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The New Jersey Audubon is a privately supported, nonprofit, membership organization that focuses on creating environmental awareness through education and research. What makes this organization special is their three part mission to better New Jersey’s natural beauty. In their mission they state that their goals are focused on, “fostering environmental awareness and conservation ethic among New Jersey’s citizens,” as well as protecting, “NJ Wildlife especially endangered and threatened species,” and to promote, “preservation of NJ natural habitats.” (New Jersey Audubon Strategic Plan 2009-2012) Throughout New Jersey there are 34 Audubon nature preserves. Located in Bernardsville, Cape May, Trenton and multiple other sites, the preserves are spread out across the state.

 

The NJ Audubon has 5 goals associated with it:

1. Protect and enhance the viability of natural systems now and for future generations.

2. Engage and reconnect people with nature, while raising public awareness of the importance of environmental conservation.

3. Foster nature as a way to enhance quality of life for all NJ Residents.

4. Exemplify sound principles and practices at all NJ Audubon facilities, properties, programs, and activities.

5. Ensure that mission area departments, centers and sanctuaries work together effectively to achieve NJ Audubon mission.

 

By educating target audiences and populations across the state the Audubon hopes to create more programs that will be able to carry on the organization’s goals. These goals have a general focus on reducing the amount of habitat loss and destruction throughout New Jersey. Various innovative technologies from solar panels, and energy efficient lightbulbs, to biomass furnaces and xeriscaping have been employed and integrated into their facilities in an effort to move toward a greener future.

 

When it comes to research the New Jersey Audubon’s Department of Research and Monitoring utilizes sound scientific principles and practices when creating their projects and programs. The department’s funding comes in the form of government grants and contracts that help to support specific programs. Their projects and programs have a primary focus on priority natural resource conservation issues. In the past they have funded projects on horseshoe crab/shorebird phenomenon and their inter-dependence and population declines, wind energy development as it relates to migration flyways, and airport grasslands management to support grassland breeding birds. (njaudubon.org 2014)

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One of their most recent achievements occurred in December of 2011. In Cumberland and Cape May counties a national panel of experts confirmed that the area along the Delaware Bayshore met the criteria to become a globally significant important bird area. Meaning these areas has met the criteria to be considered globally important for the conservation of bird populations. This achievement helped move the NJ Audubon forward in their journey to achieve their three part mission.

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For more information please visit http://www.njaudubon.org/

 

 

 

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Map of the Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary 

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