Greg Auriemma, 63, of Brick, N.J., went missing while hiking in the White Mountains a few weeks ago, according to the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department.

The body of a missing hiker from New Jersey was found Thursday in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the New Jersey Sierra Club confirmed in a statement.

Gregory Auriemma, 63, went missing in New Hampshire’s White Mountains a few weeks ago.

Officials from the department last linked Auriemma to the Dry River area, where an abandoned campsite was found.

Auriemma was the chair of the Ocean County Group of the Sierra Club and was an active member for 20 years.

Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, said in a statement, “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Auriemma. He was a good friend and a champion for the environment.”


Auriemma participated in many events in defense of the environment, including a climate march in Washington, rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy, and tackling overdevelopment in Ocean County, according to the statement.

”There is not an issue on the coast that he hasn’t been involved in,” Tittel said. For his efforts, former president Barack Obama recognized Auriemma as a “Champion of Change.”

Jake Johnson can be reached at jake.johnson@globe.com.