Pile of Rocks East of Strawberry

[John Jarosz]

I was driving on the 190 today and almost due east of one of the horseshoe legs of Strawberry was what looked like a pile of rocks above the water.  It was farther south than Frog Island.  Anybody know what that is?  Is it to keep the boat wave action from eroding the horseshoe legs?

I'm stopping down that area Sunday to shoot some pics.  If I get them in time, maybe they'll get posted in the newsletter.

[John Jarosz]

Went out this a.m. to Hank's Boat Livery & snapped some pics.  Well it's not a pile of rocks.  It looks like steel plate.  Anyone have any idea what's going on over there?

[Stephen Glassic]

Looks like it's about 100' long.

[John Jarosz]

and prob in shallow. the guy in the boat looks like he's got his main motor tilted up & his hand on an electric(?).  His hand's up pretty high and back to be on a kicker.

[John Pensyl]

They've been bringing the little bucket loader and barge full of rocks that way each day. Looked like they were building another island from what I could tell. I fished the river monday tuesday Thursday and Friday last week. Thursday the dec had its boat out on motor island and they were firing a LOT of gunshots. Any idea what that was about. Solid 3 hours of what sounded like shooting.

[Stephen Glassic]

Maybe they were trying to chase the cormorants of the island. If they become too plentiful they are also a threat to trees.

[John Jarosz]

Steve...I'm going to "shoot" an email (now that's a lame joke) over to Tim DePriest & Chris Legard & find out what's going on.

Stay tuned.

[Tony Scime]

John,

It's cormorant control. They've been doing it every year, but don't publicize it.

Tony

[John Jarosz]

Thanks, Tony.  I did get an email from Tim D & yes, like you said, the blasts are for cormorant control.

Additionally, the steel pilings have to do with NYPA's final Habitat Improvement Project for Strawberry.  He will be covering that during his presentation at Woodlawn Beach and will send me a link or copy of that presentation.