Subject: fiber optics system at wenas campground area
Date: Jul 24 14:20:57 1999
From: Nans - Nans at inxpress.net


Hi Everyone,

This is a venting e-mail. I just have to say that I am extremely
disappointed in the lack of responses to my e-mail re: the "fiber optics"
system that will soon be placed in the Wenas Campground and Umptanum Rd.
area. I expressed serious concerns and wondered if anyone had any
information about this. I had only one response that stated that there has
been a decline in bird population over the years and a radical
deterioration of the area. Even in that response there was no mention of
the "f-o" system. Over the past few months since subscribing there has
been a lot of information re: the Wenas area so I know that the lack of
response should have nothing to do with this being an unknown area or an
area of low bird populations.

The following thoughts or questions came to mind when there was no
response to my
inquiry:

1. Is this nothing to worry about? People may be very familiar with what
is involved in this process and are not worried. I don't know and
therefore had the questions.

2. I'm not from the area anyway so why should I worry or expect people to
respond to me.

3. Are people in the area so apathetic that they just did not respond for
that reason?

Maybe I am naive but I expected more of a response to this situation. I
really thought that people might even want to know more about my
conversations with the people working on this project. Red flags went up
all over the place for me. The second contact was at 1:20 pm . The two
individuals at that time were doing a "wildlife and vegetation survey" for
the project. I asked about whether they were looking for birds and they
said "those too". Now how much wildlife and how many birds do youthink
will be observed from the car on Umptanum road on a very hot sunny day in
July at 1:20 in the afternoon? If one is seriously concered about the
animal and bird population one would not be doing their counts at that hour
.. Thesee two individuals were not there early in the morning.

I am not very trusting of "systems" people, mining and lumber people etc.
That is not to say that there are always problems but I always like to see
what has been done in terms of environmental impact statements etc. It was
certainly something that I would have spent time investigating had I not
been flying home the next day. I thought others that lived closer would be
interested in doing that. Maybe people have already done that but if that
is the case why did no one report that? If that is not the case and it
has not been investigated, why is that?

I became much more sarcastic about this topic and your lack of reponse
during the past week when there were over 35 e-mails re: Trivia and
Terminology. Although interesting and fun that information won't make a
big difference in the lives of birds or other wildlife.

Thanks for listening.

Regards,

Sue