We have less than a week to get enough signatures to force a vote about whether to develop and close off a treasured Duluth park or keep it as parkland.
Laura, thank you for informing us and for fighting to protect this park. I am checking with friends who may have children who have settled in Duluth. I hope this park is saved.
Well,Laura... you finally did it! At last I subscribed to your blog simply on the basis of your heartfelt plea for saving those Lester Park golf course woods, much as I've cleverly avoided paying the substack fee these past two or three years.
Admittedly on occasion I have deleted your blog without reading it. Not often,mind you!
Only when my email inbox starts to accumulate faster than I can process it.
But I'm 84 years old - luckily in Canada {+Quebec) I have a great old-age pension. So now it's close to the end of the month and my bank acct currently has a surplus.
Right now on my lawn, there's a bluebird pair feeding whoever is inside the box that's been sitting there empty for the last 2 years, and my bird feeders are attracting all sorts of birds- goldfinches, nuthatches, cardinals, red-breasted grosbeaks, doves and of course the ubiquitous chickadees.
That is, until the noisy Bluejays and bullying grackles move in!
Anyhow I hope you get your sufficient signatures on your petitions. Good luck!
Laura, thank you for your commitment to advocating for our natural resources at a time when government is more interested in “economic development” at the expense of the depletion of the precious world and the creatures around us that make a place a home. I moved here from St. Paul just last year, precisely because of the access to outdoor recreation and unique ecosystems that create an incredible biodiversity even within the city limits. I had seen a few yard signs but had no idea the scope of the issue and the unscrupulous approaches our city officials took to get to this place. A sincere thanks for bringing this to my attention, I am going for a walk first thing in the morning to a petition location and adding my name to the list.
I discovered your blog a few weeks ago after a particularly prolific birding day when I searched something about warblers in Minnesota, and I was thrilled to see there was an active Duluth birder blog! In a short time I have found myself returning again and again and enjoying the stories you tell and the insights you share about birds near and far. I can’t put a price on the value I’ve gotten from your essays. Cheers!
Sending hope and prayers that you and your neighbors succeed.
Laura, thank you for informing us and for fighting to protect this park. I am checking with friends who may have children who have settled in Duluth. I hope this park is saved.
Well,Laura... you finally did it! At last I subscribed to your blog simply on the basis of your heartfelt plea for saving those Lester Park golf course woods, much as I've cleverly avoided paying the substack fee these past two or three years.
Admittedly on occasion I have deleted your blog without reading it. Not often,mind you!
Only when my email inbox starts to accumulate faster than I can process it.
But I'm 84 years old - luckily in Canada {+Quebec) I have a great old-age pension. So now it's close to the end of the month and my bank acct currently has a surplus.
Right now on my lawn, there's a bluebird pair feeding whoever is inside the box that's been sitting there empty for the last 2 years, and my bird feeders are attracting all sorts of birds- goldfinches, nuthatches, cardinals, red-breasted grosbeaks, doves and of course the ubiquitous chickadees.
That is, until the noisy Bluejays and bullying grackles move in!
Anyhow I hope you get your sufficient signatures on your petitions. Good luck!
Wow, Tony--I can't thank you enough. From the bottom of my heart.
Laura, thank you for your commitment to advocating for our natural resources at a time when government is more interested in “economic development” at the expense of the depletion of the precious world and the creatures around us that make a place a home. I moved here from St. Paul just last year, precisely because of the access to outdoor recreation and unique ecosystems that create an incredible biodiversity even within the city limits. I had seen a few yard signs but had no idea the scope of the issue and the unscrupulous approaches our city officials took to get to this place. A sincere thanks for bringing this to my attention, I am going for a walk first thing in the morning to a petition location and adding my name to the list.
I discovered your blog a few weeks ago after a particularly prolific birding day when I searched something about warblers in Minnesota, and I was thrilled to see there was an active Duluth birder blog! In a short time I have found myself returning again and again and enjoying the stories you tell and the insights you share about birds near and far. I can’t put a price on the value I’ve gotten from your essays. Cheers!
Thank you so very much!