Re: [nysbirds-l] Help Needed for Shorebirds

2023-06-13 Thread tess
I don't know anything about this property, but referring to them as 'seasonal wetlands' might get someone's attention, even if everyone actually calls them the rain puddles.  Wetlands on federal park land are entitled to special protection & even if these don't actually qualify, it might get

[nysbirds-l] Help Needed for Shorebirds

2023-06-13 Thread isaac grant
Folks help is needed to protect critical shorebird habitat. The rain puddles at Miller Field on Staten Island are being drained by a contractor who was hired by NPS. The contractor said that they were told that there were no nesting birds there or anything else of concern by NPS and Fish and