I guess for that matter, I could mention that back in the early 1980s, when I was with High Peaks Audubon (now Northern NY Audubon), the Four Brothers Islands in Lake Champlain (off Willsboro Point), entered into a management agreement with The University of Vermont, and we successfully and fruitfully managed them for around 20 years before UVM eventually took over the whole role. We were a pretty small chapter at the time, with not much money, but as I recall there was very little cost to us and we were able to do annual bird-banding etc. On them. We even bought a used boat just for the purpose. We appointed a "Wildlife Manager" (Mike Peterson, some of you might know him), and filed an annual report. It was a win-win situation.
Don Timmons -------Original Message------- From: Carl Steckler Date: 4/17/2012 2:47:28 PM To: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] George Road Pond On 4/17/2012 9:04 AM, Candace Cornell wrote: I have not heard if anyone has talked to the Town of Dryden regarding the George Rd. Pond. I meant to send this note a few weeks ago, but travelling (birding) elsewhere. I have worked for wetland preservation for many years and would like to offer some ideas on this subject. I did talk to Mary Ann Summner, the Town of Dryden Supervisor on Friday April 13th. The action that resulted in the draining of George Rd. pond was taken because the blocked culvert and accompanying backup was threatening the bank of Virgil Creek. The creek is a protected Trout stream and the Town was more or less forced to take the action they did. The William George Agency , the owner of the pasture, has been asking the town to fix the problem since it first occurred and has no plans to keep the pond permenent. The area does not qualify as a wetland as DEC definitions require a minimum of 12.7 acres. So as it stands it will revert to a seasonal pond during the rainy season and be a dry pasture the rest of the time. I also talked to the CEO of the William George Agency and he said that the agency was happy that the problem had been solved and they had no plans other than using the land for pasture. I then talked to DEC and they informed me that the Town Of Dryden committed no violation in fixing the threat to Virgle Creek and the resulting draining of Grorge Rd. pond. Unless someone has some pull with WGA it looks like it will be but a fond memory. On another note, The Town of Dryden is planning a recreational park to the North of the Town Hall and would welcome our input. I will have some more information at the next CBC meeting. Linda? Carl Steckler "For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know" -- 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/ --
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