[obol] Cottage Grove info needed

[Alan Contreras]

Please contact Karen directly with any info for these Cottage Grove areas.

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> From: <Olastar at aol.com>
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:26:09 EDT

The City is currently in the process of coming up with a plan
> to help 
> the park area become more accessible to people for such things as bird
> watching, hiking, nature observing, etc. There is a trail through the area,
> but much 
> of the site is tied up with blackberries. They are going to be removed (cut,
> not sprayed!), which will open up more ponds there to study. In the early 70's
> I taught a biology class out there.

 Wouldn't it 
> help 
> if this area would be included in the birding trail that is beinging planned
> and mapped out?!
> 
>      As far as Mt. David is concerned, yes, it has been, in my opinion,
> damaged by various developers, like Mike said. My group realizes that we
> cannot 
> completely stop the current developments, but we are having a significant
> impact 
> on selected issues having to do with the development. Some of these issues
> are: having larger lots, to cut down on number of houses, getting bigger/more
> parks within the area, and our big one right now, the Ridgeline Trail. This
> would 
> keep houses off the ridgeline, and keep create accessibility still to the
> hill for the people of CG. The thought came up at one of our recent meetings,
> "Have bird counts been taken, over the past several years, on Mt. David?" If
> so, 
> and if it could be shown that there significant types of birds present, would
> that help strengthen our attempt for a Ridgeline Trail?
> 
>      So, I'll just end this by saying that it would be great for Cottage
> Grove if either of the sites I've mentioned here (East Regional Park, or Mt.
> David) would be included in the Oregon Birding Trails plan.
> 
> Hoping to hear from others
> Kären Larson
> 
>      
> 

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