This may be a separate issue, but I would hope the high levels of harmful algae that Dryden lake is prone to every year might be addressed somehow in this process. I am a rare visitor to the lake during the summer, but I have to say, I would not dare to put even my kayak in that water. The color. The smell! The runoff of it downstream and all that that affects. I know that algae is difficult to eradicate...but maybe dredging or somehow increasing the circulation of that body of water could help?
As I say, maybe a separate issue but one that surely needs to be addressed as well. Thank you for listening. On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 3:05 PM Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *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 <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *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; 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