RFausta t1_iycqz6e wrote
Reply to comment by DethKnotWurst in Dam controversy: After Bow pond drained, some residents hope to leave the future up to beavers by DethKnotWurst
Resident of Bow, attended the post-destruction town meeting, involved in other town groups as well. The snowmobile club has shown basically zero regrets, posted on Facebook about how awesome they are and everyone should love them, and are basically a pile of asshats who knew what they were about to do, did an endrun around the town and regulations, and have absolutely no respect for anyone.
The town select board was largely unaware of what they were voting on- only the Town Manager said he knew what the work would entail, the other selectboard members did not know it would involve removing the dam entirely, draining the pond, and trapping and killing the beavers. Most people, selectboard and others, were unaware and/or misled that “removing debris” actually meant removing the whole dam and draining the pond.
A-Do-Gooder t1_iydi3cb wrote
It's absolutely outrageous! To wipe out a keystone species that supported and entire ecosystem, causing death and devastation to much of the local wildlife, negatively impacting the cultural experiences of local community residents, and likely harming local property values, simply because a group of snowmobilers wanted to protect their precious bridge. 🤦🏻♂️ I would be incensed if I were a community member.
There were so many mitigating actions they could have taken to address their concerns, such as clearing the previously existing drain, putting in a new drain, raising the bridge, or some other solution to address their concerns. It's called "maintaining" for a reason. Instead, they went DEFCON 5 and destroyed and killed everything. It's completely asinine. That would be like going to the dentist for a minor surface cavity and asking them to remove all of your teeth so that you never have a cavity again. It's preposterous!
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