Scott Weiser wrote:


However, your navigability complaint has nothing whatever to do with the
issue here, which is the fact that you cannot formulate a cogent argument to
refute the issue of EAGLE NESTS and kayakers, which is what we're talking
about right now.


The Arizona Game and Fish Department, in cooperation with federal
agencies, Native American Tribal groups, private organizations and
individuals, manages a bald eagle recovery and monitoring effort in
Arizona. They publish a list of eagle closure areas when eagles are
breeding in the state. Some closure areas forbid any access, other
closure areas forbid foot and vehicle traffic, but remain open to
"boating through," which forbids stopping or landing in the closure
area; See:
http://www.azgfd.gov/artman/publish/article_426.shtml

The Southwestern Bald Eagle Management Committee (SWBEMC)coordinates
the bald eagle conservation efforts of many government, tribal and
private agencies and organizations in Arizona; See:
http://www.swbemc.org/committee.html

The Committee publishes yearly reports and data on bald eagle recovery
and conservation in Arizona. Of interest to canoeists, kayakers and
boaters in general are the annual Arizona Nes****ch Program Summary
Reports. These reports categorize all human activity (mostly
recreational) within 1 km of a nesting site, and the eagles' response.

Some of these reports specifically mention kayaks/canoes, rafts and
tubes. Other reports are more generalized, referring simply to boats
or watercraft. Each annual report has a table near the end that
summarizes the human activity and level of eagle response; See:
http://www.swbemc.org/yearly_reports.html

Also included in the reports and data are results of the Survey of
Public Opinions About Arizona's Bald Eagle Management Program. Among
the very few negative responses in the "additional comments" section
of the 2001 survey is this: "Bald eagles nest on a golf course in
Colorado. Why do they need so much protection in Arizona?" See (p.13
of the .pdf formatted document):
http://www.swbemc.org/pdf/NGTR_183.A...urvey.2001.pdf





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