See message below regarding the temporary closure of the Shawangunk Grasslands NWR in Shawangunk, NY. * * * Begin forwarded message: > > > PUBLIC NOTICE > Please be advised that the Shawangunk Grasslands National > Wildlife Refuge will be closed to the public beginning Monday May > 17, 2010 until further notice. At this time, we will be proceeding > with the restoration project to convert the existing runways to > grassland bird habitat. Modifications will be made to the drainage > on site and improvements to the existing grasslands will be made as > well. We anticipate the closure will last until the end of the year > at which time the refuge will reopen for public use. > In order to accomplish these goals, machinery will be on site and > since public safety during this process is of the utmost > importance , the refuge will have to remain closed throughout the > duration of this project. The long term benefits will outway the > short term inconvenience so we ask for your patience.Notification > will be sent out as the project progresses and the refuge reopens. > Updates will be posted on our web site. > www.fws.gov/northeast/shawangunk > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Work is supposed to begin June 1st. At the present time they are > disking the area that work is going to be done on, to hopefully > deter the grassland birds from nesting on this portion of the > refuge. Seems like it should work, it's knocking down the grass and > chopping up the soil some. I'm hoping the birds looking for a nest > site will go onto the 200+ acres that will not be touched. If this > were not done, I'm afraid there would be many nests destroyed in June. > Although the refuge will be closed, the town park along the north > end of the refuge will still be open.There is no access to the > refuge from there, but there is some good birding at the park and a > great view of the refuge where many people go to watch raptors. > There were male Bobolinks there this AM and the only Uppy that I've > heard this spring was from there. > I've been looking at the plans, and when it is done I believe it > will be great! If you have any questions feel free to e mail me and > I will try to answer them. > > Ralph > Tabor-----Grasslands volunteer > > Wallkill,NY > > randrta...@yahoo.com > > > > >
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