How and what can Colorado birders and Colorado birding and conservation organizations do to increase DNR awareness of wildlife viewers, wildlife viewing opportunities and impacts of closures due to water-level (and other) safety concerns? I am assuming they see the various reports showing the "economic power" and "quantity" of wildlife viewing in the State.
I was miffed that their latest ad campaign didn't include "Hug a Birder" ... :-) Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Friday, July 26, 2013 3:55:01 PM UTC-6, William Kaempfer wrote: > > Cobirders, > > > > Unfortunately it seems that all access to Henry Lake and Meredith > Reservoir in Crowley County has been suspended as noted in this press > release from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources > http://wildlife.state.co.us/NewsMedia/PressReleases/pages/pressrelease.aspx?PressId=8465. > The closure is due to low water levels and the two lakes won’t reopen > until refilled and “conditions are determined safe.” > > > > While this is something that we will have to obey, it seems like a massive > failure on the part of DNR to recognize that not everyone is a hunter or > fisher and wildlife viewing opportunities actually increase (especially at > this time of year during fall shorebird migration) at time when water > levels are low. Imagine if Jackson, Prewitt, Jumbo, Barr Lake and so forth > were closed to watchable wildlife opportunities because of low water > levels. Does anyone remember the gull viewing opportunities at Teller #5 > in Boulder this past winter? (Thank you Christian for not closing the lake > to the public because of the dangers imposed by the absence of water.) > > > > Bill Kaempfer > > President, Colorado Field Ornithologists > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/eca3441c-ce18-4a66-9a33-5c4c3fa75cf1%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
