ec63ff1b54 Rest
On Friday February 23, 2024 members of seven sportsmen’s groups met with Assistant Commissioners Golden and Cecil to discuss our concerns over the proposed road closures and the effects they would have on our constituents. The meeting was productive in that all of our positions were made clear. We all had a problem with not being part
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2023 was a difficult year or Sportspeople in New Jersey. With an anti -gun, anti-hunting Governor leading the way and an Assembly and Senate populated by legislators with the same mind set, it was a year to duck and cover. We have one more year to survive Murphy recognizing that inevitably change is coming. The
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It is time for this year’s NJOA membership drive. It is quite simple and is named “Just One”. We are asking our current membership to sign up “just one” new member. You can download the attached membership application and have it with you at your events and club meetings, or share the link electronically. We
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