A quick little note for our dog park friends. We removed a couple of trees down the hill from the GO. A couple of our guests questioned our crew ast to why we were cutting down the trees. The MAC is responsible for removing approach and departure path obstructions, and unfortunately, those trees had grown into the runway 12R-30L protected area. We are also removing some trees from the northwest corner of Mother’s Lake (near Cedar and Xtown) and from an area near the Ft. Snelling Officer’s Club. So please know we are simply following FAA rules.

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What’s all the work on the south side of the park next to the runway?

Don’t worry–they’re not expanding the runway!   They’re just removing some trees in order to comply with regulations regarding high objects near the flight path.

When I talked with them this morning, they said they’d taken all the trees that they had planned to, so the rest of this stand of trees will remain intact.

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I spoke to an older gentleman tonight that indicated there were leg hold traps in the swamp. Has anyone else heard this? Can anyone verify this?

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Black standard poodle “disappeared” from the airport dog park around 2 p.m. on 6/12/10. The last I saw him he was running towards the NE corner, near the residential area. He has a very stocky build, a broad snout, a natural poodle cut (all one length), weighs about 52 lbs. He has a blue color and current tags, and his name is on one of his tags. He is also microchipped. He’ll follow anyone (which may be the problem), but he can be shy when approached and refuse to come. Please contact me at doggyluvver@hotmail.com if you have any information.  I posted a message about him over the weekend and included my name and number and his name, and I was contacted by someone who pretended to have information but was trying to exploit his loss.  That’s why I am not including it now.  Please help if you can.  Thanks.

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“Pet owners are reminded to please monitor their pet’s activities and prevent them from digging around and under airport fences.  Access to the airport would expose a pet to a hazardous and potentially deadly environment.  In addition, waste bags have been observed strewn along 28th Avenue.  The MAC does not provide waste receptacles.  Therefore, we require dog owners to clean-up after their pet and transport waste off-site.  We thank you in advance for your cooperation in complying with our rules, thus ensuring that the area will continue to be available to our four-legged guests and their owners.”

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I noticed several baby snakes around the park. They are about 12″ long and a little bigger around than a pencil. Last year’s babies are about twice that size.

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KSTP 5 Tick story

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WARNING Animal Capture Device

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These are located on the lower south side of the park. They are on the old fence near the landing lights

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Has anyone done a count of how many steps (or mile) it is around the perimeter of the park? You know…trying to get 10,000 steps daily while walking the dog! Thanks much!

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I sent an infrequent visitor over to the mailbox today to find a bag, and she said it was empty. I gave her one of mine.

Whoever has a source for these (anyone still take the newspaper?), please bring some more!

(She hung it on the fence, but I didn’t feel like narcing on her after she agreed to pick up the stuff in the first place. And it was black, so maybe the MAC people didn’t spot it so easily on the black fence. If it’s still there tomorrow, I’ll take it with me.)

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