Comments for LandNotes http://landnotes.org Conservation Strategies from The Trust for Public Land Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:52:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on LandMark: Chainsaw Sisters Saloon – R.I.P. by Dave Walter http://landnotes.org/2009/09/25/landscape-chainsaw-sisters-saloon-r-i-p/#comment-121 Dave Walter Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:52:47 +0000 http://landnotes.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-121 I am so saddened to here this. I was there when the sisters were building this and I have many pictures showing their progress. In fact one of my canoeing partners actually helped the girls with some of the building for about an hour is all and he was alittle interested in one of them that the two were not paying attention and my friend John got a nail driven into his hand. They even let us sleep under the Saloon one night as we came back alittle early from our canoe trip. I now plan on going up there this Spring to get some more pictures taken and to show the pictures we have of the building of it to the girls. This is a monumant !!! This Saloon is a great part of the Boundary Waters is really going to be greatly missed. It is a landmark of the Boundary Waters. Wow !!! I can't believe it. Damn it. I wish it wasn't so, but as time goes changes come too !!! Dave Walter Creston, Iowa Long time canoist of the Boundary Waters since 1976 and still going iridebmw2000@yahoo.com I am so saddened to here this. I was there when the sisters were building this and I have many pictures showing their progress. In fact one of my canoeing partners actually helped the girls with some of the building for about an hour is all and he was alittle interested in one of them that the two were not paying attention and my friend John got a nail driven into his hand. They even let us sleep under the Saloon one night as we came back alittle early from our canoe trip. I now plan on going up there this Spring to get some more pictures taken and to show the pictures we have of the building of it to the girls. This is a monumant !!! This Saloon is a great part of the Boundary Waters is really going to be greatly missed. It is a landmark of the Boundary Waters. Wow !!! I can’t believe it. Damn it. I wish it wasn’t so, but as time goes changes come too !!!

Dave Walter
Creston, Iowa
Long time canoist of the Boundary Waters since 1976 and still going
iridebmw2000@yahoo.com

]]> Comment on The ghost of picnics future by Kendall King http://landnotes.org/2010/02/22/797/#comment-115 Kendall King Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:59:04 +0000 http://landnotes.org/?p=797#comment-115 As a geographer and as a former US Forest Service employee, and having lived south of Hillsboro for over 40 years, the prospects of an area such as the Chehalem Ridge Natural Area is awesome. Hopefully route maps to the area will be published soon. As a geographer and as a former US Forest Service employee, and having lived south of Hillsboro for over 40 years, the prospects of an area such as the Chehalem Ridge Natural Area is awesome.

Hopefully route maps to the area will be published soon.

]]> Comment on What’s your sign? by Daniel aka Snowolf http://landnotes.org/2010/02/12/whats-your-sign/#comment-100 Daniel aka Snowolf Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:13:58 +0000 http://landnotes.org/?p=760#comment-100 My home is where ever my heart is (to quote the KING - Elvis). My new home of 4 years is Eastside Seattle. When I go back to Illinois or on a road trip, nothing says home like Mt. Rainier in all it's Glory. From the Air or land it is a sight that I never get tired of. Lucky me, I can see it from my apartment balcony on clear days. Contrary to popular belief; it's more often than you might imagine. The clouds that form around this monument to nature and the reflection of sunrise and sunsets are a never ending tribute to the mother of us all. Mother Nature. My home is where ever my heart is (to quote the KING – Elvis). My new home of 4 years is Eastside Seattle. When I go back to Illinois or on a road trip, nothing says home like Mt. Rainier in all it’s Glory. From the Air or land it is a sight that I never get tired of. Lucky me, I can see it from my apartment balcony on clear days. Contrary to popular belief; it’s more often than you might imagine. The clouds that form around this monument to nature and the reflection of sunrise and sunsets are a never ending tribute to the mother of us all. Mother Nature.

]]> Comment on What’s your sign? by Patricia Ratcliffe http://landnotes.org/2010/02/12/whats-your-sign/#comment-99 Patricia Ratcliffe Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:35:50 +0000 http://landnotes.org/?p=760#comment-99 sparta NJ was almost home to me and husband back in the sixties. however those beautiful wild acres with 70-mile views were. too far from our jobs. now we have to sell. it should be parkland! what should be done? sparta NJ was almost home to me and husband back in the sixties. however
those beautiful wild acres with 70-mile views were. too far from our jobs.
now we have to sell. it should be parkland! what should be done?

]]> Comment on What’s your sign? by Mary Tufts http://landnotes.org/2010/02/12/whats-your-sign/#comment-98 Mary Tufts Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:27:57 +0000 http://landnotes.org/?p=760#comment-98 I live in the NYC beach community of Rockaway. It is the perfect place for birding, bicycling, hiking, swimming, all the outdoor stuff people don't think of when they think of NYC. But it's all here in Rockaway! I know I'm home when I see the Marine Parkway Bridge. Also called the Gil Hodges, this bridge is a beautiful, graceful bridge with a rising center span to accomodate water traffic. It also connects Rockawy to Brooklyn, and links several different sections of the Gateway National Recreation Area. I live in the NYC beach community of Rockaway. It is the perfect place for birding, bicycling, hiking, swimming, all the outdoor stuff people don’t think of when they think of NYC. But it’s all here in Rockaway! I know I’m home when I see the Marine Parkway Bridge. Also called the Gil Hodges, this bridge is a beautiful, graceful bridge with a rising center span to accomodate water traffic. It also connects Rockawy to Brooklyn, and links several different sections of the Gateway National Recreation Area.

]]> Comment on What’s your sign? by Herman Osorio http://landnotes.org/2010/02/12/whats-your-sign/#comment-97 Herman Osorio Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:20:06 +0000 http://landnotes.org/?p=760#comment-97 Diamond Head on the island of Oahu ion the state of Hawaii signifies "home" to me because that island and at one time a US territory is where I was born and raised. Whenever I see a photo of that unique crater I get a surge of memory and desire to return to such a familiar and pleasant island home. Diamond Head on the island of Oahu ion the state of Hawaii signifies “home” to me because that island and at one time a US territory is where I was born and raised.
Whenever I see a photo of that unique crater I get a surge of memory and desire to return to such a familiar and pleasant island home.

]]> Comment on What’s your sign? by Steven G. Levine http://landnotes.org/2010/02/12/whats-your-sign/#comment-96 Steven G. Levine Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:19:57 +0000 http://landnotes.org/?p=760#comment-96 In Toledo, Ohio, it would have to be the Oak Openings, a globally endangered oak savannah, with wet and dry prairie and "living" [i.e. moving] sand dunes. The official symbol of the area is the Karner's blue butterfly. The good news is that a significant corridor through the unprotected acreage is being acquired, mostly by Toledo Area Metroparks. The bad news is that too much of it has already been lost to airport, housing developments, strip malls and car dealerships. In Toledo, Ohio, it would have to be the Oak Openings, a globally endangered oak savannah, with wet and dry prairie and “living” [i.e. moving] sand dunes. The official symbol of the area is the Karner’s blue butterfly. The good news is that a significant corridor through the unprotected acreage is being acquired, mostly by Toledo Area Metroparks. The bad news is that too much of it has already been lost to airport, housing developments, strip malls and car dealerships.

]]> Comment on What’s your sign? by Susan DeWitt Wilder http://landnotes.org/2010/02/12/whats-your-sign/#comment-95 Susan DeWitt Wilder Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:47:36 +0000 http://landnotes.org/?p=760#comment-95 The Scarborough Marsh is the largest salt-water marsh in Maine. This 3,000-acre Marsh is owned by Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It is the centerpiece of town and also the center of much effort to protect it from tremendous upland development pressure in what is now a suburb of Portland, Maine. We first saw the Marsh on a vacation trip to Maine twenty years ago and both said at the same time: "Can you imagine living here?" We moved to Scarborough 10 years ago and have since committed our volunteer efforts to protecting this natural resource that brought us home. The Scarborough Marsh is the largest salt-water marsh in Maine. This 3,000-acre Marsh is owned by Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It is the centerpiece of town and also the center of much effort to protect it from tremendous upland development pressure in what is now a suburb of Portland, Maine. We first saw the Marsh on a vacation trip to Maine twenty years ago and both said at the same time: “Can you imagine living here?” We moved to Scarborough 10 years ago and have since committed our volunteer efforts to protecting this natural resource that brought us home.

]]> Comment on What’s your sign? by Cathy http://landnotes.org/2010/02/12/whats-your-sign/#comment-93 Cathy Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:43:19 +0000 http://landnotes.org/?p=760#comment-93 Rice Field in northwest Des Moines, Iowa! This beautiful, popular 4.5 acre village green is a field of all seasons for all ages. Rice Field is regularly used for soccer, kite-flying, ultimate Frisbee, volley ball, softball, touch football, sledding, snow angels, unstructured play, relaxation, and other outdoor activities. Rice Field has been public land for over 100 years and resides in the quadrant of Des Moines, Iowa that is severely lacking in parkland. But now this neighborhood gem is threaten by development! The land, owned by the Des Moines Public School District, is to be sold on March 15, 2009 to help with the District’s economic problems. Please help the non-profit group, Friends of Rice Field, purchase this land for public use. Check out our website at www.FriendsofRiceField.com for pictures of this beautiful green recreational field in the heart of Beaverdale, a neighborhood village in Des Moines, Iowa. If Rice Field is sold for development, it will be gone forever. Very little time exists for the public to obtain the funds needed to purchase this beautiful village green for the youth (and adults) of today and generations to come. We need everyone helps. Thanks. Rice Field in northwest Des Moines, Iowa! This beautiful, popular 4.5 acre village green is a field of all seasons for all ages. Rice Field is regularly used for soccer, kite-flying, ultimate Frisbee, volley ball, softball, touch football, sledding, snow angels, unstructured play, relaxation, and other outdoor activities. Rice Field has been public land for over 100 years and resides in the quadrant of Des Moines, Iowa that is severely lacking in parkland. But now this neighborhood gem is threaten by development! The land, owned by the Des Moines Public School District, is to be sold on March 15, 2009 to help with the District’s economic problems. Please help the non-profit group, Friends of Rice Field, purchase this land for public use. Check out our website at http://www.FriendsofRiceField.com for pictures of this beautiful green recreational field in the heart of Beaverdale, a neighborhood village in Des Moines, Iowa. If Rice Field is sold for development, it will be gone forever. Very little time exists for the public to obtain the funds needed to purchase this beautiful village green for the youth (and adults) of today and generations to come. We need everyone helps. Thanks.

]]> Comment on What’s your sign? by Cathie Leslie http://landnotes.org/2010/02/12/whats-your-sign/#comment-85 Cathie Leslie Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:58:27 +0000 http://landnotes.org/?p=760#comment-85 The part along the Rio Grande that is close to my house. Probably one of the most unspoiled and scenic regions in the southern part of New Mexico. AND unfortunately a site that has been chosen to put a sewage treatment plant. The area is larger than Sun Mountain in Santa Fe but we are not as well heeled down here. The site is just opposite the proposed Wilderness Trackways and truly stunning. The area is used recreationally by all sorts of people: hikers, horseback riders, innertubers, dog walkers, hunters, fishermen, painters, birdwatchers, photographers. Several fund raisers have started their programs right at this site. The proposed Rio Grande Trail runs right next to it. If only TLP would listen to our pleas and take us as seriously as they do our northern neighbors in our state capitol. Sigh. The part along the Rio Grande that is close to my house. Probably one of the most unspoiled and scenic regions in the southern part of New Mexico. AND unfortunately a site that has been chosen to put a sewage treatment plant. The area is larger than Sun Mountain in Santa Fe but we are not as well heeled down here. The site is just opposite the proposed Wilderness Trackways and truly stunning. The area is used recreationally by all sorts of people: hikers, horseback riders, innertubers, dog walkers, hunters, fishermen, painters, birdwatchers, photographers. Several fund raisers have started their programs right at this site. The proposed Rio Grande Trail runs right next to it. If only TLP would listen to our pleas and take us as seriously as they do our northern neighbors in our state capitol. Sigh.

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