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I was on the Saltmarsh Trail yesterday, just past the bridge before Lawrenc=
etown beach. There is a good crop of what I assume is winter rye by the tra=
il, quite munchable at this stage. I wondered-- does anyone know why it is =
planted there? Stabilization? For wildlife? (I assume not as snacks for hu=
mans!) It probably reseeds itself. Anyway, quite impressive.
There was a group of 51 semipalmated plovers frequenting the tidal flats, d=
ay before as well, and two American golden plovers; and in the inlet behind=
Conrad's Beach, one lonely Bonaparte's Gull; several lesser yellow legs; =
only a half dozen semipalmated sandpipers on the beach at extreme low tide =
but lots of dogs.
Speaking of which, DNR Conservation officeres came to Conrad when we were l=
eaving to check out parking by the gate. I talked to them about dogs. There=
had been 4 or 5 dogs on the beach in the previous couple of hours. They sa=
id that they give $175 tickets but they dont do any good. It seems to me th=
at if they posted "$175 fines" on the No Dogs Off-leash sign, it might be m=
ore effective. (How about increasing the fines?) Also.. kite-whatever-it-is=
-with-wheels when they do it along the beach should be specifically banned.
The officers talked only about Piping Plover as being threatened by dogs, a=
s do the signs, but surely, the stress on all shorebirds should be highligh=
ted, e.g., as for semipalmated sandpipers at Evangeline Beach. As it stand=
s, Martinique and Conrad have ever-growing reputations (Googled) as dog-fri=
endly beaches.
A few pics at http://versicolor.ca/conrad to illustrate these points.
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<p>I was on the Saltmarsh Trail yesterday, just past the bridge before Lawr=
encetown beach. There is a good crop of what I assume is winter rye by the =
trail, quite munchable at this stage. I wondered-- does anyone know why it =
is planted there? Stabilization?
For wildlife? (I assume not as snacks for humans!) It probably reseeds its=
elf. Anyway, quite impressive.<br>
<br>
There was a group of 51 semipalmated plovers frequenting the tidal flats, d=
ay before as well, and two American golden plovers; and in the inlet behind=
Conrad's Beach, one lonely Bonaparte's Gull; several lesser yellow l=
egs; only a half dozen semipalmated sandpipers
on the beach at extreme low tide but lots of dogs.<br>
<br>
Speaking of which, DNR Conservation officeres came to Conrad when we were l=
eaving to check out parking by the gate. I talked to them about dogs. There=
had been 4 or 5 dogs on the beach in the previous couple of hours. They sa=
id that they give $175 tickets but
they dont do any good. It seems to me that if they posted "$175 fines=
" on the No Dogs Off-leash sign, it might be more effective. (How abou=
t increasing the fines?) Also.. kite-whatever-it-is-with-wheels when they d=
o it along the beach should be specifically
banned.<br>
<br>
The officers talked only about Piping Plover as being threatened by dogs, a=
s do the signs, but surely, the stress on all shorebirds should be highligh=
ted, e.g., as for semipalmated sandpipers at Evangeline Beach. As it =
stands, Martinique and Conrad have ever-growing
reputations (Googled) as dog-friendly beaches.<br>
<br>
A few pics at <a href=3D"http://versicolor.ca/conrad">http://versicolor.ca/=
conrad</a> to illustrate these points.<br>
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