In this week's episode of We Love Outdoors with Rich Davenport, your humble host reports that Erie County has finally set up the legislature's public hearing on local law intro 1-1-2021, the law lowering deer hunting age with firearms to age 12, under supervision, which is slated for August 5, 2021 at 6:00 PM, Old County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY, 4th Floor. Although no votes/ action will be taken at this time, due to the recess of the legislature, this is the next step in getting this one passed to make Erie County compliant with EnCon Law 11-0935.
The Erie County Fair is also coming up, and shift coverage for the 11th-22nd is needed for the EC Federation booth in the Conservation Building. A quick heads up as it seems the leftist tyrants, seeking to silence all dissent and opposition, have activists wearing body cams and microphones attempt to get members of these 501c3 organizations to speak officially to endorsing or opposing candidates for public office. Tax law prohibits a 501c3 from officially endorsing or opposing any candidate running for elected public office, but 501c3 non-profits can support or oppose policies, laws, regulations, etc. We can advocate for our cause, but cannot support or attack individual political candidates. Violations of these laws may result in loss of tax-exempt status. Fore-warned is fore-armed.
Attacks are coming from all angles, with the potential to required sexual harassment training being extended to non-profits as well. The training isn't free, and non-profits have been hit by covid in fund raising and other revenue generating activities being suspended. Tyranny running amok. The Federation is watching this one closely.
Updates are also provided to the fiasco known as Sturgeon Point Marina. Seems like more progress is made, and then the town board does something stupid just when you think this issue has been fully resolved. Increased media spotlights are working, it would seem.
Perhaps one of the issues with Sturgeon Point is the tunnel vision on the breakwater and its design causing the need to dredge each year. That just isn't so, and no design of the breakwater will address sedimentation. What is needed are sills to be built to help sediment settle out before the waves hit the breakwater. All options are not being considered, and this is going to be the next hurdle to overcome.
NY's foolhardy charge to renewable intermittency has taken a huge self-inflicted hit when NYSERDA introduced their "Science of Visibility" - make believe for the ignorant, but this was in response to well-moneyed donors objecting to Vineyard Wind, citing spoilage of the sunrise. In response, "visibility scientists (make believe, they are called eye doctors!)" have determined a 30 mile set back will make these spinning monuments to stupidity from being seen. This should be applied to Great Lakes, where this will kill the projects dead, lakes are too small, we don't even have 30 miles between US and Canadian shores, more like 12 miles at Sturgeon Point to Point Abino. Thank you NYSERDA for this self-inflicted gunshot wound!
In the final segment, your humble host brings some news on the fishing front, as well as discussions on Lyme Disease Prevention, something critically important as more people are taking to the woods to escape the covid covid covid nonsense. You can learn more about Lyme Exposure prevention at National Hunting and Fishing Day, September 25 at Elma Conservation Club.
