Comments for Karl Meyer Writing Blog http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog nature, humor, and political essays Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on About by Christine Catlin http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/about/comment-page-1/#comment-12534 Christine Catlin Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:03:08 +0000 #comment-12534 Dear Karl Meyer I am creating an anthology for The Animal Anthology Project (which benefits animal shelters and wildlife organizations), and was wondering if you could contribute to it. I saw your piece in Bird Watcher's Digest, called Sitting Down with Nighthawks, and absolutely loved it. If you wrote a short piece for the anthology it would help so much. You could send in a short non-fiction piece about you and the birds (or another wonderful animal experience of yours), or you could write an opinion piece. It could be basically any length- probably between 250 and 3500 words. If you want to know more, you can see our website http://theanimalanthologyproject.yolasite.com/. Our anthology will also include pieces from other skilled authors such as Jon Katz, Irene Pepperberg, and Sy Montgomery. Thanks so much for considering this. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to send me a bit of your writing! Thanks again, Sincerely, Christine Catlin animalanthologies@yahoo.com Dear Karl Meyer

I am creating an anthology for The Animal Anthology Project (which benefits animal shelters and wildlife organizations), and was wondering if you could contribute to it. I saw your piece in Bird Watcher’s Digest, called Sitting Down with Nighthawks, and absolutely loved it.

If you wrote a short piece for the anthology it would help so much. You could send in a short non-fiction piece about you and the birds (or another wonderful animal experience of yours), or you could write an opinion piece. It could be basically any length- probably between 250 and 3500 words.

If you want to know more, you can see our website http://theanimalanthologyproject.yolasite.com/. Our anthology will also include pieces from other skilled authors such as Jon Katz, Irene Pepperberg, and Sy Montgomery.

Thanks so much for considering this.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to send me a bit of your writing!

Thanks again,
Sincerely,
Christine Catlin

animalanthologies@yahoo.com

]]> Comment on The myth of Atlantic salmon, Daily Hampshire Gazette, OpEd by Brian Adams http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/2010/05/23/the-myth-of-atlantic-salmon-daily-hampshire-gazette-oped/comment-page-1/#comment-11718 Brian Adams Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:04:57 +0000 http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/?p=116#comment-11718 Hey Karl - I lost your phone number so I am resoponding this way. Caleb talked to me about the conversation that he had with you and felt very awkward about the whole thing. I was out of town ( canoeing in the adirondacks - yeah!) but he felt that he was treated rudely and disrespectfully for doing what Bob Stira asked him to do. He was really prety upset about the phone call. I know how you feel about the salmon restoration program. I share alot of those same feelings. But I feel really good about the work that we at GCC do in providing as accurate data as we can so informed management decisions can be made. Whether or not you agree with those management decisions, surely you agree that they need to be based on good numbers and sound data which we make available. We are under contract with the utility and waiting a week for data to be verified does make sense. Caleb felt that you were being accusatory and "hiding" information which is not the case. I am more than happy to share with you what I know but I am upset about that phone call. Brian Adams Hey Karl – I lost your phone number so I am resoponding this way. Caleb talked to me about the conversation that he had with you and felt very awkward about the whole thing. I was out of town ( canoeing in the adirondacks – yeah!) but he felt that he was treated rudely and disrespectfully for doing what Bob Stira asked him to do. He was really prety upset about the phone call.

I know how you feel about the salmon restoration program. I share alot of those same feelings. But I feel really good about the work that we at GCC do in providing as accurate data as we can so informed management decisions can be made. Whether or not you agree with those management decisions, surely you agree that they need to be based on good numbers and sound data which we make available. We are under contract with the utility and waiting a week for data to be verified does make sense. Caleb felt that you were being accusatory and “hiding” information which is not the case. I am more than happy to share with you what I know but I am upset about that phone call.

Brian Adams

]]> Comment on First fish: the nose of the run by Cindy Fisher http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/2010/04/24/first-fish-the-nose-of-the-run/comment-page-1/#comment-11482 Cindy Fisher Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:20:02 +0000 http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/?p=89#comment-11482 Hi Karl, I am involved in a public art project in Shelburne Falls called the SHELBURNE FALLS MOSAIC MURALS PROJECT, and at this point I am working on the design for the Deerfield River mosaics. There will be 2 panels, one focusing on the history of the river, including information on salmon fishing by the native american populations, pothole formation, early hydroelectric power production etc. There will also be a current day Deerfield panel with info again on hydroelectric output, wildlife including common and endangered and rare species, the Frog and Flower parade, an image of an angler fishing. I am writing to you ask if you were to choose a few of the endangered species that are native to the Deerfield, amphibians, birds,plants whatever, what would you include? in various categories of rare, endangered, threatened...am including a 'common' species of Great Blue Heron. I can only show a few, and so would be interested to hear what you think should be portrayed. I actually have a BS in wildlife biology, so I am not a know-nothing in this department, but you seem pretty in touch with the whole scene. I met with Polly Bartlett yesterday and got some suggestions in general from her, your name came up too. I hope you might be around - I have a work session planned for the end of the week, so anything you could come up w/ ASAP would be great! thanks a lot, Cindy Fisher 625-8204 Hi Karl, I am involved in a public art project in Shelburne Falls called the SHELBURNE FALLS MOSAIC MURALS PROJECT, and at this point I am working on the design for the Deerfield River mosaics. There will be 2 panels, one focusing on the history of the river, including information on salmon fishing by the native american populations, pothole formation, early hydroelectric power production etc. There will also be a current day Deerfield panel with info again on hydroelectric output, wildlife including common and endangered and rare species, the Frog and Flower parade, an image of an angler fishing. I am writing to you ask if you were to choose a few of the endangered species that are native to the Deerfield, amphibians, birds,plants whatever, what would you include? in various categories of rare, endangered, threatened…am including a ‘common’ species of Great Blue Heron. I can only show a few, and so would be interested to hear what you think should be portrayed. I actually have a BS in wildlife biology, so I am not a know-nothing in this department, but you seem pretty in touch with the whole scene. I met with Polly Bartlett yesterday and got some suggestions in general from her, your name came up too. I hope you might be around – I have a work session planned for the end of the week, so anything you could come up w/ ASAP would be great! thanks a lot, Cindy Fisher 625-8204

]]> Comment on The shad abattoir: the final leg home, May 5th by Pam Roberts http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/2010/06/06/the-shad-abattoir-the-final-leg-home-may-5th/comment-page-1/#comment-11053 Pam Roberts Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:44:13 +0000 http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/?p=129#comment-11053 Whew! What a trip! I am exhausted just reading about it! You put me there with you, climbing over the fence, biking up the hills, and seeing the killing ladder. And a note of irony- the ad that accompanied this post that was delivered to my email was for Iam's Atlantic Salmon cat food! It was a great journey Karl, I am so glad that you wrote about it and are bringing attention to this fish folly- Pam Whew! What a trip! I am exhausted just reading about it! You put me there with you, climbing over the fence, biking up the hills, and seeing the killing ladder.

And a note of irony- the ad that accompanied this post that was delivered to my email was for Iam’s Atlantic Salmon cat food!

It was a great journey Karl, I am so glad that you wrote about it and are bringing attention to this fish folly-
Pam

]]> Comment on Rundown on the run–three fishways by bicycle: Holyoke, Turners Falls, and Vernon by claire chang http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/2010/05/24/rundown-on-the-run-three-fishways-by-bicycle-holyoke-turners-falls-and-vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-10783 claire chang Tue, 25 May 2010 14:11:17 +0000 http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/?p=120#comment-10783 THank you Karl as always for keeping the flame alive. Did you hear about the fish tested for Strontium 90? Fish in Connecticut positive for isotope http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100525/NEWS04/5250363/1003/NEWS02 wonderful.... THank you Karl as always for keeping the flame alive. Did you hear about the fish tested for Strontium 90?

Fish in Connecticut positive for isotope
http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100525/NEWS04/5250363/1003/NEWS02

wonderful….

]]> Comment on Rundown on the run–three fishways by bicycle: Holyoke, Turners Falls, and Vernon by Pam Roberts http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/2010/05/24/rundown-on-the-run-three-fishways-by-bicycle-holyoke-turners-falls-and-vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-10782 Pam Roberts Tue, 25 May 2010 12:57:52 +0000 http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/?p=120#comment-10782 This is so interesting Karl! You are a fish detective, uncovering the truth. I hope that your work leads to some meaningful changes. Pam This is so interesting Karl! You are a fish detective, uncovering the truth. I hope that your work leads to some meaningful changes.
Pam

]]> Comment on Rundown on the run–three fishways by bicycle: Holyoke, Turners Falls, and Vernon by Bill McWha http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/2010/05/24/rundown-on-the-run-three-fishways-by-bicycle-holyoke-turners-falls-and-vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-10773 Bill McWha Tue, 25 May 2010 00:05:46 +0000 http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/?p=120#comment-10773 Well written and right on the money. Nobody writes about Turners and nobody knows how poorly it works for shad. They were designed for salmon and everyone thought the shad and herring would follow. They do on the west coast, ladders on the Columbia pass millions of shad every year. However they are much wider than our ladders and the shad seem to like that feature. Alex Haro has expressed that he is not sure the ladders on the Columbia work well for shad at all. The passage percentages for anadromous fish is not known at most passage facilities. It is hard to get these people to change course, this year I netted and lifted 19,968 river herring over a dam in Wakefield,RI. The dam has a denil ladder that does not work well at all. One day when I was done passing herring, I met Alex Haro USGS and James Turek NOAA who were on the Main St. bridge watching pass the herring around the ladder that didn't work. NICE !!!! Well written and right on the money. Nobody writes about Turners and nobody knows how poorly it works for shad.
They were designed for salmon and everyone thought the shad and herring would follow. They do on the west coast, ladders on the Columbia pass millions of shad every year. However they are much wider than our ladders and the shad seem to like that feature. Alex Haro has expressed that he is not sure the ladders on the Columbia work well for shad at all. The passage percentages for anadromous fish is not known at most passage facilities.
It is hard to get these people to change course, this year I netted and lifted 19,968 river herring over a dam in Wakefield,RI. The dam has a denil ladder that does not work well at all.
One day when I was done passing herring, I met Alex Haro USGS and James Turek NOAA who were on the Main St. bridge watching pass the herring around the ladder that didn’t work. NICE !!!!

]]> Comment on Enfield to the Sound by Pam Roberts http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/2010/05/11/enfield-to-the-sound/comment-page-1/#comment-10518 Pam Roberts Wed, 12 May 2010 15:24:53 +0000 http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/?p=100#comment-10518 hi Karl- Glad to read of your continuing travels! Keep 'em coming! Pam hi Karl-

Glad to read of your continuing travels! Keep ‘em coming!
Pam

]]> Comment on A word from the mouth by Phil Tomlinson http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/2010/05/03/a-word-from-the-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-10376 Phil Tomlinson Tue, 04 May 2010 19:01:44 +0000 http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/?p=95#comment-10376 Ride on Karl, Pedal powerful, don't tire, stay dry except for suds, and bring back lots of snaps and stories! Ride on Karl,
Pedal powerful, don’t tire, stay dry except for suds, and bring back lots of snaps and stories!

]]> Comment on A word from the mouth by Richard Ewald http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/2010/05/03/a-word-from-the-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-10373 Richard Ewald Tue, 04 May 2010 16:41:51 +0000 http://www.karlmeyerwriting.com/blog/?p=95#comment-10373 Karl, now that you've joined the shad moving upstream, you're bound to get first-hand information on the migration. May none of you be deterred in your (life) cycling by altered thermal regimes. Karl, now that you’ve joined the shad moving upstream, you’re bound to get first-hand information on the migration. May none of you be deterred in your (life) cycling by altered thermal regimes.

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