Dear birders and activists: As president and primary conservationist watcher of the Brooklyn Bird Club , two pressing issues have come forth regarding the habitats and the watershed network of Jamaica Bay ( which 4 Sparrow's Mill Basin inlet is part of and which the JB watershed encompasses the famous and bird rich JB Wildlife refuge) that most of us know is under great stress (leading to loss of marsh islands and grass ecology) than ever before from poorly planned coastal over developments , surface runoff, and water pollution ( i.e. nitrogen and phosphorus sewage outflow as one factor) . Peter , BBC On Four Sparrow marsh which I attended the Public Scope 2/17 Environmental Impact Statement meeting, check out the link to my birding blog _http://tinyurl.com/6ky3c95_ (http://tinyurl.com/6ky3c95) And I received a latest note from Ida Sanoff [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) (NRPA president) on newly proposed additional JFK Airport runways. See below Hi folks, You've probably heard that the Regional Plan Assoc, (RPA) put out a proposal that involves filling in over 400 acres of Jamaica Bay to extend the runways at JFK. Many people, including my group (NRPA) have opposed filling Jamaica Bay for decades. Not only will this destroy precious marshes & fisheries, but it will mean more flights zooming over to residential areas. To make a long story short, we need as many groups as possible to sign on to a soon to be finalized letter that the Natural Resources Defense Council is preparing. NRDC is a big, big outfit and they have been instrumental in pushing NYC to improve water quality, among other things. You don't have to be an "incorporated" group - we need neighborhood associations, block associations, church groups, yacht clubs, sportfishing groups, bird groups, etc. - ANY AND ALL INTERESTED GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, etc. to "sign on" to the opposition letter. Soooo, please let me know if you are "in". We expect to have the final letter in about a week. Will send it to you as soon as I get it. In the meantime, please reach out to all interested parties. Thanks, Ida
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