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Re: [mtnfr34k] Poway crags closed indefinitely.:
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iching
Aug 3, 2009, 6:25 AM
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Without being familiar with your area and without knowing which agency you are dealing with I can only offer a general perspective.
Bald eagle closures are seasonal as are Peregrine closures. They extend from the time of courtship to just after the young fledge the nest or eyrie. As a climber it is important to follow these closures not because you will be fined $M but because your are helping to maintain your climbing environment. About two weeks after the young have left the nest they are no longer considered to be sensitive to disturbance and are no longer using the nest. You can not be fined under the Migratory Bird Act for "Take" which is considered a critical disturbance. The person who started this discussion may have his facts wrong.
A total year around closure would be "arbitrary and capricious". Generally total closures result from a single resource opinion, poor management practices by decision makers, and a lack of public process and accountability. Unless the public speaks out on these issues it becomes too easy for a decision maker to place arbitrary overly restrictive closures that are based more on the personality of a single specialist providing them an "opinion" than it is a decision supported in facts, science, and policy.
As a generality you can often expect Biologists, Botanists, and Heritage specialists to push for the most restrictive closures they can. This can be particularly true when there is little or no professional accountability required by the decision maker or the public.
My recommendation would be to learn everything you can about eagle management in your area and the management and political atmosphere of the agency you are dealing with. To learn about eagle management in your area make a personal contact and visit to your local State and Federal Fish & Wildlife Service and learn everything you can on eagle management, when seasonal closures in your area are actually recommended. The find out who the decision maker/manager was that approved the closure. Make personal contacts in the agency and make personal visits to discuss your concerns with the decision maker and a recreation advocate.
If you are an access fund member, once you know your facts and contacts contact the access fund who can often can often provide helpful guidance and resource information, or will recommend people in your area who can be help.
(This post was edited by iching on Aug 3, 2009, 6:29 AM)
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Post edited by iching
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