Salutations everyone: I just wanted to provide an update on the East Pond trails and water level. The Southend trail to access the Pond on the East side is all cleared up and all that remains is a widening of the path on the west side as you access the Pond.
Please note, for those of you who are not on Twitter and likely missed my tweet. The fence on the Southend was moved and you no longer have to clamber or walk around the fence to access the Pond on the Southend. Ongoing litigation continues on that area but I will not get into the details here. The trail on the Northend west side of the East Pond, is cleared. I will try and open up an area further into the phragmites to widen the end of the path thus allowing visitors to avoid the soft mud as you enter the Pond. Remember to stay on your left as you enter the Pond when using that trail. The middle is very soft mud which will cause you to get stuck if you are not careful. I almost finished the Northend East side trail on Monday but rain interrupted. I will attempt to wrap that up, hopefully by next week. See progress here: https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1404498240662343691?s=21 Since our last East Pond digout on the 7th of June, we regained the 1.8 inches that was accumulated due to heavy rainfalls. We are now back on target and in excellent shape. Just to give you a perspective on how good it looks. As of Monday, we were a little under 1.40. Compare that to 1.80 which is where we were on August 9th, 2020 gives you an idea of how much better shape we are in terms of the drawdown of the Pond. I will continue to monitor the water levels and tweak the trails to make them accessible as well as work with NPS to get signage in places where required. Additionally, I will work with NPS to have the boot washing station available as we get closer to Shorebird season. Cheers, -------- “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu The Art of War > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
