New York Wetlands Petition

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We, the undersigned, ask New York State Senator Steve Saland to reach out to Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno to schedule the Wetlands Protection Act for a vote.

Wetlands are a vital resource that maintain clean drinking water, prevent flooding, and provide critical habitat for ducks, fish, and other wildlife.

However, rollbacks in federal protection and the weakest state law in the Northeast have left many of New Yorks wetlands entirely unprotected. The Wetlands Protection Act, S.3835, would protect New Yorks wetlands by reducing the size threshold for state jurisdiction from 12.4 acres to one acre.

We urge the State Senate to act swiftly to ensure the timely passage of this legislation before the end of the 2008 legislative session.

35 Signatures

  • Patrick Kelly
  • Jane Diamond
  • Siobhan Liddell
    • Comments
    • please take this seriously!
  • Gary A. DiMauro
    • Comments
    • the passage of this bill is long overdue
  • Charles D. Rubin
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  • Kathryn Windley
  • Frank Knobloch
  • Kristofer Munn
  • Tom mansfield
  • Lenore Nemeth
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    • Red Hook and Milan are my concerns
  • Phoebe Prentice
  • Suzanne Shea
    • Comments
    • Red Hook
  • Elizabeth Jones
  • Joey Cavella
  • karen J. Fraleigh
    • Comments
    • It is imparitive that our wetlands be protected from dumping and building. I live right next door to wetlands which is used by animals and people. ( Sometimes people dump on this land which upsets the balance of nature.) Think of the future and protect our wetlands.
  • dan peterson
  • Laurie Husted
    • Comments
    • We need to recognize the value of our natural capital and the services wetlands provide for free.
  • Christopher Klose
  • Vicky Perry
  • Harry Colgan
  • Anna M Goyette
    • Comments
    • Clean water is our life--please, let's protect it for us and our children's children.
  • Emily Houpt
  • Jeffrey Berns
  • Lucy Kuriger
    • Comments
    • I have a very small but valuable wetland on my property. Without any protection, surrounding neighbors would have filled it in years ago.
  • Barbara Jeter-Jackson
  • John Schmitz
  • Anne Rubin
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  • Jonathan Maletta
    • Comments
    • Wetlands are centers of biodiversity and provide a number of ecological and economic services.
  • Tom Blanton
    • Comments
    • doing it for the ducks
  • Carolyn Detweiler
  • Tallah Woykowski