[mou] 40th Avenue West

Mike Hendrickson smithville4@charter.net
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:37:29 -0500


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This last spring I was informed by another local birder that 40th Avenue =
West is off limits to the public.  This area is being managed by the =
Army Corp of Engineers and one of the workers in the area asked this =
local birder to leave the area as it is unsafe to the public.  This =
local birder is in communications with the Army Corps and is trying to =
find out when the area will be open to the public when the Army Corp =
finishes the restructuring of the dikes.

I noticed since May that a few birders entered this area and reported =
some birds to this listserv.  I am asking ALL birders to stay out of =
40th Avenue West until we have clearance from the Army Corp of Engineers =
to allow us back in.  We cannot afford to lose this great birding spot =
due to trespassing birders!!  This news about 40th Avenue being off =
limits to the public maybe new to all of you and I hope you pass this =
around so others will respect the request of the Army Corps.

The good news that I heard about 40th Ave West is that the corp. removed =
all the brush and plants in the main pool and it looks favorable for =
shorebirds again!  All we need to do is wait for the OK to allow us back =
in. =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>This last spring I was =
informed by=20
another local birder that 40th Avenue West is off limits to the =
public.&nbsp;=20
This area is being managed by the Army Corp of Engineers&nbsp;and one of =
the=20
workers in the area asked this local birder to leave the area as it is =
unsafe to=20
the public.&nbsp; This local birder is in communications with the Army =
Corps and=20
is trying to find out when the area will be open to the public when the =
Army=20
Corp finishes the restructuring of the dikes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I noticed&nbsp;since May that =
a few=20
birders entered this area and reported some birds to this =
listserv.&nbsp; I am=20
asking ALL birders to stay out of 40th Avenue West until we have =
clearance from=20
the Army Corp of Engineers to allow us back in.&nbsp; We cannot afford =
to lose=20
this great birding spot due to trespassing birders!!&nbsp; This news =
about 40th=20
Avenue being off limits to the public maybe new to all of you and I hope =
you=20
pass this around so others will respect the request of the Army=20
Corps.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>The good news that I heard =
about 40th Ave=20
West is that the corp. removed all the brush and plants in the main pool =
and it=20
looks favorable for shorebirds again!&nbsp; All we need to do is wait =
for the OK=20
to allow us back in.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
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<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=
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