Hi all, ---------- Begin Forwarded message ---------
This is a head’s up that the Dryden Conservation Board is considering removing the dam at Dryden Lake. It’s leaking and needs to be repaired/replaced. Somebody said they should just take it out and “free the rivers,” and it’s being considered. There has been a dam there since the early 1700s, and removing it would cause major environmental disruption, it seems to me. Pro-dam people are looking for opinions from the local community that uses the lake, and I’m sure they would welcome something from the Bird Club about how important it is to birds and birders. I don’t have time to say more or talk about this today, but I wanted to get people aware. The Conservation Board meets next Tuesday. We could get a letter read or even have someone speak if we wanted to take a side. Best, Kevin ---------- End Forwarded message --------- At this point I have no further information. If anyone thinks this warrants a coordinated effort, and wants to do the legwork under the aegis of the Cayuga Bird Club, let me know. Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
