Overview
Join us on April 29 at 6pm for a thoughtful conversation about wildlife connectivity in New Jersey—and beyond—hosted by Princeton University’s Conservation Society and featuring speakers from The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey on the distinguished panel.
New Jersey is about one-third developed and one-third protected, leaving the fate of about one-third of the state’s land as yet undetermined. It is a critical time for us to shape New Jersey’s landscape for people—and for wildlife—now and for the future.
New Jersey’s dense development and roadway network pose significant challenges for the animals that live in and migrate through our fields, forests and waterways. We can help species thrive through on-the-ground conservation, strategically protecting natural areas and the movement corridors between them. And, we can achieve better outcomes for wildlife through public policy, such as legislation that enforces consideration of wildlife well-being when transportation projects are initiated or repaired.
The panel includes:
- David S. Wilcove, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs and the High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton University
- New Jersey Senator Bob Smith, 17th Legislative District, sponsor of Wildlife Corridor Action Plan Bill S3618
- Tori Linder, conservation campaign strategist and Emmy-award winning film producer of NatGeo’s Path of the Panther
- Eliot Nagele, New Jersey Director of Lands, The Nature Conservancy
- Phil Echevarria, New Jersey Director of Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy