Is an environmental impact study required?
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This is of great concern to me, since it would greatly limit accessibility
and would impact some habitat directly. I personally doubt it would destroy
the refuge habitat, since as I understand it the wall would be built on the
levee itself. For those not familiar, the levee/canal runs essentially on the
north side of Santa Ana, although the refuge headquarters and some nice
habitat is on the north side. So far I haven't seen anything about a general
vegetation removal from this 2000 acre refuge--if anyone knows anything, I
would be greatly interested.
What I am really interested in/concerned about) is the plans (if any) for
access by the public (and even perhaps refuge staff), since that could become
a lot more difficult! Santa Ana is one of the few spots where one can see
anything like the native Valley riparian woodland/wetland complex, and it is
obviously visited in very large numbers of visiting birders/ecotourists as
well as local residents and school groups.
Again, I do not want to minimize the concern over this crown jewel and I am
personally against a wall there--at the very least, it should be the last
place to put a wall, not the first one in this new bout. I (and others I am
sure) will be checking into it. If there was little or no access, it might
destroy the functionality of the refuge.
Regards,
Tim Brush
Edinburg, TX
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Subject: [texbirds] Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge may be in trouble
Headline: Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First
Border Wall Segment If the levee wall is constructed, it will essentially
destroy the refuge, a federal official told the Observer.
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