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REP leaders at the REP Scorecard press conference: Government Affairs Director David Jenkins, Director Robin Tyner, President Martha Marks, Congressman Boehlert, and Alaska Coordinator Joe Geldhof. (Photo by Zachary Kurz)

"But before we go even one step further
in this ramble, I would like to stop to
 acknowledge a current-day Paul Kroegel,
without whose efforts we would not
be here tonight. Without whose efforts,
I suspect, many Republican
 environmentalists might have left the party.
 While I have a hard time
 imagining Martha Marks expressing
her determination with a shotgun,
the Republican Party owes a debt of
great gratitude to this
quietly indomitable woman.

As most of you know, Martha is the
co-founder and guiding light of
 Republicans for Environmental Protection.
 They are doing a phenomenal job—
and, like good Republicans,
on a shoe-string budget—of giving
the environmentally concerned among us
a forum for our voices and a way to stave
off total disenfranchisement for our party.
 They are doing an absolutely fabulous
job of alerting the Republican Party
to the dangers of continuing to give
 precedence to its
anti-environmental voices."

—from a speech that lifetime REP member
Theodore Roosevelt IV gave
at a REP conference
Click here to read the entire speech.

 

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2006

Chapter Held Annual Meeting at TR Birthplace

The New York chapter held its annual meeting on Saturday, October 28, at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site.

Letter Published in NY Times About Governors Island

REP member Mike Boyajian wrote a letter to The New York Times about a management plan for Governors Island National Monument.

Boehlert Honored for Highest Score in REP Scorecard

Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (NY), second from right in the photo above, at an April 4, 2006 Washington, DC press conference where he received an award for earning the highest score in REP's first Congressional Scorecard. Boehlert earned a superlative score of 108.

Also at the press conference were REP staff, board members, and volunteers.

Chapter Celebrated Earth Day With a Get-Acquainted Social

The New York Chapter held a get-acquainted social to celebrate Earth Day on April 28, at the New York Historical Society, Manhattan. The NYHS’s glorious exhbit of Audubon paintings was the perfect venue to appreciate the beauty of nature and the importance of preserving habitat, not just single species.

Chapter took part in "Generation Engage" event

The New York chapter was invited by "Generation Engage," a non-partisan initiative to get young adults involved in politics, to represent the GOP at a July 29, 2006, community discussion and video conference on global warming. Chapter President Gregory Morris reported: We distributed literature, answered questions, and most importantly, showed the flag for REP nationwide. When GenGage announced that REP was present, more than one person was heard to murmur, “I didn’t know there were any environmental Republicans.”

Chapter President spoke to Fighting 69th Republican Club

Chapter President Gregory Morris spoke to the Fighting 69th Republican Club's January 26, 2006 meeting in Harlem. Morris gave a presentation about REP's history, goals, and activities. His presentation was well received by club members. Morris also met with the 69th Assembly District Republican district leader, Lolita Marie Ferrin.

2005

Chapter held Annual Meeting in Manhattan

The Executive Committee held its annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005 in Manhattan.

2004

Congressman Boehlert delivers REP's keynote address

Attendees at REP's 2003 Annual Meeting and Conference roared in delight at New York Congressman Sherwood Boehlert's witty keynote address. (Click here to read his speech.) That year, he received our top award for conservation leadership.

National REP Leader Visits REP members in Adirondacks

REP president Martha Marks and her husband Bernie (on the left in the photo below) and New York REP Ed Costello visited Lake George in the Adirondacks in 2004.

REP launches growth campaign in New York.

Up until the summer of 2004, our New York Chapter was primarily based in Manhattan and Brooklyn, where we held some interesting meetings and events in previous years.

In 2004, however, REP's state and national leaders began working to broaden our base and boost our membership numbers state-wide to be a stronger advocacy force for pro-conservation heroes like Governor George Pataki and Representatives Sherwood Boehlert, Sue Kelly and James Walsh... and the many other New York Republican elected officials who share our desire to protect the land, resources and quality of life.

New chapter leaders—including several from the sportsmen's community around the state—are joining with the state's existing leadership team to make the chapter more relevant to the concerns of people who live far from New York City. We're aiming to take it to a higher level of accomplishment and activism on matters that matter most to Republican conservationists throughout the state... protecting our air and water quality and our state's great parks, forests and other public lands.

2002

REP Policy Director Jim DiPeso published a letter to the editor of the New York Times.

2001

REP President Martha Marks published a letter to the editor of the New York Times.

2000

Joint Dinner with Brownstone Republican Club

Shown below are some of the chapter members who joined national REP President Martha Marks (center) and the Brownstone Republican Club at Pete's On the Waterfront, in Brooklyn.

1999

NY REP member Theodore Roosevelt IV gives keynote speech at REP event

Below left, Ted Roosevelt delivers the keynote speech at REP's "Republican Environmental Summit," held in Orlando, Florida. On the right, Ted shakes hands with another REP member on a field trip to Pelican Island—the very first wildlife refuge set aside by his great-grandfather—the next day.

Click here to read "The Legacy of Pelican Island," Ted Roosevelt's speech at that milestone REP event.

Below, two of REP's congressional heroes—New York Representatives Sherwood Boehlert and Sue W. Kelly—at a 1999 reception REP hosted in their honor in Washington, DC

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