 Proactive
Letter request from Donald Heintzelman on
the Kittatinny-Shawangunk Ridge and Corridor.
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Barbara
Walker and a crew from the Eastern Divide Ranger District out of
Blacksburg, VA recently did some much needed repair to the tower.
 The
roof was repaired, the inside was painted and the floor and deck were
stained. Some missing siding shingles were replaced and the privy was
painted inside. There were also new signs erected at the parking area.
Also, Doug Wood and a crew from the West Virginia scenic trails
association has recently cleared and blazed the trail. Everyone involved with Hanging Rock would like to thank all those who
worked so hard on these projects. |
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Go here for information on a swallow-tailed kite spotted in Wayne, County, West Virginia. |
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Details of the conference on Wildlife and Utility-Scale Wind Energy Development on the Appalachian Ridges of the Mid-Atlantic Region, submitted by Donald Heintzelman |
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Submitted by Donald Heintzelman concerning Bake Oven Knob and the Kittatinny Ridge in Pennsylvania Action alert 1 Action alert 2 Action alert 3 Also an article on WIND FARMS |
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Here is a link to an article written by Dr. David Brandes concerning industrial wind plants and raptors
http://www.vawind.org/Assets/Docs/Brandes_WindpowerandRaptors.pdf |
| People from 22 states, Washington, DC, Brazil, and Russia visited the tower during the 2003 season. For a list of locations, Click here. |
 The new,
revised and updated edition of Guide to Hawk Watching in North
America (Globe Pequot Press, 2004) is now back in print and
available as a Falcon Guide. The ISBN is 0-7627-2670-9. It contains 425
pages and numerous black-and-white photographs of raptor migration
watchsites plus some photos of raptors. It is a paperback available from
the publisher at
www.GlobePequot.com,
or 1-800-243-0495, book sellers in Canada and the USA, or on-line book
sellers such as
www.amazon.com
which sells it at an excellent discount.
There are 460 sites where raptor
migrations, or wintering Bald Eagles, can be visited to see these
birds in the USA or Canada with descriptions of the sites and
directions for visiting them. Some of the sites are illustrated with
black-and-white photographs. Included are some experimental sites
along the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, and
the marvelous Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia.
It was written by Donald S. Heintzelman, and includes a profile of Hanging Rock. |
Jack Flouer submitted a photo of the tower in 1967.
It has been placed on the main photo page.
George and Marguerite Flouer are seated in front of the telescope. If
anyone can identify others in the picture, please email the site. Thanks. |
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Visitor's log information
from the 2000 season |
| Also, "Hanging Rock: A front row seat to paradise" an article written by Tom Angleberger for THE ROANOKE TIMES can be viewed here<< |
| "Top Flight" an article by Rick Steelhammer that appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail on the 14th of September can be found here<< |
| Over 1500 people from 24 states, Washington DC and Japan made the hike up Peters Mountain to visit the tower during the 2005 count season. For the list and to read some of the comments left on the visitor's logs, GO HERE. |
