tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post2377480104453192020..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Sturgeon and the BridgeCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-1155310147346643842015-11-27T14:20:14.134-05:002015-11-27T14:20:14.134-05:00donedoneVirginia Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201120778619779181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-22115539551503215962015-11-27T11:29:08.196-05:002015-11-27T11:29:08.196-05:00donedoneVincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548912912359709568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-41658954735766528522015-11-25T18:57:27.411-05:002015-11-25T18:57:27.411-05:00It was Riverkeeper that raised awareness about thi...It was Riverkeeper that raised awareness about this issue, and it was probably Riverkeeper that got the National Marine Fisheries Service to reconsider the project. <br /><br />It's a major thing for a federal agency to have second thoughts about something of this magnitude, so even if you only enjoy imagining that these enormous fish are beneath our river, write that down for the Feds in a quick note via the Riverkeeper webpage. <br /><br />It does help. And because so few people ever comment, the few that are submitted carry a ridiculous amount of weight.<br /><br />I once wrote a very brief but complaining comment to the US Fish and Wildlife Service in which I still attempted some humor. Later I learned that my comment was incorporated into a PowerPoint presentation which was attended by the Secretary of the Interior. <br /><br />(In this case, NMFS is under NOAA which is under the Department of Commerce.)unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.com