[CT Birds] Great Gull Work Party Rescheduled for Friday Now
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Comins, Patrick
Apr 22, 2014, 3:43:52 PM4/22/14
to ctb...@lists.ctbirding.org, Helen Hays
Hi again:
I apologize for all of the back and forth, but it seems all of the red tape has been cleared and the work party is now scheduled for Friday at 11 AM at Groton New London Airport. Unfortunately, I have a meeting in Massachusetts that I can't miss that day, so we are down at least one person on the labor force. Great Gull supports over 1,000 pairs of nesting Roseate Terns and 10,000 pairs of Common Terns. There will likely be a need to have some island-based work parties as well in the relatively near term and I will post information about that when I have it. Hopefully some folks can make it!
From: Helen Hays <ha...@amnh.org<mailto:ha...@amnh.org>><mailto:ha...@amnh.org>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 1:50 PM
To: Joseph Dicostanzo
Subject: FW: National Guard Helicopter Mission Approval (UNCLASSIFIED)
Hello all,
Helen is in CT getting ready to go to Great Gull Island. She wanted me to let everyone that the helicopter has been approved to fly the lumber out to Great Gull Island for (Friday, April 25th now). They need help from any who can assist with the loading of the lumber on (Friday) morning at (11:00 am). The email from Major Ian Feyk with the address and directions is below.
Joe DiCostanzo ( for Helen Hays)
www.greatgullisland.org<http://www.greatgullisland.org<http://www.greatgullisland.org%3chttp:/www.greatgullisland.org>>
-----Original Message-----
From: Feyk, Ian J MAJ USARMY NG CTANG (US) [mailto:ian.j.f...@mail.mil]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 3:15 PM
To: Helen Hays; Paton, Suzanne; marc.a...@ringsend.com<mailto:marc.a...@ringsend.com<mailto:marc.a...@ringsend.com%3cmailto:marc.a...@ringsend.com>>
Cc: McCullough, Matthew C CW4 USARMY NG CTARNG (US); Savino, Anthony V Jr SGM USARMY NG CTARNG (US); Odell, William L CW5 USARMY NG CTARNG (US); Haffner, Hellmut A CPT USARMY NG CTARNG (US)
Subject: National Guard Helicopter Mission Approval (UNCLASSIFIED)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
We've been approved to conduct the Gull Island helicopter mission. We'd like to do the mission on (Friday 25 April)...
The address is 139 Tower Ave, Groton, CT 06340. This is a military facility on the airport...
volunteers should arrive at the address listed above at 1100. Military personnel will escort them to the airfield. It may take a couple hours to rig the lumber. A military forklift and driver will be on site to assist.
We will lift the wood in three loads to the island - on completion of the third lift the helicopter will land on the island to recover the rigging material and straps. A helicopter will return to the island to recover the three pallets used to haul the wood - all of the wood needs to be moved from the pallets by then. There can be no wood or debris left within
300 feet of the pallets by Thursday to avoid anything blowing away and injuring someone on Thursday.
Ian J. Feyk
MAJ, AV, CTARNG
Flight Operations Officer, AASF
Executive Officer, 1-169 AV
Thank you!
Patrick
Patrick M. Comins
Director of Bird Conservation
President, Friends of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Audubon Connecticut
185 East Flat Hill Road
Southbury, CT 06488
Phone: (203)264-5098 x308
Fax: (203)264-6332
pco...@audubon.org<mailto:pco...@audubon.org<mailto:pco...@audubon.org%3cmailto:pco...@audubon.org>>
http://ct.audubon.org/conservation-efforts
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I apologize for all of the back and forth, but it seems all of the red tape has been cleared and the work party is now scheduled for Friday at 11 AM at Groton New London Airport. Unfortunately, I have a meeting in Massachusetts that I can't miss that day, so we are down at least one person on the labor force. Great Gull supports over 1,000 pairs of nesting Roseate Terns and 10,000 pairs of Common Terns. There will likely be a need to have some island-based work parties as well in the relatively near term and I will post information about that when I have it. Hopefully some folks can make it!
From: Helen Hays <ha...@amnh.org<mailto:ha...@amnh.org>><mailto:ha...@amnh.org>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 1:50 PM
To: Joseph Dicostanzo
Subject: FW: National Guard Helicopter Mission Approval (UNCLASSIFIED)
Hello all,
Helen is in CT getting ready to go to Great Gull Island. She wanted me to let everyone that the helicopter has been approved to fly the lumber out to Great Gull Island for (Friday, April 25th now). They need help from any who can assist with the loading of the lumber on (Friday) morning at (11:00 am). The email from Major Ian Feyk with the address and directions is below.
Joe DiCostanzo ( for Helen Hays)
www.greatgullisland.org<http://www.greatgullisland.org<http://www.greatgullisland.org%3chttp:/www.greatgullisland.org>>
-----Original Message-----
From: Feyk, Ian J MAJ USARMY NG CTANG (US) [mailto:ian.j.f...@mail.mil]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 3:15 PM
To: Helen Hays; Paton, Suzanne; marc.a...@ringsend.com<mailto:marc.a...@ringsend.com<mailto:marc.a...@ringsend.com%3cmailto:marc.a...@ringsend.com>>
Cc: McCullough, Matthew C CW4 USARMY NG CTARNG (US); Savino, Anthony V Jr SGM USARMY NG CTARNG (US); Odell, William L CW5 USARMY NG CTARNG (US); Haffner, Hellmut A CPT USARMY NG CTARNG (US)
Subject: National Guard Helicopter Mission Approval (UNCLASSIFIED)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
We've been approved to conduct the Gull Island helicopter mission. We'd like to do the mission on (Friday 25 April)...
The address is 139 Tower Ave, Groton, CT 06340. This is a military facility on the airport...
volunteers should arrive at the address listed above at 1100. Military personnel will escort them to the airfield. It may take a couple hours to rig the lumber. A military forklift and driver will be on site to assist.
We will lift the wood in three loads to the island - on completion of the third lift the helicopter will land on the island to recover the rigging material and straps. A helicopter will return to the island to recover the three pallets used to haul the wood - all of the wood needs to be moved from the pallets by then. There can be no wood or debris left within
300 feet of the pallets by Thursday to avoid anything blowing away and injuring someone on Thursday.
Ian J. Feyk
MAJ, AV, CTARNG
Flight Operations Officer, AASF
Executive Officer, 1-169 AV
Thank you!
Patrick
Patrick M. Comins
Director of Bird Conservation
President, Friends of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Audubon Connecticut
185 East Flat Hill Road
Southbury, CT 06488
Phone: (203)264-5098 x308
Fax: (203)264-6332
pco...@audubon.org<mailto:pco...@audubon.org<mailto:pco...@audubon.org%3cmailto:pco...@audubon.org>>
http://ct.audubon.org/conservation-efforts
Audubon Connecticut is on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AudubonCT The Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds is on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Audubon-Alliance-for-Coastal-Waterbirds/168520783251234
Our blog: http://ctwaterbirds.blogspot.com/ Friends of Conte is on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-the-Silvio-O-Conte-National-Fish-and-Wildlife-Refuge/121976791147545?v=wall
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