Conservation Affairs and Public Statements
The New Jersey Chapter of the Wildlife Society strives to responsibly engage in public discourse on New Jersey environmental issues that affect wildlife or wildlife professionals.
Please contact our Conservation Affairs Chair Adam Bunger (NewJerseyTWS@gmail.com) with questions about our official statements or to offer thoughts on environmental current events.
2025
Letter to New Jersey Senators Andy Kim and Cory Booker in support of the State & Tribal Wildlife Grants program.
2023
Public comment to the New Jersey Highlands Council regarding the draft version of Best Management Practices (BMP) for Forestry in the New Jersey Highlands Region.
Letter to the New Jersey Highlands Council in support of active forest management.
Letter to New Jersey Senator Bob Smith in opposition to his comments about proforestation.
Public comment to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in support of Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP) and Game Code changes.
2022
Public comment to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in support of New Jersey’s Natural and Working Lands Strategy (NWLS) Scoping Document.
2021
Letter to Bob Smith, Chair of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee in opposition to Bill S2640, which would require protection for feral Monk Parakeets.
2020
Letter to Bob Smith, Chair of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee in opposition of the Compassion for Community Cats Law.
Letter to New Jersey Congressman Stephen Sweeney in support of vetoing Bill S3407, which would have removed the limitation on the number of Division of Fish and Wildlife permits to harvest American beaver.
2019
Letter to Bob Smith, Chair of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee in opposition of the Compassion for Community Cats Law.
Letter to Linda Greenstein, Vice Chair of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee in opposition of the Compassion for Community Cats Law.
Response to a NorthJersey.com opinion article about New Jersey’s deer policy.
2018
Letter to New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy in support of the Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP).
Letter to Catherine R. McCabe, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in support of the Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP).
Letter to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker requesting his support of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA).
Letter to New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez requesting his support of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA).
Letter to Joelle Gore, Chief of the Stewardship Division of the Office of Coastal Management in support of amending the New Jersey Coastal Management Program (NJCMP) to include the Shore Tourism and Ocean Protection from Offshore Oil and Gas Act.
Public comment to the US Fish and Wildlife Service recommending reconsideration of Little Egg Inlet as a full System Unit within the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Position Statement on managing for biodiversity in Northeastern forests.
2016
Letter to Dave Golden, Chief of the Bureau of Land Management, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife in support of the Forest Stewardship Plan for Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area.
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