NJOA: NJ DEP claims Sierras assertions are nonsense See NJDEP Letter to The Express-Times below * NOTE: Recently NJOA reported several instances where Sierra Club Director, Jeff Tittel, made inaccurate claims about the origins several hunting bills. He stated the bills “had been promoted by the National Rifle Association and American Legislative Exchange Council”. Responses by the American Legislative Exchange Council and NJOA clearly dispelled Tittel’s assertions. Mr. Tittle was also found “out-of-order” when testifying that the NJOA was linking local animal extremist groups to eco-terrorists. A response by NJOA refuted the assertion by stating it never made such claims but has disseminated information from the FBI, civil rights groups, private organizations, and the radical Animal Liberation Front, containing the declarations. Now, in a letter-to-the-editor the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is taking Mr. Tittel to task in an area newspaper for knowingly “trying to taint the excellent record and efforts of the dedicated team at the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife.” *Sierra Club director wrong about cause of disease at Pequest Fish Hatchery lehighvalleylive/opinion/index.ssf/2015/01/letter_sierra_club_directors_c.html The Express-Times Jan. 22 story about trout in New Jersey gave Jeff Tittel, the New Jersey Sierra Clubs director, more voice than he deserves on this issue. His assertions about trout and clean water in New Jersey are ridiculous. He has been trying to sell the same line of nonsense for the past year, trying to taint the excellent record and efforts of the dedicated team at the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife. The outbreak of furunculosis at the Pequest Fish Hatchery last year had nothing to do with the states water quality, and Tittel knows it. The trout hatchery raceways use pristine water from wells on the site. There is no issue of less-than-high-quality water causing the disease at the hatchery last year. Birds that have preyed on fish in the raceways brought the disease to the hatchery. We are taking aggressive steps to limit bird intrusion this year and looking at long-term plans to enclose the raceways. We have aggressively dealt with this situation. Furunculosis is a disease that can be found in wild trout in some of the most pristine waters in our state and across the nation. The disease cannot be transmitted to humans. Gov. Christie has an excellent environmental record, despite Tittels constant ramblings otherwise, and has been extremely supportive of clean water efforts by the state Department of Environmental Protection. His administration has been very supportive of providing an excellent range of clean and safe outdoor recreational opportunities for all New Jersey residents, as well as visitors to our state. Larry Ragonese Press Director, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Trenton
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:13:22 +0000
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