> Which brings me to something else I'd like input on.... say there is a small rubbing > beach which gets orcas during the summer - not daily, not on a schedule of any sort - > but often enough to be notable and exciting. In my area we have beach monitors who keep people off of the beaches during the bird nesting season, nesting piping plovers in particular. 2/3 of a nearby coastal island, Plum Island, closed during nesting season. This amounts to about 8 miles of closed coastline. The access road is closed and they literally post volunteer guards at ropes on the beach to keep people from beach walking. They found fenceing areas once the birds nested wasn't enough. Actually that made it worse, as the seagulls learned the roped areas were where lunch was. If it's worth publicizing, I know I would like to see it, I would plan on putting up a small stand with the rules. Some people will ignore the rules. Be forewarned that in the long run it may be necessary to restrict access... kirk near the New Hampshire/Massachusetts coast. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 05 2000 - 12:11:56 PDT
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