1. SPRING 2012 EDITION
PUBLISHED BY FORT DRUM’S FISH AND WILDLIFE M ANAGEMENT PROGRAM
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 Recreational  Turkey  Angling  Indian Lake  Ticks & Lyme  Bat Survey  Deer  Fish &  Calendar
Pass Info Hunting Brochure Additions Disease Update Survey  Wildlife  Web Site
 NYS  Disabled  Fishing Derby  Free Fishing  Birding Results Mgmt  Contact
Licenses Access  Trout Stocking Days Brochure  Maple Days Activities: Info
Hunting  Firewood Sikes Act
A major initiative by the Fish and Wildlife Management program this past summer has
been to improve recreational fishing opportunities around the installation. A new dock
was installed at Mud Lake and two new docks and a platform were installed at
Remington Pond. A couple more docks will be installed this summer.
The largest dock has a surface area of 200 square feet with a 30-foot walkway near the
Welcome to the first electronic Cranberry Lake Pavilion (see photo below). Plans are in the works to construct a trail to
edition of Fort Drum’s Fish & make this an accessible dock for all users.
Wildlife Management Program A 50-foot dock on Mud Lake is near
newsletter. The newsletter will Alpina Dam off of FUSA Blvd. Not
be roughly in the same format only does it provide more room and
as past newsletters and safety than fishing from the dam, but
published semi-annually. The it also creates a better launching site
change is a result of reducing for canoes and kayaks to access Mud
printing and mailing costs, Lake and Lake Bonaparte.
while still attempting to provide
timely information and free Other improvements have been
recreational access. Some accomplished this past year at Indian
printed copies will still be avail- Lake—see Page 5 for more details.
able at the Natural Resources A new angling brochure is also
Permit Office, Bldg. S-2509 and available—see page 4 for more
other special events. information.
Fort Drum is an active military installation. Recreational use is secondary to the military
mission. All recreationists are responsible for knowing the laws, regulations,
and procedures for recreational activities on Fort Drum.
Fort Drum’s Fish & Wildlife Management Program is cleaning
out its storage building and has approximately 20 brand new
or slightly used wood duck nest boxes available for anyone
wanting to put them somewhere NOT on Fort Drum.
At one time, there was an active wood duck nest box program
on Fort Drum. However, work between the Forest and Fish &
Wildlife Management Programs is ensuring that there are
abundant trees with natural cavities available near wetlands
for the benefit of multiple wildlife species. Examples of
species that use dead trees and cavities include wood ducks,
Ticks are becoming a common in the North hooded mergansers, woodpeckers, and bats.
Country. See Page 6 for more information.
(Image: Center for Disease Control) Please contact fortdrum@isportsman.net if you are interested in nest boxes.
Questions? Visit OUR Web Site at: www.fortdrum.isportsman.net