Coalition to Preserve and Grow

Andy Leverett Andrew Leverett Timucuan Preserve National Park Service

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Timucuan Preserve National Park Service Timucuan Preserve National Park Service

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Tour a spring fed waterfall in a grato canyon nature preserve

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The “Redwood National and State Parks” (RNSP) are located in the United States, along the coast of northern California. The parks consist of a combined area of 131,983 acres (534.12 km2) located entirely within Del Norte and Humboldt Counties and they protect 45% of all remaining Coastal Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) old-growth forests, totaling at least 38,982 acres (157.75 km2). These trees are the tallest and one of the most massive tree species on Earth. In addition to the redwood forests, the parks preserve other indigenous flora, fauna, grassland prairie, cultural resources, portions of rivers and other streams, and 37 miles (60 km) of pristine coastline.
In 1850, old growth redwood forest covered more than 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km2) of the California coast. The northern portion of that area, originally inhabited by Native Americans, attracted many lumbermen and others turned gold miners when a minor gold rush brought them to the region. Failing in efforts to strike it rich in gold, these men turned toward harvesting the giant trees[1] for booming development in San Francisco and other places on the West Coast. After many decades of unobstructed clear-cut logging, serious efforts toward conservation began. By the 1920s work of the Save-the-Redwoods League, founded in 1918 to preserve remaining old growth redwoods, eventually resulted in the establishment of Prairie Creek, Del Norte Coast, and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Parks among others. Redwood National Park was created in 1968, by which time nearly 90% of the original redwood trees had been logged. The National Park Service (NPS) and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) administratively combined Redwood National Park with the three abutting Redwood State Parks in 1994 for the purpose of cooperative forest management and stabilization of forests and watersheds as a single unit. This degree of collaboration between the National Park Service and a state park system is unique in the nation.
The ecosystem of the RNSP preserves a number of threatened animal species such as the Brown Pelican, Tidewater Goby, Bald Eagle, Chinook Salmon, Northern Spotted Owl, and Steller’s Sea Lion.[2] In recognition of the rare ecosystem and cultural history found in the parks, the United Nations designated them a World Heritage Site on September 5, 1980,[3] and an International Biosphere Reserve on June 30, 1983.

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The Lehigh-Trexler Game Preserve was once owned by industrialist General Harry C. Trexler (1854 1933). General Trexler owned and operated a lumber company and a cement company, as well as being involved with public utilities including water, electricity, public transportation and telephones. He held seats on several corporate boards as well as trusteeships at three area hospitals, two colleges and a university. Trexler founded the 1,100-acre game preserve in North Whitehall and Lowhill townships in 1906 as a wildlife park to help save the North American bison from extinction after he was advised both elk and bison could thrive in the Lehigh Valley. After his death this property was deeded to Lehigh County in 1935 to be a public wildlife preserve. No public hunting has ever been allowed, and the property has become a sanctuary for deer, turkeys and other animals. The preserve is known for its dramatic views, diverse land character, picturesque creeks and rustic covered bridges. To date, sixteen of the preserves mammal species have been observed directly or noted by their tracks or sounds and twenty other species are unobserved, but probable.

The Master Plan
On November 17, 2005 a Master Plan for the preserve was introduced to the public with its goals being to open and improve the entire preserve property, to create access for recreation and education, to protect environmentally sensitive areas, and to restore the natural character of the plant life by removing non-indigenous plant species (such as autumn olive). Since a good portion of the property is inaccessible, roads through the preserve would be constructed, hiking and biking trails would be built, and there was the problem of deer. We at C.A.S.H. know what that means.

An article in the May 10, 2007 edition of the Lehigh Valley daily newspaper, The Morning Call, explained the Master Plan for the preserve in greater detail. (Bowhunters get a shot at nature preserve, hikers, bird watchers and others will also have more land at Trexler site open to them. 5/10/07) Nearly 500 acres of the preserve will be opened to bowhunting this September 29th, a move initiated by Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham.

The Bow Hunt
In cooperation with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Mr. Cunningham has given the green light for bow hunters to kill deer and turkeys on a 471-acre portion of the preserve commonly known as the North Range, despite freely admitting that they do not know how many deer live on the Preserve. They seek to kill them anyway, to provide hunters with recreational opportunities. While deer are being made out to be the enemies of the preserve for eating the native vegetation (how dare they try to find something to eat!), neither the Game Commission, the County Executive, nor any other scientific or government body has deemed wild turkeys to be having a detrimental effect on the preserves fauna or fauna. Despite this, they are included in the killing plans to again provide hunters with recreational opportunities.

FOR MORE ON THE ARTICLE..
http://www.all-creatures.org/cash/cc2007-sp-help.html

Contact for Anthony Marr on non-lethal deer solution THAT WORKS

http://www.all-creatures.org/hope/02%20contact%20and%20donate.htm

Deer Contraception Works – Watch a video Presentation by Jay Kirkpatrick, PhD
http://saveeastgoshen.com/deer_contraception.htm

Hunting and deer vehicle accidents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFkO4rXnnqM

Human Fatalities in DVA is Murder 1
http://www.all-creatures.org/hope/deer-20070829.htm

AN IMPORTANT AND MUST READ

WHY THERE ARE TOO MANY DEER.

http://web.linkny.com/~civitas/page104.html

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Caught this 3 pound ornamental goldfish while bass fishing at Busse Woods Forest Preserve in northen Illinois, Cook County

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