I would love to see birders, as birders, taking an active role in supporting local environmental protection. Regi
____________ “The future of the world is nuts.” Philip Rutter, founder of the American Chestnut Foundation > On Jan 9, 2021, at 2:32 PM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > > ...or maybe I should have said “...help support financially.” > > > Get Outlook for iOS > From: bounce-125276647-5851...@list.cornell.edu > <bounce-125276647-5851...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Marie P. Read > <m...@cornell.edu> > Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2021 2:30:01 PM > To: Bard Prentiss <bvanwoer...@gmail.com>; CAYUGABIRDS-L > <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>; NATURAL-HISTORY-L > <natural-histor...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dryden Conservation Board Resolution > Recommending Preservation of Dryden Lake Dam > > Good news...losing Dryden Lake would be a tragedy for wildlife and humans > alike. If/when the expected grumbling about finding the needed funds and how > that would affect local taxes comes up, this should be a project that the > local birding community could support financially? > > Marie > > Get Outlook for iOS > From: bounce-125276602-5851...@list.cornell.edu > <bounce-125276602-5851...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Bard Prentiss > <bvanwoer...@gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2021 1:12:35 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>; NATURAL-HISTORY-L > <natural-histor...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Dryden Conservation Board Resolution Recommending > Preservation of Dryden Lake Dam > > v > DRAFT 12/29/2020 > > Dryden Conservation Board Resolution Recommending Preservation of Dryden Lake > Dam > > Whereas there has been a dam at Dryden Lake Dryden, NY since circa 1801; and > > Whereas the body of water known as Dryden Lake, created by the building of > the dam, has provided numerous benefits to the citizens of the Town of Dryden > and surrounding areas for over two hundred years, with its benefits changing > and expanding over two plus centuries; and > > Whereas the lake originally provided power for a sawmill and ice harvesting, > it created additional waterfowl and wildlife habitat that has made the lake > today a birding “hot spot” with 228 species observed, providing migratory > bird rest areas and nesting and foraging habitat (Canada geese, ducks, loons, > herons, Bald Eagles) as well as habitat for numerous mammals, amphibians, > turtles, etc; and > > Whereas Dryden Lake and its surrounding areas provides many forms of year > round recreation for town and surrounding area residents, such as fishing, > ice fishing, hiking, jogging, dog walking, biking, cross country skiing, snow > shoeing (on the Jim Schug trail), kayaking, canoeing, ice skating, hunting, > trapping, bird watching, picnicking, etc; and > > Whereas Dryden Lake and its surrounding natural areas are an important > educational resource, being used both for formal classes in ecology and > natural resources (Cornell University) and informal education of everyone > from young children to lifelong education participants; and > > Whereas the Town of Dryden currently provides a community park at the Lake > under an agreement with the New York State Department of Environmental > Conservation; and > > Whereas the Dryden Lake park is a popular location for many community events > with the lake being the center piece for those events; and > > Whereas the lake has a rich historical and cultural value to the citizens of > the town; and > > Whereas the NYS DEC is considering the removal of the dam and the elimination > of Dryden Lake in the form it has existed for over two hundred years; and > > Whereas the Dryden Town Board has requested a recommendation from the > Conservation Board on the future of the Dryden Lake dam and ultimately Dryden > Lake itself. > > Therefore, let it be resolved that the Town of Dryden Conservation Board > recommends to the Dryden Town Board that the latter take all necessary action > to ensure the preservation of a dam and the body of water known as Dryden > Lake, maintaining its current contribution to the recreational and ecological > benefits provided to the Dryden community. > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
