[va-bird] Contacts needed for Alerting the Press

["Denise Ryan" <Denise_Ryan@xxxxxxx>]

Are there any knowledgeable volunteers out in VA-bird land who do not =
agree with closing the islands willing to make themselves available to =
interviews and calls from the press?  Mr. Brinkley?  Ms. Heath? What =
about Harry Armisted? Others?
Please contact me off line with the appropriate phone numbers to reach =
you over the weekend and the next few days.  If you want to make this =
easy for reporters, you've got to give them information.

Denise Ryan
Washington, DC
denise_ryan at lcv.org


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Subject: [va-bird] Re: Support for CBBT island birding


Paul and others on VA BIRD,

I think you hit the nail on the head.  The question of security concerns =
are obviously relevant to the movement of US Naval vessels.  The CBBT =
islands are natural platforms for potential illegal activities. BUT, so =
are fishing boats co-located next to these islands.  It is not logical =
to enforce a ban on one location and not the other, esp. given that =
there is no current or past evidence of problems.  But, clearly, it is =
easier to control access to the islands than to make changes to the =
patterns of thousands of fishermen.

Only the responses of thousands of birders and nature lovers will gain =
the attention of the decision makers.  Please make your thoughts known =
to those in charge as well as our Governor and federal legislators.  In =
particular, Virginia Sen. Warner is a very influential politician on =
Capitol Hill with a history of listening to his constituents.

Kurt Gaskill
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