All day I’ve meant to carve out the time to write and say something about optics, and to suggest we make the argument that these groups could use the cancellation as a teaching moment about our precious fellow creatures and the importance of undisturbed habitat. So great that they made the right decision.
Many thanks to all who advocated for the peregrines and ravens.
Jane
Jane Bunker
Director
Cornell University Press
she/her/hers
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters.
This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' leadership.
From: <bounce-128148580-90604053...> <bounce-128148580-90604053...> On Behalf Of Tim Gallagher
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2024 4:29 PM
To: sarah fern <fernsarah21...>
Cc: Richard Guthrie <richardpguthrie...>; Deb Grantham <dgg3...>; Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...>; Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...>; CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Falls light show?
On Apr 15, 2024, at 1:47 PM, sarah fern <fernsarah21...><mailto:<fernsarah21...>> wrote:
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...><mailto:<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...><mailto:<dgg3...>> wrote:
I’ve sent a message to Visit Ithaca so far.
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...><mailto:<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.
