Update for folks interested. I spoke by phone with Pat Rafferty. Her feedback
in summary was, NPS is aware of the issue and actively working on resolving the
problem with the fence. I will keep the list serve updated with any news on
that front as I receive them.
As far as the water level. The pond is draining and hopefully without too much
rain, will shape up soon (fingers and toes crossed) for migrating shorebirds.
Cheers,
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others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
> (__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:25 PM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the shout out Steve.
>
> Pat Rafferty and Jennifer Nersesian were also notified. Hopefully, we have
> some sort of resolution to this issue quickly.
>
> Cheers,
>
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> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule
> of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~
> Frederick Douglass
>
> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu The Art of War
>
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>> (") _ (")
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>
>> On Jul 10, 2017, at 8:12 PM, Steve Walter <swalte...@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> I stopped off at Jamaica Bay yesterday to check out the East Pond. Not
>> trying to do Andrew’s “job” (in fact, he already tipped me off), but I’ll
>> say that I went dragonflying (and I don’t mind getting my feet wet).
>> Currently, the water extends all the way to the reeds along of the southwest
>> part of the pond. The shallowest that the water is in any spot is about an
>> inch and a half. But we’ve been down that road before, and time will solve
>> that (barring more heavy rains).
>>
>> The bigger problem is that the property owner to the south of the pond had a
>> fence built. The fence extends into the water and effectively blocks access
>> to the east side of the pond (unless you want to go through the muddy
>> northeast entrance). I don’t know where exactly the park boundary is and if
>> this is legal. I’ll let the National Park Service deal with it. I sent an
>> e-mail to the refuge manager, who should be returning from his weekend
>> tomorrow. Hopefully, I can hear something back soon.
>>
>> In the meantime, keep these issues in mind if you’re planning a visit to the
>> East Pond.
>>
>>
>> Steve Walter
>> Bayside, NY
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