Thanks Betsy for this information. I think it is horrendous that such a time sensitive and destructive issue can only be addressed by snail mail in this day and age. I am doing as you suggest, but still urge all to flood Cuomo's office with phone calls. (518) 474-8390
Linda Orkin Ithaca, NY On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Betsy Russell <betsywruss...@aol.com>wrote: > I did call the NYC phone # given this morning in order to register my > sentiments re: Snowy Owls being shot at JFK. The call was routed to Albany > where is was kindly and carefully explained to me that this issue needs to > be addressed by the public in writing, hard copy, snail mail if it is ever > going to reach the agency (DEC) that will most likely address it. The > woman said that one should also request a reply with contact info. so that > you can follow up if you want to. > > I asked about e-mailing and the woman said the way the system worked in > Albany it should only be hard copy. They scan them into their system and > then send all letters regarding a particular issue on the the agency that > will most likely address it. She explained if it is not done by hard copy > your complaints will enter a big black hole. For what it's > worth............................this is the address I was given. > > New York State Govenor's Correspondence Unit > 1 Commerce Plaza > 99 Washington Ave. > Albany, NY 12231 > > Betsy Russell > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn Wilson <caven...@gmail.com> > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Sent: Mon, Dec 9, 2013 12:09 pm > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK > > Speaking of bird control, it is going to the dogs. grin > (And this is probably the wrong forum to talk about goose for the holiday.) > www.birdstrikecontrol.com/bcs.html - Border Collies are now the > fastest-growing > and most popular form of bird control on airports, military airbases, golf > courses and other venues across the country. > > Links to a pdf - > digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=icwdm_wdmconfproc > www.canadageese.org/bcis.html - Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada > Geese > > I trimmed off the previous stuff. Nigel > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List > Info:http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOMEhttp://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULEShttp://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:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Don't ask what your bird club can do for you, ask what you can do for your bird club!! <')_,/ -- 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/ --
