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Bedford Audubon and Conservation
In part, Bedford Audubon's Mission Statement
says, "We envision ourselves as an organization that is...a credible voice
promoting environmentally sound decisions on local conservation issues."
Following are some of the issues that our chapter is concerned about.
Cell Towers and Wildlife
Cell towers often pose a serious hazard to migrating
birds. These journeys are already long and arduous. The increasing numbers of
communications towers is an added, deadly obstacle course. Click
here to see Bedford Audubon's Cell Towers and Wildlife Fact Sheet. (This is
a large file and may take a while to download.)
e-mail conservation comments and questions to
conservation@bedfordaudubon.org
Other Environmental Issues
| Date |
Subject |
Document |
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April 5, 2005 |
Wetlands Bill Moves out of Committee |
State Senator Carl L. Marcellino (R, Syosset), Chairman of the
Environmental Conservation Committee, today announced that the freshwater
wetlands bill was moved out of the Environmental Conservation committee. Senate
bill 2081 will strengthen New York State's ability to protect this natural
resource. |
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March 2005 |
Wetlands Update |
The New York State Legislation has passed an on-time budget for
the first time in recent memory; however, they did not include wetlands
legislation in the budget. |
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March 2005 |
Wetlands Protection |
The Bedford Audubon Society strongly supports
Governor Pataki's proposal in the 2005/2006 budget to protect our state's
freshwater wetlands by closing the SWANCC loophole that has been created by
court cases on the federal level. |
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November 17, 2004 |
Wetlands Protection |
Letter to Senator Leibell: The
Watersheds/Flood Prevention Act S.4480-A would enhance New York State’s wetland
protection program and fill gaps in wetlands protection resulting from the
federal SWANCC vs. US Army Corps of Engineers court case allowing filling of
isolated wetlands under the federal Clean Water Act. |
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July 23, 2004 |
Clean
Water Protection/Flood Prevention Act
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Request for BAS members to write letters in support of this
legislation. |
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July 14, 2004 |
Eagle River Development |
Letter to Somers Planning Board opposing Eagle River Area
development |
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May 20, 2004 |
Clean
Water Protection/Flood Prevention Act
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BAS Board of Directors passes a resolution in support of the
Clean Water Protection/Flood Prevention Act which would close a
loophole that was created by the 2001 SWANCC court decision that removes
isolated freshwater wetlands of between 1 acre and 12.4 acres. |
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March 25, 2004 |
Seven Springs Development |
Yesterday's announcement from the Trump Organization announcing
the abandonment of their luxury golf course plan and switching gears to a 17
lot, residential subdivision, was a step in the right direction from an
environmental perspective. |
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October 8, 2003 |
Water Filtration Plant |
BAS Testimony on Scope of Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for Croton Water Treatment Plant.
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May 29, 2003 |
Water Filtration Plant |
CWCWC/Sierra Club Press Release in
Yonkers Tribune opposing "science" behind need for water filtration
plant. |
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April 17, 2003 |
Water Filtration Plant |
Letter sent to The New York Times in response to
their editorial supporting construction of the filtration plant. |
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April 16, 2003 |
Clean Water Act |
Sent to the EPA which was seeking comment on their
proposed rule making regulations on the Clean Water Act, particularly on
wetlands. |
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March 13, 2002 |
NYC
Water
Filtration |
Comments to NYC DEP on siting of a
filtration plant for the Croton Watershed. "…they’d be speaking to
you and urging you protect our remaining watershed buffer lands,
wetlands and wild open spaces to protect New York City’s drinking water.
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| December
17, 2001 |
Development
of Seven Springs Property |
Testimony to NYS DEC. "If all our
members could be here this evening, they would be present to argue
against this misguided proposal to develop the scenic and historic Seven
Springs property." |
| July 30, 2001 |
NYC Water Filtration |
Letter to US EPA "..the only way to
truly protect New York City’s drinking water and its watershed is
through protection of drinking water at its source in both the Catskill
Delaware System and the Croton System." |
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August 3, 2000 |
Westchester County Airport
and Wetlands
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Letter urging the County and the FAA to
consider wetlands and protective forested areas when revising airport
layout. |
| March
16, 1998 |
The
Farm,
Somers, N.Y. |
Letter commenting
on Environmental Impact Statement. "...After
careful consideration of the subject FEIS, Bedford Audubon Society finds
a number of fundamental problems with, and flaws in, the proposed plan." |
e-mail conservation comments and questions
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