To Colorado Birders: When I heard a couple of years ago that the water level at Chatfield Reservoir might be raised by 12 feet, I immediately thought about the incredible riparian area that would be lost to the Least Flycatchers and American Redstarts and all the other amazing birds.
Well, the time has come to submit public comments (by August 7) on the plan to increase water storage at Chatfield (and flood out the riparian habitat, mudflats, etc.). This is not just a local issue but a state issue of avian importance to all Colorado birders to comment on. A riparian area of this significance will not be replaced in any of our lifetimes and one of the top places to bird in Colorado (if not the top) will be lost forever. If you haven't been there - I can't recommend it more, a spring morning in that amazing cottonwood gallery forest feels like being in a hardwood forest back east somewhere. But that is just a portion of what could be lost from this birding resource of Colorado. Time is short, please write letters or sign the petition. Here are important links for letters: http://www.savechatfield.org/content/ http://www.denveraudubon.org/conservation/issues-campaigns/ Petition: http://signon.org/sign/save-chatfield-state Read more about this amazing birding place here: http://coloradocountybirding.com/county/bird_a_county.php?name=Jefferson#558 Thank you to the unsung birders and ASGD working on this issue. As Kenn Kaufman says: " . . . it is imperative that the modern birder must be a conservationist also." --Scott Scott E. Severs Longmont, CO Apologies for any cross-posting. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en-US.
