_http://tinyurl.com/34lea83_ (http://tinyurl.com/34lea83) The above link is a local news item reporting on the Economic Development Corporation's (EDC) intent to build a mall or allow expansion of the current Toy R Us retail just south of Kings Plaza, which will impact the Four Sparrow Marsh preserve which the NYC Parks department designated as a "Forever Wild" site ( north border of Floyd Bennett watershed) . It appears nothing of the sort-- undisturbed green sites even if weedy --is sacrosanct. Four Sparrow Marsh is well known to informed city birders for special birds such as Wilson's Snipe, Sharp-tailed sparrows, Seaside , Swamp among one time or present breeders , breeding Willets and 90+ other species that visited the small 65+ acre preserve. (see Cornell Ebirds for the history "Explore Data" ). Apparently given the city's budget woes or whatever reasons, it needs more retail malls and economic development on greenspaces instead of already developed property? Kings Plaza is among the largest malls in the city. There is a public hearing this coming Tuesday Jan 11th at 7 pm in the Kings Plaza Community Meeting Room which is on the ground floor at the mall's car parking building main entrance on Flatbush Avenue side. for more see my conservation blog on EDC's web page (Note the previous EDC memo had the wrong date 1/1 instead of 1/11) _http://bbcnewsboard.blogspot.com/2010/12/again-four-sparrow-marsh-under.htm l_ (http://bbcnewsboard.blogspot.com/2010/12/again-f our-sparrow-marsh-under.html) Peter Dorosh Pres, Brooklyn Bird Club
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