TN-Birders: Ken Rosenberg of Cornell University has important comments about the future of the Cerulean Warbler in Tennessee in the following message which I forward to you from the Southeast Partners-In-Flight (PIF) list. The attachments is not included in this message. Let's go birding....... Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN ----------------------BEGIN FORWARD---------------------- > > "Kenneth V. > Rosenberg" > <kvr2@xxxxxxxxxxx > 05/06/2005 10:44 > AM > This of course is a major issue -- I hope you all are aware that the > number-one site identified for Cerulean Warblers in their entire > range, Royal Blue state management area in the Cumberland Mountains > of Tennessee is slated to be extensively mined (mountaintop removal) > by Tennessee Valley Authority. This activity would remove much of > the optimal ridge-top habitat for Ceruleans, potentially effecting > 10,000 CEWA -- ironically, much of the remaining Golden-winged > Warbler habitat on old bench-mines would also be destroyed. If the > State and other entities lose their battles with TVA, this would > represent a serious setback for the kind of proactive, non-regulatory > conservation PIF has been advocating for 15 years. > > KEN > > At 8:16 AM -0600 5/6/05, Terry Rich wrote: > Subject: Mine > >reclamation for Wildlife > >Summit. > > > >Friends, colleagues, > > > >This message is to make sure you all know about the work that the Elk > >Foundation is doing in KY and the southern Appalachians and to let you > know > >about an event that is coming up. Please see the attachment for a letter > >that was signed by many members of the American Wildlife Conservation > >Partners, and sent to Assistant Secretary of Interior, Rebecca Watson. > The > >letter is regarding coal mine reclamation in the eastern US and making > >better wildlife habitat during the reclamation process. > > > >Click on the link below for registration information for the Mine > >Reclamation for Wildlife Summit that will be held in Louisville, KY on > June > >22 and 23. This should be a pivotal event in the world of mine > reclamation > >and wildlife management. Please try to attend. Please pass this e-mail > >along to anybody you think might be interested in attending this event and > >learning more about mine reclamation for wildlife. > > > >When you open the link, scroll down a couple of notches to see the > wildlife > >summit announcement. > >http://www.engr.uky.edu/pdf_docs/oistl/calendar05.pdf > > > >If you have any questions, please contact me. Pass this along to anybody > >that might be interested. > > > >David Ledford > >RMEF, Initiative Director > >94 River Bend Drive > >London, KY 40744 > >office 606-330-0179 > >mobile 606-344-8506 > > (See attached file: Final Mining letter 4.28.05.doc) > >Attachment converted: Antbird II:Final Mining letter 4.28.05.doc > >(WDBN/MSWD) (008AA2B0) -----------------------------END FORWARD--------------- =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================