we won. the county decided to move the trail away from the shoreline so the eagles can keep their roosting spot in peace. thank you for keeping the pressure on because we really made this happen together.
February 20, 2018
Final supporters
Last month we learned that Onondaga County has identified a plan to extend the Creekwalk Trail along the shoreline of Murphy's Island. While Onondaga Audubon supports recreation around Onondaga Lake, including the completion of the Loop-the-Lake Trail, the current placement proposed by the County endangers the Bald Eagles that have been roosting in this area every winter since at least 2008 in numbers as great as 39 individuals!
On December 5th, the Onondaga County Legislature will reconvene to vote to provide funding to this trail plan. Please sign this petition asking them not to place the trail along the shoreline of Murphy's Island. Keeping the trail solely along the mall side of Murphy's Island should provide recreationists with a trail to use while keeping the area safe for use by wintering Bald Eagles that depend on the tall trees and ice-free zones provided by the nearby wastewater treatment plant to sustain themselves during the harsh winter months.
Please sign below if you agree that Onondaga County Legislators should not fund the Murphy's Island Trail plan unless the trail route is changed to keep the trail loop from extending along the shoreline or interior of the island which will likely cause great disturbance to wintering Bald Eagles.
All signatures must be submitted by December 3, 2017 to be delivered to the Onondaga County Legislature on December 4th.
Thank you for your support,
Alison Kocek
President
Onondaga Audubon
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
December 5, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
November 28, 2017
150 Comments
Watching the wonderful displays by the many Bald Eagles which have been roosting at Onondaga Lake has been an absolute delight over the past several years. We should be doing everything possible to preserve their roosting habitat. This is what the lake restoration is about. Let’s not ruin it.
I'm a registered voter for onondaga county and I don't like this plan one bit! I love the creekwalk but there surely is a better place to put it. There is so few beautiful things about stinky onondaga lake, lets keep this part intact.
Not only is ensuring the eagles health and habitat at Onondaga Lake the right thing to do, but if Syracuse plays its cards right, it could be one of the things that makes Syracuse special, and draws tourism.
What a shame and travesty it would be to have renewed the most polluted lake in the country so that Bald Eagles - the nation's symbol - came back to nest here ... only to have a human pedestrian path reverse this wonderful environmental triumph!
Recently, Bald Eagles have been seen on the shores of Onondaga Lake in the winter, a true sign that the lake is becoming more healthy. They should not be disturbed while there, using what little ice-free water there is to fish during our harsh winter. Change the route of the path please.
Move the path! Don't disturb the eagles!
You need to save the eagles habitat...they are so important! There has to b another way!
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we won. the county decided to move the trail away from the shoreline so the eagles can keep their roosting spot in peace. thank you for keeping the pressure on because we really made this happen together.
February 20, 2018
Final supporters
Last month we learned that Onondaga County has identified a plan to extend the Creekwalk Trail along the shoreline of Murphy's Island. While Onondaga Audubon supports recreation around Onondaga Lake, including the completion of the Loop-the-Lake Trail, the current placement proposed by the County endangers the Bald Eagles that have been roosting in this area every winter since at least 2008 in numbers as great as 39 individuals!
On December 5th, the Onondaga County Legislature will reconvene to vote to provide funding to this trail plan. Please sign this petition asking them not to place the trail along the shoreline of Murphy's Island. Keeping the trail solely along the mall side of Murphy's Island should provide recreationists with a trail to use while keeping the area safe for use by wintering Bald Eagles that depend on the tall trees and ice-free zones provided by the nearby wastewater treatment plant to sustain themselves during the harsh winter months.
Please sign below if you agree that Onondaga County Legislators should not fund the Murphy's Island Trail plan unless the trail route is changed to keep the trail loop from extending along the shoreline or interior of the island which will likely cause great disturbance to wintering Bald Eagles.
All signatures must be submitted by December 3, 2017 to be delivered to the Onondaga County Legislature on December 4th.
Thank you for your support,
Alison Kocek
President
Onondaga Audubon
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
December 5, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
November 28, 2017
150 Comments
It would be impossible to build the trail as planned without removing the trees. This, as well as human activity in the area would disturb the eagles which reside and roost in the area year round. Case in point. Have you ever seen eagles roost in the trees where current trails pass on the lake?
Watching the wonderful displays by the many Bald Eagles which have been roosting at Onondaga Lake has been an absolute delight over the past several years. We should be doing everything possible to preserve their roosting habitat. This is what the lake restoration is about. Let’s not ruin it.
I'm a registered voter for onondaga county and I don't like this plan one bit! I love the creekwalk but there surely is a better place to put it. There is so few beautiful things about stinky onondaga lake, lets keep this part intact.
Not only is ensuring the eagles health and habitat at Onondaga Lake the right thing to do, but if Syracuse plays its cards right, it could be one of the things that makes Syracuse special, and draws tourism.
What a shame and travesty it would be to have renewed the most polluted lake in the country so that Bald Eagles - the nation's symbol - came back to nest here ... only to have a human pedestrian path reverse this wonderful environmental triumph!
Recently, Bald Eagles have been seen on the shores of Onondaga Lake in the winter, a true sign that the lake is becoming more healthy. They should not be disturbed while there, using what little ice-free water there is to fish during our harsh winter. Change the route of the path please.
Move the path! Don't disturb the eagles!
You need to save the eagles habitat...they are so important! There has to b another way!
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It would be impossible to build the trail as planned without removing the trees. This, as well as human activity in the area would disturb the eagles which reside and roost in the area year round. Case in point. Have you ever seen eagles roost in the trees where current trails pass on the lake?