Birders have been allowed access to the settling ponds at the Gallatin Steam Plant to view shorebirds, etc. for quite some time. This will continue, but now with stricter rules. In the past, the plant has had rigorous access standards for their employees, vendors, and other guests, but have allowed birders to bypass these steps. Now they have decided for security purposes that everybody should be treated the same and have requested that birders follow these stricter security rules. So starting now, ALL birders will need to comply with the steps below. To gain access, each person will need a personal badge acquired from the plant personnel. To get a badge you must first make an appointment to go there and have your photo and fingerprints taken. Then they will do a backround check on you which should take about a week. Once you have your personal badge, you can use it whenever you visit. They want me to be the contact person for birders. So to make your appointment to get your badge, please call me (331-2231) and I'll call them to set it up. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE PLANT. After you have acquired your badge, whenever you want to visit the plant you will need to ASK FOR PERMISSION A WEEK IN ADVANCE and take your badge with you. And they want me to be the contact person for this also. So call me (331-2231) when you want to go, and I'm to call them to set it up. I'm sorry for the inconvenience this will bring, but they just want all people at the plant to follow the same security rules. If you have questions, ask me; don't call the plant. Please respect these rules so that we may continue to use the facility. Thank you. Jan Shaw Nashville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________