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PUBLIC NOTICE. PN 13-47 Cheat Canyon.pdf
by Duane 18 Nov '13

18 Nov '13

http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Portals/72/docs/regulatory/Public%20Notices-2… U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District Notice No. 13-47 In Reply Refer to Notice No. below US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District 1000 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186 Public Notice Application No. 2013-1793 Date: October 29, 2013 Closing Date: November 29, 2013 1. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY 1. 1. CONCERN: The following Cheat Canyon stream preservation project has been submitted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) for approval under the West Virginia In-Lieu Fee Program (WVILFP). APPLICANT: Glenn McLernon WV In-Lieu Fee Coordinator (Stream and Wetland Mitigation) West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 LOCATION: The Cheat Canyon stream preservation project is located within the 8-digit Cheat River HUC (05020004), located in Albright, Preston County, West Virginia. 4. PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The WVDEP proposes to purchase and permanently protect 228.5 acres of riparian buffer along the Cheat River as an ILF stream preservation project. The West Virginia Stream and Wetland Valuation Metric was not used for this project because the impacts were previously expressed in acres of stream impact, not stream credit. Therefore, the project will generate 46.8 acres of preserved stream (not including the riparian buffer), which is intended to off-set 3.78 acres of stream impact; therefore, the impact is being mitigated at a 12:1 ratio. Please see attached mitigation site plan. http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Portals/72/docs/regulatory/Public%20Notices-2… Duane Nichols, Cell- 304-216-5535.

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Fwd: Holiday Happenings: FOC Gift Ideas, Fundraising Dinner at Madeleine's, and Craft Fair this Saturday
by Duane 15 Nov '13

15 Nov '13

> From: Friends of the Cheat <amanda(a)cheat.org> > Date: November 15, 2013 > > Subject: Holiday Happenings: FOC Gift Ideas, Fundraising Dinner at Madeleine's, and Craft Fair this Saturday > > > Don't forget to include Friends of the Cheat on your holiday gift list! We have been very good this year...DONATE TODAY! > View this email in your browser > > Holiday Happenings > Make your dollar go further--give two gifts at once > When you purchase merchandise from Friends of the Cheat we turn sale proceeds into grant dollars. In 2013, FOC brought in $850,000 in grant dollars geared towards river restoration--twenty times the amount of our fundraising contributions! Where else can you score a unique gift for someone special AND contribute to the ongoing restoration of the mighty Cheat River (not any big box store!). > We have new t-shirt styles and colors, and this will be the last batch of our classic map shirt ever as we are planning a new design in celebration of FOC's 20th anniversary in 2014. FOC koozies, hillbilly wineglasses, long sleeve tees, and hats are also available. All 2013 festival tees are $5 off. > > FOC was the grateful recipient of a donation of watercolor prints by the late Hoyt Reel. We have a limited supply of a variety of prints (average size 22"X18") available for $30 each. > > To purchase FOC swag, visit our office at 119 South Price Street in Kingwood any weekday between the hours of 9am and 4pm (we do recommend calling first 304-329-3621). You can also visit our table at this Saturday's Holiday Craft Fair at the Preston Community Arts Center at 123 South Price Street in Kingwood from 9am-4pm. Over 20 vendors will be participating selling everything from locally-made treenware and pottery to music CDs and apparel. Local authors will also be on hand signing books and homemade food available for purchase. > > Watershed=Foodshed Dinner Tickets Going Fast > We have less than 25 seats remaining for the Watershed=Foodshed benefit dinner at Madeleine's Restaurant in Morgantown on Thursday, December 5th. The meal will feature food grown in the Preston County watershed by farmers depending on its healthy land and water. All proceeds from the dinner benefit the CAPABLE monitoring program. For more information and to buy tickets visit: http://www.cheat.org/events/watershed-foodshed-benefit-dinner/ > > > Select FOC swag, including the new Upper Cheat River Water Trail tees. > > One of several watercolor prints by the late Hoyt Reel--only $30 each. > Copyright © 2013 Friends of the Cheat, All rights reserved. > You are a friend of the Cheat! > > Our mailing address is: > Friends of the Cheat > 119 South Price St. Suite #206 > Kingwood WV, WV 26537-1478 > > Add us to your address book > > > unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences > >

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Bats Dying in Unprecedented Numbers | EcoWatch
by Duane 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

http://ecowatch.com/2013/10/31/bats-dying-in-unprecedented-numbers/ Bats Dying in Unprecedented Numbers (.. We have this problem in the Cheat Canyon and elsewhere ..) Article by Beyond Pesticides, EcoWatch.org, October 31, 2013 Bats get a bad rap on Halloween with their image synonymous with blood-sucking vampires; however, the real scary thing about bats is that they are disappearing due to a myriad of threats, including pesticides, habitat destruction and the horrible white-nose syndrome (WNS)—a disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus (Geomyces) destructans. Researchers are reporting an even bleaker picture, finding very little evidence of what might stop the disease from spreading further and persisting indefinitely in bat caves. The new study, from researchers at the Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois, found that the fungus can make a meal out of just about any carbon source likely to be found in caves, said graduate student Daniel Raudabaugh, who led the research under the direction of survey mycologist Andrew Miller, Ph.D. The study, “Nutritional Capability of and Substrate Suitability for Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Causal Agent of Bat White-Nose Syndrome” is published in PLOS One. “It can basically live on any complex carbon source, which encompasses insects, undigested insect parts in guano, wood, dead fungi and cave fish,” Raudabaugh said. “We looked at all the different nitrogen sources and found that basically it can grow on all of them. It can grow over a very wide range of pH; it doesn’t have trouble in any pH unless it’s extremely acidic.” In 2006, around the same time that honey bees started disappearing from their hives, a hibernating bat in a New York cave was discovered with a strange white fungus growing on its muzzle and wings. Since that first detection, WNS has spread across the U.S. Like colony collapse disorder in honeybees, the direct cause of WNS is poorly understood. There has not been much research on role of pesticides in WNS, however there has been much research linking pesticides to immunosuppression in bats, which may make them more susceptible to WNS. An extensive article by William Quarles, Ph.D., was published this summer by The IPM Practitioner, which lays out much of the research that has been done on bats, pesticides and white nose syndrome. Another study, “Bats at risk? Bat activity and insecticide residue analysis of food items in an apple orchard,” published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, shows that bats, due to their long life span and tendency to only have one offspring at a time, are particularly sensitive to reproductive effects from pesticides. The study details the health effects of bats foraging on insects in an apple orchard after it was sprayed with the insecticides fenoxycarb and chlorpyrifos. Researchers conclude that bats should be given greater consideration in risk-assessments for pesticide products. Not only can bats be exposed through their diet, but they can also encounter pesticides through drift and inhalation, as farmers often spray their fields at night to avoid harming honey bees. Bats are a crucial indicator species, interacting with many elements of the ecosystem. They are one of the only nocturnal pollinators and the only nocturnal insect predator in the U.S., playing a key role both for plants and for farmers. Organic farmers in particular, are reliant on bat pollinators as a pest management tool: one brown bat can kill between 3,000 and 7,000 insects per night. A study published in 2011 in the journal Science estimated that bats provide $3.7 billion to $53 billion per year worth of pest control services to agricultural operations, and that number does not include pollination services. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P. destructans has killed more than 5.5 million bats in the U.S. and Canada. The fungus thrives at low temperatures, and spreads to bats whose body temperature drops below 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) when they are hibernating in infected caves. Previous research has shown that the fungus persists in caves even after the bats are gone. “…(We) found that P. destructans can live perfectly happily off the remains of most organisms that co-inhabit the caves with the bats,” Dr. Miller said. “This means that whether the bats are there or not, it’s going to be in the caves for a very long time.” Beyond Pesticides called on Congress back in 2011 to stop the spread of WNS, which has killed more than 5.7 to 6.7 million bats in North America. Bats with WNS exhibit uncharacteristic behavior during cold winter months, including flying outside in the day and clustering near the entrances of hibernacula. Bats have been found sick and dying in unprecedented numbers in and around caves and mines. In some caves 90 to 100 percent of hibernating bats succumb to the virus. Visit EcoWatch’s BIODIVERSITY page for more related news on this topic. ——— Duane Nichols, Cell- 304-216-5535. www.FrackCheckWV.net

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