I am very willing to help, donate, speak to anyone and anything else that
would help. Please reach out, I am in Lexington and can host a gathering if
one will help. My number is 859-420-2227, if anyone wants to talk about
this. We have to try!
It seemscthere can be an alternative route for them.
Nancy Barnett
Lexington
On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 5:21 PM <marytheotokos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don’t know anything about environmental law but am a capable litigator.
If this list can pair me up with someone who does have environmental law
expertise I am willing to donate time and talent to this issue.
Best,
Mike Breen
*From:* birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On
Behalf Of *David Svetich
*Sent:* Monday, June 25, 2018 4:00 PM
*To:* dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Cc:* Nancy Barnett <barnhair@xxxxxxxxx>; Birdky <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [birdky] Re: Brown-headed Nuthatch Shortleaf Pine Stand at
London Ranger Station Preservation efforts
Although a similar pine stand would take years to support another
population of nuthatches, now is the time to look for a suitable area for
such a planting.
On Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 16:28 Katharine Cohen <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I can’t do much, but I can write letters and emails and make phone calls.
This project sounds as if a compromise might be possible if the right
people come together to thwart—er—discuss it.
Kathy Cohen
Murray
On Jun 25, 2018, at 1:17 PM, Nancy Barnett <barnhair@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Frank and all,
Okay, we need to address this travesty. I am in to help. I am available to
meet, this ia awful. The constant attack on habitat has to be addressed.
Reach out and I will do whatever we can.
Nancy Barnett
Lexington
On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 2:02 PM Frank Renfrow <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Brainard suggested I post this on Birdky:
CONCERNING efforts to PRESERVE THE SHORTLEAF PINE STAND AT THE LONDON DBNF
RANGER STATION - I talked to the right person at the London Ranger District
and he gave me the whole run down on why the future of the pine stand with
the Brown-headed Nuthatches and the ranger office property is itself
uncertain. He was very helpful and also very sympathetic. He described the
location himself as the best pine stand in Laurel County and he would hate
to see it go. It is not actually the USFS but the KY Transportation
Cabinet that has plans to run a connector road between US 25 and KY 2069
straight through the Ranger Station! Their option is to either sell off the
entire property and move to another location or if they stay the road goes
through where the service buildings are located now and then they would
have to put new buildings up where the pines are located now.
This pine stand is the only known breeding location of Brown-headed
Nuthatches in Eastern Kentucky. I have photos and more details posted on
my Cincinnati Birds and Birds around the World Facebook Group and Kentucky
Bird and Environmental FB Groups as well.
The really frustrating thing is there is an open field right next door
that would work perfectly without destroying anything but they have some
type of exact spacing distance they are going by and the Ranger Station
just happens to fall there. The grounds has a historic look similar to a
CCC camp although it was built in the 1960s and is set up for public
visitors with picnic tables, etc. It is a real shame to see another one of
these historically significant sites lost. It is quite picturesque apart
from the environmental significance of the pine stand and the Brown-headed
Nuthatches which I think is quite important also. Maybe there is something
we can do together to get this plan changed! It sounds like it is the State
of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and our State Representatives we need to
contact on trying to get the plan changed. A slight distance variance would
be in order I would think.
Frank Renfrow
Fort Thomas, KY
