Thought this might be of interest since Fort Drum is a hot spot for grassland birds.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: "Ginny Alfano [email protected] [oneidabirds]" > <[email protected]> > Date: June 4, 2016 at 8:18:23 AM EDT > To: Oneidabirds <[email protected]> > Subject: [OneidaBirds] Fort Drum > Reply-To: Ginny Alfano <[email protected]> > > Following is a link to an article in the Watertown Times regarding a > proposed missile site at Fort Drum. > > An excerpt from the article says "The Fort Drum site would have a 1,219-acre > footprint, about 200 acres larger than other sites. The Drum site would > require the clearing of 996 acres of forests, shrub areas and grasslands." > "There is also some concern that the site placements at Fort Drum and Camp > Ravenna could negatively affect surface water streams" > > I know that many of us have enjoyed going to see the grassland species of > birds at Fort Drum that we don't find in many other places. This would > certainly have a negative impact on them. > > http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/new-study-says-fort-drum-missile-site-could-bring-jobs-tax-revenue-20160602 > > > Ginny Alfano > Cleveland, NY > __._,_.___ > Posted by: Ginny Alfano <[email protected]> > Reply via web post • Reply to sender > • Reply to group • Start > a New Topic • Messages in this topic (6) > > > Have you tried the highest rated email app? > With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app > on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes > (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again with > 1000GB of free cloud storage. > VISIT YOUR GROUP > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > > __,_._,___ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
