Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 13:32:20 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Parke H John, Jr." Subject: Re: Birder Busted - The Sequel Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii My opinion; Because of vandalism, dirt bikers, four wheelers, littering and alleged dug dealing in these areas, the DNR is trying to control and limit the usage in these areas, to people using these areas for what they are intended for (fishing, hunting, birding, etc.). Civil liberties aside, it is probably a good idea. Parke. "J. B. Churchill" on 06/07/2000 12:34:49 PM Please respond to Maryland Birds & Birding To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM cc: (bcc: Parke H John/WLGORE) Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Birder Busted - The Sequel I suggest we all call and order one regardless of whether or not we plan to go there. After all isn't this public land ? J.B. (at the risk of being labelled an instigator) At 12:09 PM 6/7/00 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Birders, > > Permits are now required for the C&D Canal Wildlife Management Areas >(Bethel, Court House Point, Stemmer's Run, and along the C&D >Canal). There are >permits for hunting, fishing, and visitors permits. To bird watch as an >individual, you need a Visitors Permit. This includes a card for your wallet >and a card to display on you vehicle's dashboard. Visitor's Permits are free. >You must call 410-879-4500 Ext. 4550 (Note: this is a correction.). I talked >to Tina Becker. You must have your drivers license and tag numbers handy, >they >require some information from them. Permits are good for the calendar year >(till December 31, 2000 this year). You will have to call every year for >a new >permit. They are available for out of state people. > > Group permits are available for bird clubs. The group leader or > organizer >must call in advance (1-2 weeks) to obtain the group permit. It would be >issued >for a group for a limited amount of time. The group should try to arrive at >about the same time, stay together, and leave together. One permit per >group is >required. Permits are not to be photo copied. > > No permit is required for the State Forest. > Fair Hill Natural Resource Area and State Parks require passes. Except >Turkey Point (as far as I know!) > >Parke, > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= ====================================================== John B. Churchill, M.S. Home (304) 292-5072 GIS Analyst Work (304) 293-4832 West Virginia University ext. 4456 Natural Resource Analysis Center http://www.nrac.wvu.edu/users/jbc ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================