[Birdtalk] Bear River Refuge Road opening July 3

[Betsy_Beneke at fws.gov]

Hi All -

The county road providing access to the auto tour route loop at Bear River
will be open to the public on the morning of July 3.  It likely will remain
open the rest of this year.  It MAY be necessary to close the road for a
day or two later in July, or August to complete shoulder work.

Contractors dumped and spread an area of new gravel along the road
shoulders in a few spots, and avocets IMMEDIATELY moved in and built nests
all over the gravel.  So, contractors now have to wait for young to hatch
and birds to move out of the area before finishing their work.  I laughed.
The contractors didn't.

I'm off to the wilds of northern Minnesota for 3 weeks...land of great gray
owls and Connecticut warblers!


Betsy Beneke
Outdoor Recreation Planner
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
2155 West Forest Street
Brigham City UT  84302
435.734.6436  office
http://bearriver.fws.gov
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