Hello Connie,


Would you please post a map with the subject area identified? I think it would help us all in responses. I just wrote and am holding an e-mail and want to make sure I am sure of the correct location of the field.


Thanks,
Dan Reiff


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From: "Marty" <namaste at wavecable.com>
To: "Connie Sidles" <constancesidles at gmail.com>
Cc: "TWEETERS tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:33:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Turf destruction at the Fill


My understanding was they are trying to eradicate the asparagus growing in that area?

Marty at www.martykramerstudio.com

On Feb 9, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Connie Sidles < constancesidles at gmail.com > wrote:





Hey tweets, I too just found out about this. As mentioned in earlier emails, the UW Athletics department is planning to dig up all the natural sod in the field north of Clark and replace it with artificial turf.


If you care about this, then now is the time to let the UW know! The contact person is Jan Arntz. Her email is:


jarntz at u.washington.edu


There will not be a public hearing, so this is our only chance to let our opinions be known. The comment period lasts until Feb. 27. Please, please help with this. Once the field is gone, it's gone for good.


I hope we can generate two or three thousand emails expressing our reactions to this. Here are some relevant points you might want to make (and you can email me for more information if you want):


1. The field is presently grass and is used sporadically by UW intramural teams. When people aren't using it, birds are.
2. Birds who have come here to feed are:
Cackling Geese
Greater White-fronted Geese
Snow Geese
American Wigeons
Gadwalls
Mallards
Canadas (of course)
Glaucous-winged Gulls
Mew Gulls
Ring-billed Gulls
California Gulls
Thayer's Gulls
Herring Gulls
Western Gulls
Killdeer
American Pipits
American Robins
European Starlings (yes)
Red-winged Blackbirds
Brewer's Blackbirds
Brown-headed Cowbirds
Rock Pigeons
Peregrine Falcons
Northern Flickers
Golden-crowned Sparrows
White-crowned Sparrows
Savannah Sparrows
Song Sparrows
Hermit Thrushes (in the bushes that line the western edge)
American Crows


and probably other species that I'm forgetting at the moment (I'm late to a meeting and must rush!).


3. Right now, this field is a great example of people sharing space with wildlife. If artificial turf goes in, this will completely destroy habitat for wildlife.




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