Jay Westervelt

Jay Westerveld (b.1962, freq. spelled "Westervelt" and "Westerveldt", see references) is an American educational environmentalist, known for his research and preservation of habitat generally associated with endangered species. This has included work on the Bog turtle and the Northern Cricket Frog [cite web
url=http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2008/04/17/the_chronicle/news/4.prt
title=In Glenmere B&B approved, to dismay of conservationists
publisher=Straus Newspapers - The Chronicle
date=2008-04-11] [cite web
url=http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2006/10/27/warwick_advertiser/news/23.prt
title=Orange County naturalist to lecture on endangered frogs
publisher=Warwick Advertiser
date=2006-10-27] . Westervelt is noted for successful preservation efforts in suburban Orange County, New York [cite web
url=http://archive.recordonline.com/archive/2005/10/01/wayne01.htm
title=Free spirited explorer
publisher=The Times Herald-Record
date=2005-10-01] , [ [http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080629/NEWS/806290334/-1/NEWS14 Cricket frog halts development - RecordOnline.com - The Times Herald Record ] ] .

Westervelt began environmental advocacy in the 1970s, having discovered several previously unrecorded populations of endangered biota. Seeing uncontrolled real estate development as the primary vector for biotic extirpation in the New York metropolitan region, Westervelt began decades of field studies, surveying potential metropolitan populations of endangered species, in order to preserve critical habitat. A prolific lecturer, Westervelt is generally credited with coining several contemporary environmental neologisms [ [http://www.aziacity.com/sg/magazine/feature/the_gold_behind_the_green AziaCity.com | Singapore | Magazine | The Gold Behind The Green ] ] [ [http://www.serenocanyon.com/custom-homes-in-scottsdale.shtml Sereno Canyon Scottsdale - Arizona Estate Home Sites - Custom Homes in Scottsdale ] ] [ [http://epn.dk/privatokonomi/investering/article1374993.ece epn.dk - Grønvaskere invaderer børsen ] ] [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/special-report/09/16/08/beware-green-marketing-warns-greenpeace-exec] .

Westervelt is noted for founding the Sugar Loaf Historical Society [web cite
url=http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2007/01/27/the_chronicle/news/4.txt
title=Sugar Loaf makes history
publisher=Straus Newspapers - The Chronicle
date=2007-01-26] [cite web
url=http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2007/01/19/the_chronicle/news/19.txt
publisher = Straus Newspapers - The Chronicle
title=New historical society comes to town
date=2007-01-19] , incorporated by the New York State Education Department, as a vehicle by which to enact both cultural and natural history preservation and education.

In 2007, he helped to found the not-for-profit Glenmere Conservation Coalition, [cite web
url=http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2007/12/20/warwick_advertiser/news/6.txt
publisher= Straus Newspapers - Warwick Advertiser
title=New coalition forms to save Glenmere Lake
date=2007-12-20] , an educational organization developed by several local, state and national organizations to preserve the lands associated with Glenmere lake [cite web
url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhUXiTmXo6c
publisher=YouTube
title=Glenmere Lake's Tiny Little Frog] [cite web
url=http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2008/04/08/warwick_advertiser/news/12.txt
title=Glenmere Lake Discovery Day attracts more than 100 people
publisher=Straus Newspapers - Warwick Advertiser
date=2008-04-08] [cite web
url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/NEWS/802260316
title=County opposes use of herbicide to treat Glenmere Lake
publisher=The Times Herald-Record
date=2008-02-26] , which hosts New York's largest and virtually-last population of the endangered Northern Cricket Frog.

An avid professional snowboarder, Westervelt founded and directed North America's largest snowboard school [cite web
url=http://www.mountaincreek.com/pressroom/pressreleases/recent_news/02.21.08_20thAnniv.htm
title=20th Anniversary of Snowboarding in Jersey
publisher=Mountain Creek Ski Resort
date=2008-02-21] in the mid 1980s, while embarking on a racing career. Winter seasons were spent pursuing his professional snowboard career in both North America and Europe.

Westervelt competed in alpine snowboard disciplines, with mixed results. His strongest results were in the Super-G and Downhill events, with much of his competition occurring on European circuits. Westervelt also trained with the World-Cup "Cross-M" snowboard team. After retiring from alpine racing, Westervelt returned to snow sports education.

References

External links

* [http://glenmere.us/ Glenmere Conservation Coalition]
* [http://www.sugarloafny.org/ Sugar Loaf Historical Society]