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| Seneca Army Depot Wetlands Protection - April
2008 Update
The NYSOA Board of Directors at the 9 February meeting
passed a resolution of support for the DEC regarding their reclassification
of wetlands at the former Seneca Army Depot.
Recent mapping of the former base increases the
acreage of protected wetlands from about 200 acres to 2,100 acres.
This is largely due to beaver activity, which has occurred since
the US Army closed their activities at the base.
The NYSOA resolution commended DEC for its proactive
efforts to protect wetlands and their
environmental values. |
Tree Swallow (photo
by Tim Baird)
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Read
NYSOA's letter opposing development for biofuel production, with
supporting data
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John Confer's April 2008 update on Seneca Army Depot Wetlands Protection
More
on Wind Power:
DEC Proposed Guidelines
for
Conducting Bird and Bat Studies
at Commercial
Wind Energy Projects
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NYSOA Opposes Proposal to Allow
Jet Skis in Jamaica Bay
"To expose the birds and critical environment of Jamaica Bay to
personal watercraft is not in keeping with the recognition the Department
of State and others have given this area. Jamaica Bay is already
stressed and threatened from a number of sources—certainly another
danger should not be added to this fragile ecosystem."
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more
Forest
Edges: The Good and the Bad
by John Confer, January 2008
Modern conservation has set the preservation of
contiguous forests and prevention of forest fragmentation
as a paradigm for habitat management.
Yet, older wildlife management emphasized
the value of edge for biodiversity and my
research on habitat management for Goldenwinged
Warblers restored shrublands and created
forest edge. These seeming conflicts can be
reconciled if we consider some details.
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the complete article
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