[BCNnet] BCNnet: Many thanks for calls on Montrose Beach

[Birdchris@aol.com]

Many many thanks from COS and the BCN for all your calls and emails to 
Chicago public officials regarding keeping Montrose Beach dog-free during 
shorebird migration from April to November. Your contact with Chicago 
decision-makers has definitely been noticed! 

BCN member groups, including the three city-based bird clubs -  COS, CAS and 
Fort Dearborn Audubon - have not opposed recreational dog use of Montrose 
Beach in the winter from Nov. 1 to Mar. 31. But during the spring, summer and 
fall, dogs shouldn't be present on the one beach on the north side that 
shorebirds regularly use.

If you didn't contact Alderman Shiller, Mayor Daley or Superintendent Doig 
and need the contact details again, please let me know.

Many people from all over the state made their voices heard and and we hope 
for a positive impact. We've been told that police enforcement of the law 
that prohibits dogs on the beach has been more rigorously enforced and 
tickets have been issued, which is great news, too.

Thanks very much again for working to keep shorebirds safe on Montrose Beach. 


Christine Williamson
Chicago/Cook
birdchris@aol.com