Bald eagles were delisted in 2007, but they are still protected under the migratory bird treaty act and the bald and golden eagle protection act. Including inactive nests.
https://www.fws.gov/law/bald-and-golden-eagle-protection-act On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 1:49:06 PM UTC-6 Nathan Pieplow wrote: > Hello all, > > Tammy VerCauteren at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies let us know this > morning that an unfortunate situation is unfolding at Barr Lake State Park. > FRICO, the ditch company that built the reservoir and owns the water > rights, recently increased the water level in the reservoir to accommodate > more irrigation needs and water storage and other municipal needs. However, > this has caused issues with trails getting washed out and the overall > integrity of the lake. To mitigate, they are removing a great deal of > shoreline vegetation and replacing it with rip rap. > > They have already completely cleared the area from the NE corner of the > dam to the boat ramp, and are installing rip rap there now. The cleared > area is at least 30 feet wide. Yesterday they started work on a second > section, from the boat ramp to the Pioneer Boardwalk. Again they have > removed all vegetation including 100+ year old cottonwoods. The current > plan is to continue this method all the way to the large bald eagle viewing > gazebo on the south end of the park. This would completely clear out the > area where the Bird Conservancy Banding station is, not to mention almost > all the rest of the shoreline vegetation along the east side of the lake. > The plan is to complete this work in the next couple of weeks. > > Our understanding is that FRICO has extremely broad legal latitude to do > what it is doing, even though Barr Lake is a state park, because FRICO owns > the lake. The effects on habitat and wildlife are going to be severe, > especially at the banding station which has been in place for 35 years. > This is particularly galling because when the company filed a grant > application to increase the water level, they touted the area as a great > birding destination and argued that raising the water level would only > enhance it. Now the exact opposite is happening. > > To change the outcome is probably going to require a strong and immediate > public outcry. You can contact FRICO at: > > Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company > 80 South 27th Avenue > Brighton, CO 80601 > P: (303) 659-7373 > [email protected] > > You might also consider reaching out to your state and local government > representatives. If you are a member of a group that would like to get > involved, contact Tammy VerCauteren <[email protected]>, > who is working to initiate a wide-ranging response. > > Nathan Pieplow > Boulder > > > > > > > -- -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1a1d121c-2057-47d7-a48a-37f905f87cf1n%40googlegroups.com.
