Tweets -

I know there had been plans to breach the dikes and flood the area, ostensibly for salmon, and other reasons. There were community mtgs for a few years running and finally, decisions made, but, like everything else, action was a long time coming, so I decided to live with my memories of years gone by, and wait to hear from area residents and/or birding friends that things are in motion. That time seems to have arrived.

If any of you know a bit about this and could do a 'simple' summary and/or send a link or two to some documents, I'm sure others as well as I would certainly appreciate it, and will pass it on to other, non-Tweeters nature lovers. I've already gotten a few responses to my oblique comment in today's post - those folks were surprised to hear the news. We wonder if the owls, hawks, falcons, blackbirds, shorebirds, shrikes, wrens, etc., that have wintered in that once-gem of an area, will show up elsewhere. And the hunters, where will they be hunting?

Perhaps some unexpectedly good things will come of this loss...

Thanks,

Barb Deihl
Matthews Beach Neighborhood - NE Seattle
barbdeihl at comcast.net