Map Information:

Map Title:
New Jersey’s Wildlife Needs Your Help

Name(s) of Author(s):
Michael Davenport

Organization:
NJDEP – Endangered and Non-game Species Program

Email Address:
michael.davenport@dep.state.nj.us

Telephone Number:
609-292-9400

Software Used to Make Map:
ArcView 9.0

Platform on Which
Software Was Used:
Windows

Plotter Used to Print Map:
Hewlett Packard Design Jet 1055CM

Data Sources:

Endangered and Non-game Species Program – Photos by ENSP Staff – Chris Davidson, Wade and Sharon Wander, Rober Zappalorti

Map Description:

The mission of the DEP’s Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Endangered & Nongame Species Program (“ENSP”) is to actively conserve New Jersey’s biological diversity by maintaining and enhancing endangered and nongame wildlife populations within healthy functioning ecosystems. Much of the data regarding species distribution is generated through surveys conducted by our biologists. However, because our biologists cannot survey the entire state every day, the ENSP relies on supplementing the biologists’ data with data provided by the general public. This instructional poster guides the public on how to submit data to the ENSP and how that data may be used. The Sighting Report form is displayed, as well as an example of an aerial photo (an aerial photo or a topographic map must accompany the form). In addition, there is an explanation on how ENSP wildlife data is used to generate the Landscape Project, which maps critical areas of the state based on species locations as well as land-use classification. In the near future, this poster will be distributed to environmental education centers and similar locations throughout the state in order to (1) generate interest in New Jersey’s threatened wildlife, (2) increase the amount of wildlife data captured by a greater number of observers, and (3) solicit donations for the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ.

Map Title:	New Jersey’s Wildlife Needs Your Help
Name(s) of Author(s):	Michael Davenport
Organization:	NJDEP – Endangered and Non-game Species Program
Email Address:	michael.davenport@dep.state.nj.us
Telephone Number:	609-292-9400
Software Used to Make Map:	ArcView 9.0
Platform on Which Software Was Used:	Windows
Plotter Used to Print Map:	Hewlett Packard Design Jet 1055CM
Data Sources:	Endangered and Non-game Species Program – Photos by ENSP Staff – Chris Davidson, Wade and Sharon Wander, Rober Zappalorti
Map Description:	The mission of the DEP’s Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Endangered & Nongame Species Program (“ENSP”) is to actively conserve New Jersey’s biological diversity by maintaining and enhancing endangered and nongame wildlife populations within healthy functioning ecosystems. Much of the data regarding species distribution is generated through surveys conducted by our biologists. However, because our biologists cannot survey the entire state every day, the ENSP relies on supplementing the biologists’ data with data provided by the general public. This instructional poster guides the public on how to submit data to the ENSP and how that data may be used. The Sighting Report form is displayed, as well as an example of an aerial photo (an aerial photo or a topographic map must accompany the form). In addition, there is an explanation on how ENSP wildlife data is used to generate the Landscape Project, which maps critical areas of the state based on species locations as well as land-use classification. In the near future, this poster will be distributed to environmental education centers and similar locations throughout the state in order to (1) generate interest in New Jersey’s threatened wildlife, (2) increase the amount of wildlife data captured by a greater number of observers, and (3) solicit donations for the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ.