Hi All- I bird a lot around Mt. Pleasant- anyone know what's going on with the extensive logging in the woods surrounding Cornell's farm fields past the sheep farm (towards Mineah Rd.)? I realize some of those woods are not Cornell's, but even in the woods that belong to Cornell (according to tax maps I checked) there is almost clear cutting ( maybe 4 trees left in 2-3 acre swaths) that has been going on since the summer. I called Farm Services and they said they were aware of it and thought it was because of an Ash tree virus- they were weeding out those trees to halt the spread, but many, many of those trees were not just Ash but 50+ yr.old Oaks, Maples, Beech, etc.- not selective logging of Ash. Seems drastic even for Cornell. I can't find out who authorizes the logging or who might be overseeing what is going on. A few Pileateds were yelling their heads off ( I know they do this anyway) but I felt like joining them. Anyone know anything about this or who I could ask?
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