Bob Ekblad forwarded to me the following e-mail he received from the
Army Corps of Engineers confirming that birders no longer have access
to the 40th Ave West Erie Pier Area in Duluth and should not attempt
to enter this site. (Neither Bob nor I can explain why he received
this e-mail, since he is not involved with the Sept 24-25-26 Minn
Birding Weekend in Duluth. Note that the e-mail was sent from the
legal department of the Army Corps of Engineers in Detroit!) It is
still unclear whether or not access will be restored after the I-35
project is completed.
Kim R Eckert
[email protected]
MBWbirds.com
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Begin forwarded message:
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: September 5, 2010 4:19:51 AM CDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: FW: Hazards at Erie Pier for Briding
I received the attached e-mail regarding the 40th ave site. I tried
to send a note to the people at Hawk Ridge but it wouldn't go
through. I assume someone from the Duluth area will want to work
out arrangements to allow access once again after construction
activities are completed.
The scheduled Hawk Ridge event will need to be changed to exclude
this area.
Ref:
Indian Point/Erie Pier Birding Field Trip
September 18 and 19, 2010 (offered both Sat/Sun)
Cost: $5 non-registrants, FREE registrants
Bob Ekblad
Olmsted County in SE Minnesota
http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sax, Paul D LRE [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 2:35 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Brossart, Steven J LRE; Erwin, Don C LRE; Dowhan-Bailey,
Christine LRE; Sax, Paul D LRE
Subject: Hazards at Erie Pier for Briding
Dear Sir,
It's been brought to our attention that your organization is
planning a
briding event at Duluth's Erie Pier September 24 -26, 2010. Please
be aware
that Erie Pier is an active construction site that is under the
management
and control of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (COE).
This is not
a site that is safe for the public to enter due the multitude of
trucks and
construction equipment in operation. In fact, as a matter of
safety, the
COE's contractor requires all visitors for business to sign in and
out in
order to keep track of those on the site. Due to the current state of
construction at Erie Pier and the presence of many hazards, the COE
cannot
grant you permission to enter the property at this time. I request
that you
cancel your plans to visit Erie Pier. If you have any questions,
please
don't hesitate to contact me.
Respectfully,
Paul Sax
Assistant District Counsel
Office of Counsel
Detroit District
(313) 226-6875
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