To the Editor:
Wrights Pond in Orange is one of the jewels of our town. People come for ice skating in the winter, for fishing in the warmer months, to feed the ducks and geese, some bird watching and simply to relax and enjoy the beauty of nature. When I was there the other day, there was four to five feet of discarded monofilament fishing line. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but this fishing line can be harmful and even deadly to the ducks, geese, osprey and other birds that frequent the pond. Wildlife can become entangled in the fishing line which can injure them, as well as strangling them to death. This is just a reminder to please take the fishing line with you and dispose of it properly so we do not endanger our wildlife.
Beverly Propen
Orange