Airports

May
06

26,000 Birds Shot Around JFK In The Name Of Safety; Many Of The Birds Considered Protected

The Snowy Owl was recently removed from the kill list. But bird killing still goes on. (Photo submitted by Stuart
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Feb
19

Midwood Resident Crashes Private Plane In New Jersey

Source: Fairfield PoliceMidwood resident Chaim Masri, 46, crashed a single-engine Cesna Model 172 after touching down at a Fairfield, New
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Dec
12

Port Authority Removes Snowy Owls From Airport Kill List After Outcry

A snowy owl spotted in Jamaica Bay in 2011 (Photo submitted by Stuart Fries, but taken by anonymous friend)UPDATE
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Jul
08

Jamaica Bay Geese Rounded Up For Annual Slaughter

Hundreds of Canada geese were rounded up in Jamaica Bay for the second year in a row. The captured geese
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Feb
06

Bring A Touch Of Mother Nature To Our Airports

Source: allairports.netJamaica Bay is one of Mother Nature’s precious jewels, filling our lives with wondrous natural fauna and
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Nov
14

Congress To Vote On Jamaica Bay Pipeline Today, Perhaps For The Last Time

The proposed placement of natural gas pipelines from Williams and National Grid. Source: WilliamsAccording to the legislative calendar [http://www.
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Sep
27

Jamaica Bay Pipeline Opponents Speak Out Following Senate Approval

CARP members collecting petitions at Riis Park.We reported on Monday about the United States Senate giving the green light
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Jun
11

Public Hearings On Jamaica Bay Natural Gas Pipeline

The following was sent to us from the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers: > The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Jan
25

A Film Scout’s Frolic Through Floyd Bennett Field

Floyd Bennett Field's world with wings insignia on the Administration building's façade. Source: ScoutingNYNick Carr, our
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Apr
15

Tempers Flare Over Jamaica Bay Airport Expansion

Weiner spoke against the RPA plan (Source: A Walk In The Park)Members of the Jamaica Bay Task Force Group
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