NYCkayaker Rachel Gorden, NYS Parks, Willing To Listen--Follow-Up w/ Specifics Needed

[TomBrooklyn]

> > > From: rob buchanan
> > The state parks rule [not to land kayaks] seems to extend to all the other
> > state parks on the east river, in williamsburg and long island city. 
> > Rachel Gordon, the head of
> > the nyc region for state parks, has heard from boaters before about this,
> > but I think more notes and letters could only
> > be a good thing.  Rachel Gordon: Rachel.Gordon at oprhp.state.ny.us
> 
> > TomBrooklyn wrote:
> Done.  She ought to be inundated with emails regarding this... 
> 
> > From: rob buchanan  To: TomBrooklyn, nykayak 
> I think she's interested but there's a lot of hierarchy at
> state parks, so it will take a concerted effort to get things to move.
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Apparently Ms. Gordon is interested and willing and eager to helf as I recieved a
response from her today indicating so.

I don't know the particulars so someone else who does will have to respond to her if
anything concrete is to be accomplished. 

Ms Gordon deny's their is a "State Regulation" against landing and asks specifically
where kayakers would like to be able to land.   

Below is a copy of her response to me.  I hope neither she nor LH (LH's email was
part of Ms. Gordon's response) will mind if I reprint it here.   I will also below
reprint the email I sent her for context purposes.    
Cheers,
TomBrooklyn
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RE: small craft landing    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 
From: Rachel.Gordon at oprhp.state.ny.us       

Clearly all three of you have written to me together, so I shall answer you
together. You have been misinformed. There is no such “State regulation.”  Please
tell me where you plan to boat that might create an emergency if you are unable to
land. Please tell me where there is a beach that you believe is safe for boaters to
come ashore. Delighted to discuss this further if you have specific questions.
Rachel Gordon  
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From: Laura H   To: Gordon, Rachel (NYC2) Subject: small craft landing
Hello There!
I've been hearing a lot about small craft being unable to come ashore at State Park
property. What are the regulations in that regard? And what is the rationale? I
intend to go boating for the first time & I'm concerned about the lack of places to
come ashore in case of emergency or just plain old fatiged. 
Thanks.  Laura H
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Dear Ms Gordon,
Kayakers ought to be able to land and launch from State Parks in NYC.   
At the very least they ought to be able to land and rest on the beaches.   This
would have no adverse impact whatsoever, and denying them this right is a blatent
disregard for their right to use their park.    Note I said their park, not the
Government's park. 
Please fix this problem with the current park regulations.   Thank you. 
Regards,
Tom Dowling
[aka TomBrooklyn]