The Park Service has 20 business days to respond. She was told she had to file a Freedom of Information Act request to the National Park Service. Attanasio believes Seashore officials are not being transparent with shorebird information.Īfter six weeks of total closure of the corridors last year, and three weeks this year, she asked for data on four years of nesting shorebird activity from the Seashore. Victoria Attanasio, of Truro, and her family have been oversand enthusiasts for 17 years. A storm can change the beach and render areas inaccessible.īailey believes the Seashore is using the shorebirds as an excuse to keep the corridors closed. Nesting shorebirds can close a beach section. He said several factors make accessibility a complex issue. “Conditions change daily, and we have rangers monitoring areas several times during the day,” Carlstrom said. 15, and further restrictions based on beach conditions and shorebird nesting activity could reduce access to well below the total 8 miles available. Travel on the beach corridors is restricted to April 15 to Nov. The closures are due to several factors, according to Carlstrom, who oversees the 43,000-acre park. “We want to institute something like they have at Nauset Beach.” “We’re not looking to take over the place,” Bailey, who lives in Western Massachusetts, said. When he reaches 350 signatures, Bailey wants to print out the file and send it to Seashore Superintendent Brian Carlstrom “to start the conversation.” The petition, which he posted July 27, had garnered 315 signatures as of Thursday. allow ORV access again so we all can continue to make great memories with our families on those beautiful beaches,” he wrote in the petition. This year Bailey was so frustrated that he started an online petition for more access to the Seashore. The corridors were completely closed two of those years, and in another year, only one-eighth of a mile was open to permit-holders. For three years running, the oversand-vehicle enthusiasts have been unable to access the corridors on the Cape Cod National Seashore during their vacation week. WELLFLEET - Ryan Bailey and his family have vacationed in Wellfleet for 13 years.
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