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Take Action to Protect Wildlife

Exercise your rights by supporting legislation that protects wildlife and the environment.

New Jersey State Bills

Legislative session ends Jan. 12, 2026. Find your New Jersey State Senator or Assemblyman here in order to voice your opinion:
//www.njleg.state.nj.us/#findLegislator

Invasive species management bill. If you are in favor of restricting the sale and distribution of invasive plant species in the state of NJ, contact your member of the Assembly and urge them to vote in favor of bill S1029.
For a description and the status of the bill, see
//www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S1029

Dark Skies bill. If you are in favor of requiring bird-safe lighting in all state-funded building projects, contact your state Senator and urge them to vote in favor of bill A21966.
For a description and status of the Dark Skies bill see
//www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A2196/bill-text?f=A2500&n=2196_S2

Federal Regulations

The current federal administration has proposed rollbacks to protections for threatened species and the environment. To express your opposition and file a comment on each of the four docket items, click here and follow the link to the comment section at the end of the page. The comment period closes December 22, 2025. [Links to the 4 pages are provided below. Please scroll down.]


Comments must be manually submitted to the Regulations.gov docket websites.

To comment on the 4 proposed Federal Regulations, you may go directly to each of these pages:

To comment on Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat, click on the blue Comment button on the government page: Link to //www.regulations.gov/document/FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0039-0001

To comment on Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation, click on the blue Comment button on the government page: Link to //www.regulations.gov/document/FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0044-0001

To comment on Endangered and Threatened Species: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, click on the blue Comment button on the government page: Link to //www.regulations.gov/document/FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0029-0001

To comment on Endangered and Threatened Species: Critical Habitat, click on the blue Comment button on the government page: Link to //www.regulations.gov/document/FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0048-0001

Bergen County Audubon Society
Chapter of National Audubon Society and member of The Nature Program Cooperative
Founded in 1941
BCAS Bird

As members of Bergen County Audubon Society, we share a love of birds and a concern for the environment. Our mission is to promote and protect wildlife in its natural habitat by providing opportunities for observation and conservation.

Please Support Bergen County Audubon Society

We are a non profit 501(c)(3) organization. The funds that we raise allow us to continue our Education and Conservation efforts. To participate, see our printable form for a BCAS Donation - or donate now via our secure PayPal payment account

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