Dear Friend,

As the representative for the diverse Third Congressional District of South Jersey, I have been engaged in numerous conservation issues. The beautiful Third District includes three large bays, a string of barrier islands, fishing industries, a National Wildlife Refuge, a wilderness area, numerous rivers and a half million acres of the Federal Pinelands Reserve.

As an American, I feel that we all have an obligation to be good stewards of the environment. As chairman of the House Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Subcommittee between 1994-2000, I have tried to put that perspective into practice, and as the current Vice Chairman of the House Fish and Oceans Subcommittee, I plan to continue working on this important challenge.

This Website has some of my more recent activities on environmental matters, and some links to pertinent sites. If you are a Third District constituent, please feel free to contact me on any federal issue.

All the best,

Jim Saxton
MEMBER OF CONGRESS

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Press Releases

2006

• Defenders of Wildlife Present Award to Rep. Saxton - June 9, 2006
• Saxton, LoBiondo: $650K for Research at Rutgers U.; House OK's funds for cranberry, blueberry research - May 24, 2006
• Courier Post: 'Saxton honored for environmental efforts, receives award for protecting natural areas - May 23, 2006
• Leading N.J. Conservation Groups of Garden State Salute Jim Saxton's Work to Protecting the Environment - May 22, 2006
• N.J. Audubon Society, N.J. Conservation Foundation, 11 Groups Honor Saxton on Wildlife & Open Space - May 22, 2006
• Rep. Saxton Backs Conservation Amendments; Changes w/ bipartisan support put in Interior budget - May 19, 2006
• Saxton Amendments Added to Magnuson-Stevens; Fisheries Bill Passes House Resources Committee - May 18, 2006
• Saxton Unveils Bill to Support Nat. Fish Hatcheries; Would foster volunteers for hatcheries that produce stripers, shad, herring, other fish; Legislation modeled after previous Saxton bills passed into law - May 12, 2006
• Congressmen Saxton, Andrews and LoBiondo Team Up; Hold press conf. on provision in 2007 Defense Bill to stall dumping VX chemicals into the Delaware River - May 11, 2006
• Hearing Held on Saxton's Ocean Exploration Bill - May 5, 2006
• Saxton, Pallone Slam Proposed Bluefin Tuna Ban; Ask Head of National Marine Fisheries Service to Toss Plan to Eliminate Tuna Catch for Recreational Fishing - March 31, 2006
• Int'l Assn. of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Honor Saxton; Congressman awarded for wildlife conservation work - March 15, 2006
• Defenders of Wildlife Names Saxton 'Wildlife Hero;' Cites "Exemplary Leadership" in Protecting Nature - February 6, 2006
• Saxton Receives Award from The Humane Society - January 20, 2006
• Reps. LoBiondo, Saxton Applaud Emergency Declaration Granted to New Jersey Farmers by USDA - January 12, 2006
• Saxton Praises EPA's Reversal on Sewage Issue - January 12, 2006

2005

• Rep. Saxton Joins House Open Space Caucus; Preserved lands are needed for wildlife habitat; South Jersey bases benefited from land conservation - December 22, 2005
• Canada Geese Management Plan Done; Long-Awaited Plan Aims to Trim Resident Geese Population - November 23, 2005
• Bill Threatens Wildlife Refuge, Shore, Public Lands - October 26, 2005
• Saxton: Wildlife Habitat Provisions of Endangered Species Act at Risk; Votes against bill that threatens habitat, and creates a new entitlement program - September 29, 2005
• Cong. Saxton Introduces Ocean Exploration Bill - September 20, 2005
• Funds for Forsythe Wildlife Refuge Pass House; Saxton Helps Obtain $300K for land acquisition - July 28, 2005
• Saxton Honored by Barnegat Bay Decoy & Baymen's Museum, Tuckerton Seaport @ 2005 'Down Bay' Gala - July 26, 2005
• Saxton Introduces Bills to Promote Alternative Fuel; Offer tax breaks for ethanol car buyers, stations - July 20, 2005
• Congressman Saxton Introduces Legislation to Help Expand Coastal Open Space Preservation - July 1, 2005
• Congressman Saxton Cited as 'Guardian of the Bay' - June 28, 2005
• Congressman Saxton Joins Colleagues in Cosponsoring Comprehensive Bipartisan Ocean Bill - June 17, 2005
• 'Net Free Returns;' Missing since May 19, Rutgers U. Locates Rep. Saxton's Tagged Atlantic Striped Bass - June 16, 2005
• Cong. Saxton Adopts Tagged Atlantic Striped Bass Rutgers U. Tracks 'Net Free' in Burlco & Ocean Co. - May 27, 2005
• Barnegat Bay Decoy & Baymen's Museum Nets Grant - April 19, 2005
• Cong. Saxton Becomes Ocean Caucus Co-Chairman - February 18, 2005
• Saxton earns high marks on wildlife report - February 1, 2005

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