It will be closed to the general public but you can get access if you request a permit as stated in the original email. The Mearns birding club (Orange County) has requested a permit and they have been granted one. It is quite restricted since you have to be very specific about the time and dates that want to access but that would be the only way to enter that area.
Felipe On May 7, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Anders Peltomaa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning, > My friend Randolph Schultz sent me an email yesterday with information I > wanted to share with the birding community. West Point military has closed > Mine Torn Road to the public. Some of you might have trips planned to the > area, and were looking forward to seeing the breeding birds along Mine Torn > Road. Sorry for bringing bad news... > > From their newsletter: > > "Mine Torne Road closed to the public > Mine Torne Road is no longer a thoroughfare and is closed > on both ends. This road is only for military training access and > used by authorized patrons for access to hunting and fishing areas. > If the gates are open, do not enter unless you have specific > permission. > Authorized users may sign out a key to Gate 63 (Mine Torne > Road) from the range operations fire-desk (Bldg. 1403) between > 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. > Accessibility to Mine Torne Road and all other venues > within the West Point Training Complex are determined based > on military training requirements. > For details, call Alec M. Lazore, range officer, at 845-938-3007." > > > Anders Peltomaa > Manhattan > > __._,_.___ > Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • > Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) > ebirdsnyc: bird sightings from the NYC area > VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 11 > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > > . > > > __,_._,___ -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
