I pass this along from the folks in Kittitas County, since I know
this is a favorite birding area of mine and quite likely of many
other birders on Tweeters. Apologies to anyone who has already
received this...

Rob

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>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:58:20 -0700
>From: Beth Rogers <kc7zqd at inlandnet.com>
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>Subject: [wa-general] Kittitas County Recreation Plan
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>To all the birders out there who come to bird in Kittitas County (the
>I-90 corridor between Snoqualmie and the Columbia, north to Swauk Pass
>and south to S Umtanum Ridge), I need your help. For any of you who
>have been to Kittitas County lately you have probably noticed that it is
>under assault, by developers. Your favorite birding site may not have
>been affected yet but in the interest of future preservation I need to
>know where it is.
>
>Kittitas County is currently in the process of developing a recreation
>plan. The idea of this plan includes creating a GIS database of
>recreation sites in the county that people use and then to use this
>information to help protect these sites if development is proposed in
>their vicinity.
>
>What I need from birders is the following:
>1. Sites that you frequently bird with locations specific enough that
>someone could go to the site and take a GPS reading.
>2. Information about the site that brings you there (habitat, etc) and
>the birds you expect to find.
>3. Any infrastructure (parking, blinds, etc) that would be useful at
>the site.
>4. Any access issues that may be of interest (much Plum Creek land has
>been sold and gated).
>5. Ownership (public or private) if known.
>
>I am scheduled to meet with the chair of the group spearheading this
>project on Friday, 1 August, at 9:30 am. Your input would be greatly
>appreciated. (This isn't a hard deadline. I will be able to
>incorporate information after this meeting so please don't hesitate to
>send it after that.)
>
>Beth Rogers
>Secretary
>Kittitas Audubon Society
>kc7zqd at inlandnet.com
>www.kittitasaudubon.org
>


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