I remember those loosestrife-pulling parties. I think his name was Stuart. It was 1995. And it did work (and they were fun). There were a lot more shorebirds that year and for several years afterwards.

Jim Elder

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Hi Dennis,
Remember this?
Many years ago when I frequently visited the 'Fill', there was a Scotsman, who organized a group of birders to pull loosestrife around the edges for the shorebirds. We met every Wednesday for a couple of hours to pull.

It worked!. The next year the shorebirds came.

Wings,

Jan(e)
Jan Stewart

922 E Spruce Street

Sequim, WA 98382-3518

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