Membership Letter

Individual annual dues only $35.00! Click here for membership form.

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v     Everything seems to happen at once, all around you as with others life changes.  Current events affect the way business is done, and finding answers outside the arena can be difficult.  This membership can be the dividend you've been looking for! 

Dear friend:

If you are like me, you have trouble sorting everything out.  Finding an impartial, reliable source of information on wetland issues has become increasingly difficult in these times of Supreme Court decisions, changing regulations, and regional differences.

The New York State Wetlands Forum is available to help.  A non-advocacy organization, the New York State Wetlands Forum has addressed and will continue to provide coverage on issues such as:

o       Supreme Court Rulings on Isolated Wetlands and Takings Claims
o       Mitigation Programs - "Are they failing?"
o       Acquiring and Managing Wetlands
o       The Corps’ Proposal on Reissuance and Modification of the Nationwide Permits (effective February 11, 2002)
o       Wetland Plantings and Their Appropriate Water Depths

Your $35.00 tax-deductible membership contribution will be pooled with contributions from individuals from throughout New York State – environmental planners, scientists, professors, land stewards, volunteers, policy makers, students, natural resource managers, lawyers, government staff, homebuilders, developers, land protection advocates, and many others too numerous to name here. 

Membership contributions enable the New York State Wetlands Forum to provide information about current and developing issues within the wetlands arena, including:

o       Property rights
o       Judicial decisions
o       Legislative updates
o       Wetland stewardship
o       State and Federal wetland changes
o       Scientific research
o       And much, much more!

Additional information about our programs, conferences, workshops, and other activities along with updates on wetland issues is available on our website at www.wetlandsforum.org.
Becoming a member of the New York State Wetlands Forum means so much more than just mailing in a check.  You will receive the following membership benefits:

o       An information-packed bi-annual newsletter, The Forum, that reviews and discusses late-breaking wetland topics, regulatory updates, and other useful items.
o       An invitation and reduced registration for our very popular two-day annual conference, where people interested in wetland issues from across New York State gather to exchange information and experiences while attending a variety of presentations and field trips.
o       Announcements of other meetings, workshops, and field excursions in New York State.
o       Opportunities to advance wetland knowledge in New York State by serving on our Board of Governors and/or participating on the Forum’s committees.

May we count on your tax-deductible membership contribution this year?  If so, please renew or become a member today.  Just print and complete the form below and mail with your contribution.   

Many thanks,

Kevin Bernstein
Chairperson

 

4 Youngs Place
P.O. Box 1351
Latham, NY 12110-1351
518-783-1322
Fax: 518-783-1258
info@wetlandsforum.org