September Conservation Action Committee Minutes
The September CAC meeting was held on September 24 at Candace’s house. In attendance were Candace Cornell, Jody Enck, Robyn Bailey, and Linda Orkin. - Candace gave a progress report on the nest box trails at Salt Point and the Lansing Center Trail. All the equipment has been gathered and a work party led by Robyn Bailey and Lansing Pathways Sue Ruoff was scheduled for the weekend of October 12-13.
- The dialogue of the morality and legality of responsible cat ownership continued, led by Linda.
- Jody discussed the rights and interests of waterfowl hunters and birders conflicting on Cayuga Lake. Jody offered an interesting perspective on what the act of hunting means to sportsmen.
- The issue of birds crashing into glass buildings at CU was continued. A special CAC meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 14, at 7 pm (135 Eastlake Road, Lansing) dedicated to the issue of more bird-friendly buildings on the CU campus. The Lab of O’s Miyoko Chu and Cindy and Karel Sedlacek will join us to discuss their work on this issue and to develop a productive collaboration.
- Our next CAC meeting will be on Tuesday, December 3, at 6:45 pm at Linda’s home: 132 Muriel Drive, Ithaca.
DECEMBER 3, 2013 AGENDA
- Final report on nest box trails at Salt Point and the Lansing Center Trails. Robyn and Candace
- Make plan to refurbish and monitor nest boxes at Sapsucker Woods. Linda
- Unwelcome cats in the environment—the continuing discussion. Linda
- Cats vs. the Law. Jody
- Constructing fishing line containers. Candace
- Other Issues
Respectfully submitted by Candace Cornell and Linda Orkin | 