What do you all think?

paddlaroun · Post by **paddlaroun** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:44 pm

Please read the article tell me what you know of this kayak orginaization and the people associated with it. I live very close to the proposed kayak sight they are talking about and plan to contact the city council to inquire if this will be a completely private venture as in we will have to pay to launch or if it will be open to the public. http://www.tbnweekly.com/pubs/pinellas_park_beacon/

Rik · Post by **Rik** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:48 pm

Have Kurt Zuelsdorf speak at a BACK meeting.

paddlaroun · Post by **paddlaroun** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:50 pm

Rik says

Have Kurt Zuelsdorf speak at a BACK meeting.

Thats why you are in charge.

TerryW · Post by **TerryW** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:45 pm

FYI --- HERE is the guy's website.

ratherbefishin · Post by **ratherbefishin** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:15 pm

I've known Kurt for a while. He has been instrumental in clean up efforts on Clam Bayou. Makes his money giving ecotours and seems to be a sincere environmentalist. Takes out alot of photo tours, at least he used to. He has received a few grants for his efforts, including a free kayak rental for cleanup participants. I don't know anything about the venture in the article, but I am all for a launch on the creek.

MrSpectaculous · Post by **MrSpectaculous** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:46 pm

I was interested until that inclusion for airboats. What I would like to see is a "NO MOTOR ZONE" for the entire area north of the Pinellas trail"

ratherbefishin · Post by **ratherbefishin** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:40 pm

I would hate to see airboats in there too. It would seem that that would require a ramp and that would certainly add significant costs for the city. As well, airboats just don't seem to fit with Kurt's ecotours photographing birds.

r3krobert · Post by **r3krobert** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:40 am

I think it's a great idea. I know Kurt and family pretty well. I've taken one of his eco-tours, bought my first kayak from him and participated in several of his Clam Bayou cleanups. His wife is an artist who paints on recycled stuff. They both are really conservation minded.

r3krobert · Post by **r3krobert** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:52 am

MrSpectaculous wrote:I was interested until that inclusion for airboats. What I would like to see is a "NO MOTOR ZONE" for the entire area north of the Pinellas trail"

Bill is right on about the no motor zone. When I read the article, it mentioned Butler having been on the water with an airboat, but I didn't take it to mean that they were included in the plan. I sure doesn't seem like something Kurt would sanction.

Bob

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:56 pm

Rik wrote:Have Kurt Zuelsdorf speak at a BACK meeting.

That would be a great time to give him input on the project as well as ask him some questions 8)

dunfly · Post by **dunfly** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:13 am

Sounds like a great idea. That Kurt Zuelsdorf sounds like an interesting guy. I would like to meet him sometime.

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