The Friends of Times Beach Nature Preserve
Documents and Archives
Over the Years the Friends of Times Beach has created documents ranging from petitions to policy analysis around issues including habitat, avian conservation, and development. A few of our documents are archived and available for download or reading on this page.
NEW October 2015 Friends of Times Beach concerns that ECHDC "permanent lighting" of neighboring Connecting Terminal will harm the nature preserve, migration, and breeding birds. The Document on the left, dated October 13, 2015 outlines our concerns. The document on the right, dated October 15, 2015 suggests some solutions.
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April 1, 2015
Statement on USFWS Endangered Species Act Listing of Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis)
April 1, 2015-For Immediate Release-Friends of Times Beach Nature Preserve
Statement on the USFWS Listing of the Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as "Threatened" under the Endangered Species Act
"We are pleased that the Northern Long-eared Bat has received Threatened Species status by USFWS. These bats were once more common in our forested areas and have been observed in our urban areas including Times Beach Nature Preserve, but have disappeared rapidly in recent years due primarily to White Nose Syndrome. In fact most bats in our region have vanished in just the past few years These small mammals play an important and valuable role in our ecosystems which are in great jeopardy due to a variety of factors including climate change and development. We must become better stewards of our rapidly diminishing natural world if we are going to have a quality of life for future generations that promotes health and well-being. The USFWS is now evaluating the familiar Monarch Butterfly, an iconic species of our region for protections under the Endangered Species Act. The Monarch butterfly was once, just a few years ago, found in abundance in our area. Last year a decline in the population of 90% stimulated an ESA review by USFWS. We must encourage USFWS and other government agencies and decision makers to continue to scrutinize the rapid declines in so many species of birds, pollinators, amphibians, and other species of wildlife. We encourage initiatives that include more scrutiny and tools to promote rapid responses to species and habitat loss by agencies such as the USFWS, our own DEC, and through such tools as the State Environmental Quality Review Act and Title X."
Resources
USFWS Endangered Species, Northern Long-eared Bat
Center For Biological Diversity - Northern Long-eared Bat
White-Nose Syndrome
Bat Conservation International
Statement on the USFWS Listing of the Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as "Threatened" under the Endangered Species Act
"We are pleased that the Northern Long-eared Bat has received Threatened Species status by USFWS. These bats were once more common in our forested areas and have been observed in our urban areas including Times Beach Nature Preserve, but have disappeared rapidly in recent years due primarily to White Nose Syndrome. In fact most bats in our region have vanished in just the past few years These small mammals play an important and valuable role in our ecosystems which are in great jeopardy due to a variety of factors including climate change and development. We must become better stewards of our rapidly diminishing natural world if we are going to have a quality of life for future generations that promotes health and well-being. The USFWS is now evaluating the familiar Monarch Butterfly, an iconic species of our region for protections under the Endangered Species Act. The Monarch butterfly was once, just a few years ago, found in abundance in our area. Last year a decline in the population of 90% stimulated an ESA review by USFWS. We must encourage USFWS and other government agencies and decision makers to continue to scrutinize the rapid declines in so many species of birds, pollinators, amphibians, and other species of wildlife. We encourage initiatives that include more scrutiny and tools to promote rapid responses to species and habitat loss by agencies such as the USFWS, our own DEC, and through such tools as the State Environmental Quality Review Act and Title X."
Resources
USFWS Endangered Species, Northern Long-eared Bat
Center For Biological Diversity - Northern Long-eared Bat
White-Nose Syndrome
Bat Conservation International
Comments to the USACE regarding the Invasive Species Project at Times Beach Nature Preserve
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Friends of Times Beach Comments to Buffalo Green Code (Unified Development Ordinance) regarding avian protection standards October 2014 |