what about trying to do a "gofundme" or something like that to help raise funds for some of these projects?
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Christina Wilkinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Refuge is already being overseen by NYC Parks as well as NPS. Any > complaints about maintenance should also be directed at the City of New York: > http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/jamaica-bay-and-the-rockaways > > You can contact the commissioner via this form: > http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/maildpr.html > > There's also a Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy: http://www.jbrpc.org/ > > Christina Wilkinson > Queens, NY > > From: "John Askildsen" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:17:27 PM > Subject: [nysbirds-l] JBWR East Pond Water Levels > > susan herbst, > > > a good thought on your part. unless andrew backsh can say otherwise with his > knowledge of the inner workings of the national park service, in my view the > problem is that > in this day and age, the issues of liabilities and lawsuits would very likely > prevent any volunteer from working on levees and release valves, not to > mention federal union rules about workforce mgmt concerns. > > > unfortunately, from my past experience, the only way to solve the problem is > through organized public pressure. the biggest "achilles heal" for public > officials is public opinion. if the public is mad enough to raise enough > commotion with congressional representatives in both sides of the house, > things will change. until then, birders concerns fall on deaf ears. the > jamaica bay coalition should not disband after the west pond issue is > resolved, but strengthen and follow through to make sure that the JBWR is > funded, managed and staffed to meet the needs of the refuge ecosystem, > wildlife and its usership. > > > until we take that approach, we will be standing up to our knees in east pond > 'gook'. in recent years, i have been in favor of transferring JBWR to the > NWR system, and taking out of the hands of the NPS, who seem to care not for > managing for wildlife, but only for skateboard parks, bicycle paths and > ballfields. i don't think that top management in NPS Gateway really cares > about JBWR, birds or birders. in my opinion, They care about active > recreation where there is probably big grant money available, which offers > more job security for NPS/Gateway staff. I would imagine that there is little > job security in making shorebirds happy. > > > John Askildsen > Millbrook, New York > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- > NYSbirds-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! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
