<div dir="ltr">I'm not sure what could be done in this case, and often not nearly enough can be done for any of our state-listed animals. However, I passed it along to CT DEEP's Wildlife Biologist Laura Saucier and asked for her thoughts.<div><br></div><div>I work with Laura daily in my job at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History with our role in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds. I know how extremely busy they all are and how understaffed DEEP is. It's very difficult for even the federally threatened Piping Plover to say the least, and I wish we all had more resources to protect what needs it. But thanks for caring and speaking about it, Rich.</div><div><br></div><div>Scott</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 1:28 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rchyinski@comcast.net" target="_blank">rchyinski@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000"><div>Is anyone familiar with Ct laws and what type of work requires an environmental impact study? <br></div>
<div>The third Frosted Elfin site in Salem is being damaged by logging operations. (clearing to allow for parking of equipment and stacking of logs) I would estimate that 1/2 of the site has been damaged with operations on going. This site falls within the CT. Natural Diversity Data Base and has been reported to the state via the Rare Invertabrate Species Reporting form.</div>
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<div>Still saw 12 -14 Elfins there today.</div>
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