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^•. -ar_ rf. ar -' J»-JT-».J»--wr- « .a .at-* _»,j ,.«*TW jrt-** J i*T * , jej'^-srir»r*; P JK jr*«*»«wwH««r- *a»-w*«*i Wi* -« 77ie 20flf A Birthday of the United States Constitution was celebrated in a variety of ways around the area. Mrs. Clark's second-grade class at Lura Sharp Elementary viewed \A Celebration of Citizenship, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance with President Ronald Reagan. Mrs. Robbins' fourth-grade class at SCCS recited the Pledge of Allegiance with President Ronald Reagan on TV, discussed the Constitution and its meaning ana completed a booklet on the subject. An idea by Val Nicholson's fifth grade class at Lura Sharp Elementary, these cakes were baked by Dora Traphagen and the Cafeteria Staff, and decorated by Erma Schroeder and Cathy Gregory. The three cakes - one with the original 13 star flag, one with a SO star flag, and a Happy Birthday one-w ere displayed at both the high school and the elementary school. Dune Study Underway Special guests were featured at presentations at Pulaski elementary and high schools. Beth Kalabanka, [left], an attorney for Niagara Mohawk, addressed high school students on the \Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution\. Charles Alexander, member of a Syracuse law firm, spoke to elementary students about the Constitution. A contract to adopt a public access and dune management plan for the eastern Lake Ontario dunes region has been awarded to L.R. Johnston Associates of Westport, Conn., it was announced recently by Secretary of State Gail S. Shaffer. The plan will help state and, local government agencies balance preservation and dune use by developing measures to maintain and stabilize the dunes as a natural system, identifying the relationship of the dunes to the associated embayments and wetlands, and recommending a program for providing public access. \Our coastal area is often the focus of conflicts between levels of human activities and the need to protect sensitive natural resources,\ Shaffer said. \These conflicts arise because coastal resources are valuable for many different recreational uses and also provide important natural values related to fish and wildlife habitat, flood protection and the maintenance of water quality. \These same resources are limited and often fragile, and increased pressures for then- use and development heighten the need or wise planning and management.\ The field! investigation portion of the study has already begun. According to the contract, interviews and site visits are being conducted under the direction of Geoffrey Steadman of L. R. Johnston Associates. Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at the University of Maryland, an authority on barrier island geomorphology, ecology and process dynamics, is assisting. \What impresses me is the level of enthusiasm that the homeowners, government agency representatives and environmental groups have shown in the course of the study,\ Steadman said. \Their understanding of the uniqueness of the area, combined wth a . genuine, concern about its use and, protection, will play a large role in the development of study findings.\ Steadman explained that the site investigation began last month because, with fall approaching, the dunes had started to change and it was important to observe them during summer conditions, including their recreational uses. Dr. Leatherman remarked during the site investigation: \The Lake Ontario dunes are the best system of dunes in New York State. In fact, the only dunes that rival this system in the Northeast are on Cape Cod. Many dunes on Long Island are considered large if they are twenty feet height. Here there are some dunes up to sixty feet high.\ Dr. Leatherman made this point clearer with the following example: \In Rhode Island a ten foot high dune would be very exciting. There would be snowfencing and signs protecting a dune, of that size from destructive footsteps.\ In addition to the dunes being physically unique, the general lack of development in the area is unusual. \Nowhere elese on the coast are there barrier wetland complexes that are not ringed with residential and commercial development. This is really an unexpected find ; reported Dr. Leatherman. From a vantage point at he Sandy Creek Inlet in the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area, he paused and wth a look 01 satisfaction said, \This area is beautiful. It is very easy to look at the wetlands here and imagine that one is in the wilds of Alaska.\ Dr. Leatherman's enthusiasm was tempered by , two ,. observations^ , \The r overall, driving force, in this system is lalce levels. Most of the shoreline engineering attempts that I have observed really ignores this fact, many times at the cost of Neighboring property. In addition to the natural process, the amount of damage that can be caused by uncontrolled human use, especially all-terrain vehicles, is extensive, particularly in back dune areas.\ Secretary Shaffer concluded that local and state cooperation is the key formula for providing protection of this unique area. Broad policy statements and guidelines alone are not sufficient to ensure the future maintenance of this unique resource of statewide importance. This plan for the Eastern .Lake Ontario dunes region represents an opportunity to promote public awareness of the national significance of this dune system and to formulate, based on scientific evaluation of the natural processes and values provided by the dune system, > a management plan that best balances competing objectives for natural resource protection and public use. Further information on the Public Access and Dune Management Plan can be obtained by contacting the Department of State staff members Nancy Nugent or Tom Hart at (518) 474-3642.
