Maybe this issue/opportunity is a good chance for the birding community to try to influence legislators in that area to gain appropriations for thoughtful development for ODW (note keyword "thoughtful", as in "sustaniable" and "low impact"). As a group, most passive recreationists - and I include birders, photographers, wildflower watchers and other nature nuts like myself are a rather politically passive bunch. Just leave us alone with our birds, we think, and ..... well, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, to paraphrase Grandma. Maybe the "Crane Creek Birding Consortium" could have a little economic-political power if articulate, well-intentioned folks get behind something like that. Just a few thoughts/observations... Cheers....Bob Bob Hinkle Solon, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]