The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public input on habitat and management issues at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (JBWR), and will hold an open house this Saturday, February 25th from 11-2pm at the JBWR visitor center. It would be tremendously helpful for birders to show up and ensure their perspective is conveyed to NPS. It goes without saying that JBWR is a New York state, if not global, birding gem, but it won't stay that way without proper management.
See the email below for more information. If you are unable to make it on Saturday, please send your comments to gateway_feedb...@nps.gov. Thank you, Mike Yuan Brooklyn, NY ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Yun, Daphne <daphne_...@nps.gov> Date: Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 2:46 PM Subject: West Pond Vegetation and Viewshed Management Open House at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge To: The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to invite visitors and stakeholders to the West Pond Habitat and Viewshed Management Open House on February 25, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. More information on the event, including optional registration, is available here: https://westpondvegetatation.eventbrite.com <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwestpondvegetatation.eventbrite.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7CDaphne_Yun%40nps.gov%7Cfa36a1e83a454f60e46708db0b9ea782%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638116548258743645%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XPiFETmbDKS7oiC%2Bcq37OA1apQ0RPG26Ef6VdPOLcPU%3D&reserved=0> . At this drop-in event, NPS is seeking public input on specific habitat and viewshed management issues along the West Pond Loop Trail from Bench 1 to Bench 13 to support the development of a Stewardship Plan for the East and West Pond area of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at Gateway National Recreation Area. The Stewardship Plan aims to define the future of this beloved area by identifying and developing strategies and management actions related to mowing, viewshed, and habitat management as a means for enhancing resource protection and the visitor experience. During the Open House, NPS staff will be available for one-on-one conversations related to these issues and how they can be addressed or evaluated in the broader East and West Pond Stewardship Plan effort. Interested stakeholders may also submit questions and comments by email to gateway_feedb...@nps.gov, or in writing at Daphne Yun, Gateway National Recreation Area (ATTN: East and West Pond Stewardship Plan), 210 New York Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10305. More information about the Stewardship Plan process can be found at https://www.nps.gov/gate//getinvolved/stewardship-plan.htm <https://www.nps.gov/gate/getinvolved/stewardship-plan.htm>. Daphne Yun Public Affairs Specialist Gateway National Recreation Area (917) 282-9393 Find us at www.nps.gov/gate <https://www.nps.gov/gate/index.htm> Follow us @GatewayNPS on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GatewayNPS>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/GatewayNPS>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/gatewaynps/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
