WMA 5 Ambassador Update

 

New Challenges For New Ambassador

 

By Michael Guerriero

 

Greetings!  My name is Michael Guerriero, and for the next nine months I will be working in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador Program. As Ambassador for Watershed Management Area 5, I will be a free resource for individuals and communities in the areas surrounding the Hackensack and Hudson Rivers, from the Newark Bay, extending north to New Jersey’s border with New York State.

During my undergraduate career as a biology major at Boston College, my fascination and concern with the living world led me to participate in Duke University Marine Laboratory’s Integrated Marine Conservation Program and work as an intern for the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Now, a year removed from graduation, I hope to bring my education, as well as the training provided to me through this program to the service of the waterways and the citizens of WMA 5.

Based out of my dynamic and gracious host agency, Hackensack Riverkeeper, I will be a source of information and involvement for those who are interested in the health of our waterways. If you would like to learn more about this program, or if you would like to arrange a presentation for your school or group, join me in a biological or visual assessment of one of WMA 5’s streams, or collaborate with me in developing an event for your community, please contact me at 201-968-0808 or ambassador@hackensackriverkeeper.org. I look forward to working with you for the betterment of our watershed and environment.