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A Salt Marsh Superpower
September 21, Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research Project LTER (PIE) hosted the event “A Salt Marsh Superpower.” Salt marshes sequester more carbon per unit area than dry land ecosystems, […]
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Plover Season is OVER for 2023
Only a small section is closed for ONE plover around Parking lot 6, so that lot remains closed (only one lot closed, and that is lot 6).
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Plover Update – 8/11
Here’s the update as of August 11, 2023. Currently, at least 44 known pairs with all nests hatched and 12 unfledged chicks, 33 from 13 pairs have successfully fledged. “Least […]
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Plover Update – 8/5
Currently, there are at least 44 known pairs, with all nests having hatched and 33 unfledged chicks; 21 chicks from 9 pairs have successfully fledged. The Northern beach has seen […]
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Plover Update – 7/8
From Jean Adams: Currently, there are 38 known pairs with 23 known active nests and 29 chicks hatched. The first Least Tern chicks have begun to hatch on the Refuge.
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Plover Update – 6/25
Amy Kirkey (she/her) Biological Technician Parker River National Wildlife Complex First nest has hatched, with 3 chicks seen. Currently there are 37 known pairs with 18 known active nests. Predation […]
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Lifebuoy Ring At Sandy Point
There isn’t a life guard stationed at Sandy Point State Reservation on Plum Island. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) installed a lifebuoy ring with rope at the southern […]
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Large Striper
I was a Plover Warden at Sandy Point last Friday, May 27. This guy’s daughter snagged this striped bass. He had his own catch but I did not see that […]
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Plum Island and the Colorado River
The “Biden Administration Proposes Evenly Cutting Water Allotments From Colorado River,” New York Times, April 11, 2023. According to John Entsminger, the lead negotiator for Nevada, “We have 19th-century laws, 20th-century […]