Dear Members and Friends,
After 28 years of serving as New Jersey Audubon’s Executive Director, President and CEO, I retire next spring with confidence in having placed this organization in hugely capable hands. Eric Stiles, who for a decade has served as our Vice President for Conservation and COO, will steer New Jersey Audubon’s ongoing and future conservation success.
Building on life-saving protection measures of our recent past, such as the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act, Garden State Preservation Trust Act, Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, and a permanent moratorium on the harvest of Horseshoe Crabs in Delaware Bay, among others, New Jersey Audubon will continue to safeguard New Jersey citizens and the wildlife we treasure.
Advancing current research and conservation initiatives, including our Important Bird and Birding Areas program, forest stewardship, grassland preservation and shorebird protection, we will keep working to ensure the preservation of our natural heritage for future generations.
By opening the eyes, ears, hearts and minds of children, and providing opportunities for them to engage in the wonders of nature, grasp the interconnectedness of all living things, we are teaching what it means to be good stewards of the land, and growing our conservation leaders of the future.
In this, my last year-end request to New Jersey Audubon members, I leave you with a quote by Margaret Mead that, for me, truly defines the spirit of New Jersey Audubon: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Please support New Jersey Audubon’s continued success by making a special year-end contribution that will advance our mission and guide our conservation legacy of tomorrow.
Thank you for making my 28-year presidency a constant source of pride and a mere taste of what is possible for New Jersey Audubon in the years to come.
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Sincerely,
Thomas J. Gilmore
President and CEO |
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