There must be 1000 redhead ducks close to shore in Aurora right now at 10 am.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 11, 2021, at 8:22 AM, Suan Hsi Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Has this been reported in any of the local presses? That might be a > good place to start increasing awareness. > More generally, I'm not finding any web presence at all describing > this issue with any authority. > > Are the homeowners along the lakeshore and nearby aware of this? They > would seem most likely to be directly impacted, and most motivated to > actively do something about it. > > Suan > > >> On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 3:18 PM Bard Prentiss <bvanwoer...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The Dryden Lake that we know and love is in serious danger of reverting to >> >> its primitive original form as a shallow pond. >> >> The dam is beginning to leak a bit and its current owner NYS DEC >> >> may not wish to spend the money for a proper replacement of concrete >> >> nor are they interested in repairing and maintaining the current dam. >> >> The town is also resistant to assuming the costs and responsibility for >> >> either idea, although there has been a dam there since the late1700s. >> >> It is unlikely given the way things happen these days that the dam will >> >> be allowed to just rot away. It will probably have to be destroyed soon, >> >> for liability reasons, and the lake drained to primitive levels. >> >> Such action would dramatically effect the lives of persons throughout the >> >> region. The lake would, in effect, become relatively useless to its current >> >> large, diverse crop of users. It would have little appeal to the large number >> >> of boaters currently dotting its waters throughout the warmer >> >> months. Its shallow nature would limit the species of fish that >> >> could live there to pan fish. >> >> The current Dryden Lake Park would be difficult to justify and the trail >> >> would have little relationship to the remaining pond. >> >> The current lake’s great value to birders and naturalists >> >> would be seriously reduced. >> >> The lake attracts thousands of visitors yearly >> >> for all the activities mentioned above as well as for public gatherings, >> >> picnicking and relaxing. >> >> The loss of the lake would have a major economic impact on the region. >> >> It would be truly serious for the area to loose Dryden Lake. >> >> We can’t let it happen! >> >> Attached is a resolution by the Town of Dryden >> >> Conservation Board. >> >> To strengthen the case for keeping a dam individuals might write to >> >> the NYSDEC Region 7, Fisher Ave, Cortland, N Y 13045 and the >> >> Dryden Town Board, 93 E Main St. Dryden, N Y 13053 expressing >> >> the importance of the lake to them personally. >> >> PS: Feel free to post this any where it might further spread the word. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
