BOYCOTT MARCO ISLAND
Dec 27th, 2000 | 03:14 PM
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BOYCOTT MARCO ISLAND
Critical Piping Plover Habitat Denied By Marco Island Residents...Bad for the Economy!
Dead bird jewelry pushes antiplover message, taste``Let's just say it's gotten a little heated,'' Richard Alan, a localgoldsmith, said of the controversy that erupted this year when the federalgovernment announced its plan to designate seven miles of Marco beachescritical plover habitat. There, the antiplover sentiment crystalized in 14-karat animosity this month when one resident commissioned Alan to craft agold pin depicting a dead plover. The curious piece of jewelry, a macabredesign of a prostrate bird with cartoonish X's for eyes and its feet boundwith rope, quickly became a local best seller.(Tampa Tribune / Naples News / Associated Press, 12/26/00)
Dead bird jewelry pushes antiplover message, taste``Let's just say it's gotten a little heated,'' Richard Alan, a localgoldsmith, said of the controversy that erupted this year when the federalgovernment announced its plan to designate seven miles of Marco beachescritical plover habitat. There, the antiplover sentiment crystalized in 14-karat animosity this month when one resident commissioned Alan to craft agold pin depicting a dead plover. The curious piece of jewelry, a macabredesign of a prostrate bird with cartoonish X's for eyes and its feet boundwith rope, quickly became a local best seller.(Tampa Tribune / Naples News / Associated Press, 12/26/00)
Dec 28th, 2000 | 02:26 PM
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The Piping Plover nests along the shores of Lk MI.....some of the most beautiful beaches in Michigan...the residnets actually take time to "Plover Sit" until the nesting is over.
Why is Marco Island so negative towards this temporary inconvenience?????
Why is Marco Island so negative towards this temporary inconvenience?????
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Dec 29th, 2000 | 05:42 AM
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Dolphindancer:
Federal designation as critical habitat is not "temporary". It is almost defacto permanent and year round, regardless of the seasonal migratory patterns of the bird.
I do not know the facts of this story, so I can't judge anyone's actions. I will say, however, that the Endangered Species Act is a heavy handed tool that has set many property owners and users against the environmental community. Just ask most of Florida's boaters about what they think of laws designed to protect the Manatee!
Federal designation as critical habitat is not "temporary". It is almost defacto permanent and year round, regardless of the seasonal migratory patterns of the bird.
I do not know the facts of this story, so I can't judge anyone's actions. I will say, however, that the Endangered Species Act is a heavy handed tool that has set many property owners and users against the environmental community. Just ask most of Florida's boaters about what they think of laws designed to protect the Manatee!
Dec 30th, 2000 | 10:08 AM
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Larry
Believe me...I am very familiar with the Fed End Species Act.....it is not as heavy handed as you suspect...check out the mitigation that is required by developers...almost non-existent.
Do you have any idea how much money eco-tourism brings into the community? Did you know that "Birders" spend more money in a location than almost any other sport/hobby?
Believe me...I am very familiar with the Fed End Species Act.....it is not as heavy handed as you suspect...check out the mitigation that is required by developers...almost non-existent.
Do you have any idea how much money eco-tourism brings into the community? Did you know that "Birders" spend more money in a location than almost any other sport/hobby?
Dec 31st, 2000 | 07:39 AM
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Larry, A large percentage of boaters in Florida and elsewhere, do not obey the no wake and slow speed zones where the manatee live. Manatees are slow moving creatures and cannot get out of the way. These "boaters" and I use the term loosely, are irresponsible, have not completed any kind of safe boating course and are on a testosterone high when they turn the key of their "toy." They give a black eye to the real boaters who care about preserving the manatees and co-existing with nature.
I also might add, jet skis do more damage to the enviroment, dump more gas into our waterways than boats.
As for the plovers, the Florida enviroment has been raped by greedy developers who care more about their pockets than the enviroment. Florida and the rest of the U.S., has a responsibility to preserve habitat and land for future generations to use.
I also might add, jet skis do more damage to the enviroment, dump more gas into our waterways than boats.
As for the plovers, the Florida enviroment has been raped by greedy developers who care more about their pockets than the enviroment. Florida and the rest of the U.S., has a responsibility to preserve habitat and land for future generations to use.
Jan 8th, 2001 | 07:12 PM
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10 to 1, not another poster on this thread REMEMBERS Marlin Perkins...
that aside, however, I'm wondering....
Weren't the manatees here first? And no doubt the plovers, as well?
How often do the "environment be damned" folks stop to look in the mirror in the morning and ponder what kind of an earth they are bequeathing their grandchildren?
that aside, however, I'm wondering....
Weren't the manatees here first? And no doubt the plovers, as well?
How often do the "environment be damned" folks stop to look in the mirror in the morning and ponder what kind of an earth they are bequeathing their grandchildren?
Jan 9th, 2001 | 11:59 AM
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Zooparader, how much would you be willing to wager on that assertion of yours? Now, lets go a bit further and see if you can recall Marlin and Jim's commerial sponsor. I shall never forget that as Marlin got older, it was always Jim out in the field in the midst of the action while Marlin stayed in the flatbed. Wise decision - Marlin was no fool ... oops, watch out for that hippo.
