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Date: 4/15/24 10:47 am From: sarah fern <fernsarah21...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show?
My understanding is that all NYS park rangers have degrees in forestry. So I think they should know better about protecting wildlife. (Although I did watch a park ranger carry a mushroom-laden log out of a wildlife preserve and haul it away in his truck.) On Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 1:24 PM Richard Guthrie <richardpguthrie...> wrote: > Parks and Recreation - and DEC - are concerned about the resources that > they are charged with protecting - if it is not inconvenient and/or if they > can get some good publicity. Otherwise they will find a way around whatever > the “problem” is. Look at Upland Sandpipers v. solar farms, or Cerulean > Warblers v. parking lot. The enablers have a thesaurus full of workaround > words to justify their schemes. > > On Apr 15, 2024, at 12:33 PM, Deb Grantham <dgg3...> wrote: > > > > I’ve sent a message to Visit Ithaca so far. > > > > Deb > > > > > > From: <bounce-128145756-83565122...> < > <bounce-128145756-83565122...> On Behalf Of Dave Nutter > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2024 4:20 PM > To: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> > Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show? > > > > I went to the websites for State Parks (NYSOPRHP), Tompkins County Chamber > of Commerce, and Visit Ithaca, used the Contact Us feature of each, and > briefly asked them to please not do a light show in the gorge due to > potential disturbance of the Peregrines and Ravens nesting there. > > - - Dave Nutter > > > On Apr 14, 2024, at 12:06 PM, Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> wrote: > > Below is the press release for the evening light shows at the great falls > in Taughannock Falls State Park later this week, which have potential to > disturb the Peregrine Falcons and Ravens that are currently on nests there). > > > > Note that the event is jointly hosted by NYS Parks, Visit Ithaca, and also > the Tompkins Chamber, which is handling online registration for after-dark > hikes up the gorge trail to the lighted falls. > > > > <new-york-state-parks-recreation-and-historic-preservation-1.jpg> > > Go for a hike and view the lights to celebrate 100 years of NYS Parks at > Taughannock Falls > <https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/regional-news/go-for-a-hike-and-view-the-lights-to-celebrate-100-years-of-nys-parks-at-taughannock-falls/> > > mytwintiers.com > <https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/regional-news/go-for-a-hike-and-view-the-lights-to-celebrate-100-years-of-nys-parks-at-taughannock-falls/> > > > > > > On Apr 14, 2024, at 10:16 AM, Tim Gallagher <twg3...> wrote: > > I heard some disturbing news last night. Apparently Taughannock Falls > will be brightly illuminated from 8:30 to 10:00 this coming Thursday, > Friday, and Saturday night (April 18, 19, and 20). I guess it’s some kind > of PR stunt to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the New York State Park > Service, but it couldn’t possibly come at a worse time, with the eggs just > about to hatch in the Peregrine Falcon eyrie and a pair of Ravens nesting > right beside the falls—not mention all the other wildlife in the park. > There certainly should be other, less potentially harmful, ways to > celebrate the Park Service. You can contact the Taughannock Park office at > (607) 387-7041. (Photo by Arthur A. 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