re-naming Dyke Marsh

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Folks,

Dyke Marsh is National Parkland and is administered by the U.S. National Park
Service.

You may also wish to contact the Friends of Dyke Marsh (see webpage for
address) and persuade them about your idea.  This organization has been a
watchdog group for Dyke Marsh for nearly 25 years and frequently interracts
with the National Park Service.  I suspect they would like to have a say in
your plan.

The Dyke Marsh name is very old, going back beyond the time of President Teddy
Roosevelt, who birded there frequently and whose notes on Dyke are in the
National Archives.  The area has been a favorite spot of naturalists since
about 1878 and I suspect the Dyke name may be older still.  It is naturalist
historical site as it was set aside as an "irreplaceable wetland" by Congress
on June 11, 1959 - one of the first federal actions in this area.

Kurt Gaskill

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