https://www.chiricahuaregionalcouncil.org/2022/02/06/fly-overs-prelim/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:18:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.chiricahuaregionalcouncil.org/2022/02/06/fly-overs-prelim/#comment-21 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:18:14 +0000 https://www.chiricahuaregionalcouncil.org/?p=840#comment-21 I echo George’s statement against this proposal. The Chiricahuas are among the most prized biodiverse and wild regions of the southwest and the country. Flyovers blasting through could bring irreversible effects on wildlife and eco-tourism (many ecotourists come for the unmatched birding opportunities in this range for sightings that are very sound-sensitive). Moreover, chaff and flares that can result from these flyovers in a region of extreme and dangerous drought and dry conditions poses unnecessary threats of wildfires that would devastate many residents as well as the unique and rare wildlife of this fragile sky island range. This is a short-sighted and dangerous proposal.

]]> https://www.chiricahuaregionalcouncil.org/2022/02/06/fly-overs-prelim/#comment-20 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:23:19 +0000 https://www.chiricahuaregionalcouncil.org/?p=840#comment-20 Increasing the number of flyovers of the Chiricahua Mountains has the potential for seriously and detrimentally affecting animal populations therein. This location is one where scientists have for well over six decades studied and continue to study animals and plants. It is also where thousands of tourists annually visit to watch birds, to hike, and to camp. The impact of the proposed flyovers can only be negative and detrimental to what makes this place so special. Further, they have enormous potential to disturb both species behavior and distributions. Therefore, I would like to lodge a formal statement against this proposal.

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