I am on the Cherry springs message board I recieved this today.
Please do what you can.
Forwarded message from Max:
----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected]
To: Cherry Springs ; Kevin Wigell
Cc: Helene Nawrocki ; Terri Dennison ; David Brooks ;
[email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 14:26
Subject: We need your help!
Attention all users of Cherry Springs State Park!
There is currently a movement to install a very large Wind Turbine farm
across several ridges just north of Rt. 6 and possibly within in site of
CSSP. These wind turbine towers are estimated to be as high as a 40 story
building and the company installing them claims they will be outfitted with
strobing white lights, further destroying the valuable dark night skies of
Potter County.
Won't you please take a moment to either sign and forward the following
petition on to DCNR or send your own message to DCNR Secretary Michael
Diberardinis. The astronomers of CSSP are a very strong listened to voice
and we need you to be vocal now! We need to get this information to the
Secretary within the next two weeks. Please copy and paste the petition
below.
Thanks in advance!!
Maxine Harrison, Director
CSSP Dark Sky Fun
[email protected]
Dear Secretary Diberardinis,
One of the most treasured assets of Potter County is its dark night
sky. DCNR took the meaningful step to protect this resource by making
Cherry Springs State Park a Dark Sky Preserve ensuring forever that this
unique resource and valuable part of the PA Wilds Tourism initiative would
be managed and protected. Now this highly valued resource is being
threatened by the possible construction of a Wind Turbine Farm in the Fox
Hill region just north of Cherry Springs State Park. The height of turbines
and proposed 24 hour strobe lighting on these turbines will most certainly
create conditions destructive to star gazing and night time astronomy
activities in the park and county.
By signing this petition we state that we are opposed to this project in
Potter County, discourage the use of state funded subsidies for this venture
and hope that you will continue through your authority in DCNR to protect
this Natural Resource before it is lost forever.
Signed:
First Name:
Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip:
email address:
phone number:
