Calverton Grasslands Imperiled

By Corey • March 14, 2008 • 1 comment

An article in today’s New York Times reports on the absurd indoor ski mountain proposal that would destroy what is perhaps Long Island’s finest grassland habitat. The development would cost over $1.5 billion (U.S.) and is opposed by many who care about the environment, particularly birders who want to see wintering Short-eared Owls and breeding Grasshopper Sparrows.

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

One Response to “Calverton Grasslands Imperiled”

George Nov 8th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Hey Corey, great looking site. I’m with the coalition fighting to protect the Calverton Grasslands.We’re about to launch a website at http://www.calvertongrasslands.org
Its gonna be a tough and expensive fight. Could you please share this with your readers.
Thanks and God bless

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