I'm especially taken by this press release below, which I received from Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, because Tanya Sulikowski is among the award recipients. Five or six years ago, I interviewed Tanya for an article I hoped to write on Schiff Nature Preserve in Mendham, when she served as Director there. She was wonderful to work with. Kind, very bright, fully present, and generous with information. I never forget the key motive in my seeking her out: what I felt to be a revolution in New Jersey concerning the environment.
Ostensibly, the article was to represent Schiff, and with her help, no doubt it would have proved to be a very good one, but I did not fail to speak of this issue of a change in the state's modus operandi in favor of the environment. Deep down, Schiff symbolized a larger whole for me, though Schiff itself is a wonderful acreage with valuable programs. The organization is also important in keeping intact the homestead of the father of the Boy Scouts of America, Baden Powell.
I could write for hours, days, weeks on the shift in New Jersey from industrial cauldron to environmental transformation, but I'll finish by pointing out that environmentalism today has come to recognize--and I think where it hasn't yet, it should--that the state's geography and the planet exists in the people's interest. I remember the scripts from the late 1960's. All about how evil man is. Now we learn that a flourishing environment means a flourishing society.
For more information on the 2016 Women & Wildlife Awards, please visit www.ConserveWildlifeNJ.org/getinvolved/event/women/. To learn more about CWF, please visit www.ConserveWildlifeNJ.org.
Ostensibly, the article was to represent Schiff, and with her help, no doubt it would have proved to be a very good one, but I did not fail to speak of this issue of a change in the state's modus operandi in favor of the environment. Deep down, Schiff symbolized a larger whole for me, though Schiff itself is a wonderful acreage with valuable programs. The organization is also important in keeping intact the homestead of the father of the Boy Scouts of America, Baden Powell.
I could write for hours, days, weeks on the shift in New Jersey from industrial cauldron to environmental transformation, but I'll finish by pointing out that environmentalism today has come to recognize--and I think where it hasn't yet, it should--that the state's geography and the planet exists in the people's interest. I remember the scripts from the late 1960's. All about how evil man is. Now we learn that a flourishing environment means a flourishing society.
Three New Jersey Women to be Honored for
Leadership in Wildlife Conservation on Nov. 30 at Duke Farms
in Hillsborough
Gov. Florio keynote speaker at Women & Wildlife event
featuring silent auction, Awards Ceremony, and live bird of prey
Hillsborough, NJ – The nonprofit
Conserve Wildlife
Foundation of New Jersey (CWF) will present their 11th annual Women
& Wildlife Awards on Wednesday, November 30 at the Coach Barn at Duke Farms
in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Former New
Jersey Governor James J. Florio will serve as the keynote speaker, and the
event will also include a silent auction and a live bird of prey.
The Women
& Wildlife Awards recognize special individuals for their achievements, the
advances they have made for women in their professions, their efforts to
increase awareness of rare species and the habitats they depend on, and their
contributions to New Jersey's wildlife.
“Wildlife
conservation efforts have benefited from a strong core of female scientists,
educators, advocates, researchers, and rehabilitators who serve as role models
for the next generation,” said David Wheeler, CWF Executive Director. “Thanks
to our Women & Wildlife honorees, today’s young girls can feel confident in
pursuing science and conservation as careers with limitless and exciting
possibilities.”
Event
sponsors include PSE&G, Eric Sambol, Bob and Maureen Coleman, Renzi
Bernardi Suarez & Co., Dr. Barbara, Brummer, Dewberry, James Fiorentino,
Glenn Insurance, Inc., Amy S. Greene Environmental Consultants, Inc., Grumpys
Tackle, Mercer County Wildlife Center, Merrill G. & Emita E. Hastings
Foundation, New Jersey Education Association, Pinelands Nursery, Rick Weiman,
and Your Part Time Controller.
The 2016
honorees are:
Martha Maxwell-Doyle - Inspiration
With over
three decades of dedication to resource management, hazardous materials, and
environmental protection, Ms. Maxwell-Doyle has proved to be a powerful force
behind habitat restoration and protection. Currently working at the Barnegat
Bay Partnership as a project coordinator for estuary protection and
restoration, Ms. Maxwell-Doyle's years of experience at multiple national
estuary programs has made it second nature for her to implement conservation
and management plans. Ms. Maxwell-Doyle’s enthusiasm for life and the
environment drives her to do as much as possible to repair New Jersey's
wildlife habitats while teaching others that a difference can be made.
Wendy Walsh - Leadership
As a
Senior Fish and Wildlife Biologist at the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ms. Walsh has proven herself invaluable in the endangered species
field for her work with wildlife such as the piping plover, swamp pink, and
seabeach amaranth. Her most notable work is with the red knot, a declining
species for which Ms. Walsh took the species lead in the federal listing
process. Her tireless efforts coordinating, analyzing and interpreting data,
particularly detailing the effects of changing climate on these long-distance
migrant shorebirds has made her work widely acclaimed as the final rule. Ms.
Walsh's open-mindedness to others' expertise makes for effective planning and
implementation of her vision to one day recover all threatened and endangered
species.
Tanya Sulikowski - Education
A
champion in environmental education, Ms. Sulikowski is currently the Manager of
Programs at Duke Farms where she hosts hands-on creative projects that include
bird banding and monitoring, as well as rain gardens and barrels just to name a
few. Ms. Sulikowski considers her creation of the Teen Action and Leadership
Opportunities for Nature program to be her greatest professional achievement,
since it inspires urban students to make lifestyle changes that incorporate
their newly discovered love of nature. Her reach has extended statewide through
her various roles within the Alliance for NJ Environmental Educators, where she
currently serves as Vice President.
For more information on the 2016 Women & Wildlife Awards, please visit www.ConserveWildlifeNJ.org/getinvolved/event/women/. To learn more about CWF, please visit www.ConserveWildlifeNJ.org.
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Conserve
Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey has worked to protect rare wildlife in New Jersey and
beyond for over two decades. CWF biologists and educators utilize field
science, habitat restoration, environmental education, public engagement, and
volunteer stewardship to ensure our most vulnerable wildlife species can continue
to call New Jersey home. Our dedicated and innovative scientists have helped
many species recover and thrive again in our densely populated state.
CWF's wildlife webcams, Story Maps, live webcasts, and e-books help bring wildlife directly to the screens of tens of thousands of people, while our public events and volunteer projects give people of all generations the opportunity to experience the wonders of wildlife up close. Our educators utilize art and essay contests, educational field trips, summer camps, afterschool programs, technology initiatives, classroom presentations, and wildlife-based curriculum and lesson plans that meet the latest educational standards in helping kids grow in STEAM - or Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. More information can be found at www.ConserveWildlifeNJ.org.
CWF's wildlife webcams, Story Maps, live webcasts, and e-books help bring wildlife directly to the screens of tens of thousands of people, while our public events and volunteer projects give people of all generations the opportunity to experience the wonders of wildlife up close. Our educators utilize art and essay contests, educational field trips, summer camps, afterschool programs, technology initiatives, classroom presentations, and wildlife-based curriculum and lesson plans that meet the latest educational standards in helping kids grow in STEAM - or Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. More information can be found at www.ConserveWildlifeNJ.org.
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