Here is a corrected link to the Google map of Ridgewood Reservoir. Sorry about that:
http://goo.gl/maps/VuhH8 Rob > For decades many Queens and Brooklyn birders have known that the Ridgewood > Reservoir's 50 acres is an incredible birding hotspot. Unfortunately, it's > wetlands and emerging forests are now in danger of being destroyed because of > an incorrect classification as a "Class C, High Hazard Dam" by the NYS > Department of Environmental Conservation. I've been working with a dedicated > group of individuals at the Highland Park/Ridgewood Reservoir Alliance for > nearly 8 years in an attempt to protect this amazing place from development. > While birders have been fighting to close a breach on the West Pond at > Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, the HPRRA is now in a struggle to prevent > multiple breaches and a roadway from being constructed at the Ridgewood > Reservoir (and at a huge expense to taxpayers). > > Please take 30 seconds to sign our petition to the NYSDEC here: > > http://tinyurl.com/nwlcv2h > > > If you've never birded at the Ridgewood Reservoir, I'll be leading a trip for > the Newtown Historical Society on August 17th. Otherwise, here is a link to a > Google map: > > http://tinyurl.com/cjl53nq > > Good birding, > > Rob > > PS - Here's a link to the eBird species list for Ridgewood Reservoir: > http://tinyurl.com/l2wel79 > > http://citybirder.blogspot.com > @thecitybirder > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
