[mou] Sax Zim happenings
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:58:15 -0500
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In the Duluth-News Tribune an article appeared on the front page talking =
about local artists and area birders and managers are going to work with =
local business. The topic is going to be about economics and bird =
watching. =20
I personally feel as a birder who has been to the bog to many to count =
need to work on two items. 1. These people involve with the Sax Zim =
group need to address and stop the continue logging by the state. =
Places like Stone Lake Road, Owl Ave, Co. Rd 133 and the corner of =
Correction Line Rd and Owl Ave have been logged out! It will not be to =
long before the State will log out Admiral Rd and McDavitt Rd. This =
need to be address first. No habitat =3D no birds =3D no birders! =
Second this group needs to work or communicate with known residents who =
chased off birders front Co. Rd 7 and other places. These residents =
need to know how they can profit by adding a donation box in front of =
their houses. These residents have got to stop being so paranoid and =
learn that birders =3D money!
Of course this winter I doubt we will have a large influx of owls as we =
did last year but birders will continue to visit Sax Zim.
Another thing that the MOU needs to think about is adding some portable =
toilets in the area they leased. Put them in the parking lot and chained =
them to a tree. I am sure there are services in Eveleth which is only =
20 minutes from here. Guides know from last year that the only places =
for birders to do there is thing is in Meadowlands and Cotton. Having a =
more centralize restroom spot would be very much appreciated by birders.
Also is the MOU leased area west of Owl Ave on Overton Rd have the =
parking lot completed? Are there going to be feeders erected in this =
spot? I know the General Store in Meadowlands ( featured in the =
Duluth-News Tribune today) will have feeders and souveniours for birders =
this winter. I heard that the Moose Cafe in Isabella will be adding a =
larger feeding station along Hwy 1 in Lake Co. =20
I still would like to see the MOU try to work with the state and see if =
they can purchase land along McDavitt and Admiral Rd. I would like to =
see if the Sax Zim Group start thinking about working with the state and =
the state land along McDavitt and add a bog board walk on each side of =
McDavitt. There has to be a board walk from the road to go over the =
ditches in the spring.
Just some thoughts as I read the article today.=20
Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>In the Duluth-News Tribune an =
article=20
appeared on the front page talking about local artists and area birders =
and=20
managers are going to work with local business. The topic is going =
to be=20
about economics and bird watching. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I personally feel as a birder =
who has=20
been to the bog to many to count need to work on two items. 1. These =
people=20
involve with the Sax Zim group need to address and stop the continue =
logging by=20
the state. Places like Stone Lake Road, Owl Ave, Co. Rd 133 and =
the corner=20
of Correction Line Rd and Owl Ave have been logged out! It will =
not be to=20
long before the State will log out Admiral Rd and McDavitt Rd. =
This need=20
to be address first. No habitat =3D no birds =3D no birders! =
Second this group=20
needs to work or communicate with known residents who chased off birders =
front=20
Co. Rd 7 and other places. These residents need to know how they =
can=20
profit by adding a donation box in front of their houses. These =
residents=20
have got to stop being so paranoid and learn that birders =3D =
money!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Of course this winter I doubt =
we will=20
have a large influx of owls as we did last year but birders will =
continue to=20
visit Sax Zim.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Another thing that the MOU =
needs to think=20
about is adding some portable toilets in the area they leased. Put them =
in the=20
parking lot and chained them to a tree. I am sure there are =
services in=20
Eveleth which is only 20 minutes from here. Guides know from last =
year=20
that the only places for birders to do there is thing is in Meadowlands =
and=20
Cotton. Having a more centralize restroom spot would be very much=20
appreciated by birders.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Also is the MOU leased area =
west of Owl=20
Ave on Overton Rd have the parking lot completed? Are there going =
to be=20
feeders erected in this spot? I know the General Store in =
Meadowlands (=20
featured in the Duluth-News Tribune today) will have feeders and =
souveniours for=20
birders this winter. I heard that the Moose Cafe in Isabella will =
be=20
adding a larger feeding station along Hwy 1 in Lake Co. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I still would like to see the =
MOU try to=20
work with the state and see if they can purchase land along McDavitt and =
Admiral=20
Rd. I would like to see if the Sax Zim Group start thinking about=20
working with the state and the state land along McDavitt and add a=20
bog board walk on each side of McDavitt. There has to be =
a board=20
walk from the road to go over the ditches in the spring.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Just some thoughts as I read =
the article=20
today.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> <FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Michael =
Hendrickson<BR>Duluth,=20
Minnesota<BR>Minnesota Birding Treks<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/">http://webpages.chart=
er.net/mmhendrickson/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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