Warwick native Jay Westerveld is an internationally-recognized ecologist and educator. Jay has been researching natural and cultural history for over 40 years, throughout America, Europe, Asia and the South pacific. Locally, He co-founded the Glenmere Conservation Coalition and the Sugar Loaf Historical society in 2008, The New York Natural History council in 2010, and the WAWAYANDA Watershed Alliance in 2011.