Most of the comments I have seen about the Magee Marsh / Crane Creek changes appear to be from the perspective of experienced birders. Most (other than the handicapped ) don't mind walking to get to a great birding spot. There is another perspective and that is from the point of view of getting new people involved in birding. There have got to be great birding places that are readily accessible to get new people hooked on birding. Magee Marsh is currently one of those places and I have seen it work. Getting new people involved is as essential to the long term health of the birds as is adding new habitat. It will take more people (and the money they spend) to support birding in the future. There needs to be a good balance of maintaining habitat (and not loving it to death) and making great birding readily accessible. Don't go overboard in restricting access that may have unintended consequences that are not in the best long term interest of the birds. Richard Esker Wood County West Virginia [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]