Comments on: Boat tour operator cancels concession
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A refreshing collection of all things Mono Lake brought to you by the Mono Lake Committee staffMon, 21 Jan 2013 21:25:43 +0000http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1By: Bill Hanna
http://www.monolake.org/today/2009/05/15/boat-tour-operator-cancels/comment-page-1/#comment-117
Bill HannaSun, 31 May 2009 22:34:25 +0000http://www.monolake.org/today/?p=1469#comment-117Claudia and I and 8 friends took the tour last summer. We found the tour to be quite informative and the perspective a good compliment to the canoe tours which we had taken in prior years. The operator was genuinely concerned about protecting the lake and its resources. He expressed his belief that because he was motorized other lake users applied and encouraged the state to apply different standards for his operation. He was particularly aggravated because he had seen canoers and kayakers approach osprey nests too closely and frighten nesting birds. He maintained a very conservative distance and explained the consequences of such action. I was very surprised to find he was charged by the state with the same offense. I think there is a difference between good management practices and bureaucratic mazes seemingly intended to confuse issues or make compliance virtually unattainable.Claudia and I and 8 friends took the tour last summer. We found the tour to be quite informative and the perspective a good compliment to the canoe tours which we had taken in prior years. The operator was genuinely concerned about protecting the lake and its resources. He expressed his belief that because he was motorized other lake users applied and encouraged the state to apply different standards for his operation. He was particularly aggravated because he had seen canoers and kayakers approach osprey nests too closely and frighten nesting birds. He maintained a very conservative distance and explained the consequences of such action. I was very surprised to find he was charged by the state with the same offense. I think there is a difference between good management practices and bureaucratic mazes seemingly intended to confuse issues or make compliance virtually unattainable.
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http://www.monolake.org/today/2009/05/15/boat-tour-operator-cancels/comment-page-1/#comment-110
michele wickhamSat, 16 May 2009 13:30:35 +0000http://www.monolake.org/today/?p=1469#comment-110too bad they are not renewing, but at least , since they are not happy with situation they are not staying. I would think after several years of operation they would know what is involve in operating a concession-especially at Mono Lake; I don't believe it is any different than at any other State Park. Hopefully someone else will offer boat tours on Mono Lake.too bad they are not renewing, but at least , since they are not happy with situation they are not staying. I would think after several years of operation they would know what is involve in operating a concession-especially at Mono Lake; I don’t believe it is any different than at any other State Park. Hopefully someone else will offer boat tours on Mono Lake.
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