On Jan 20, 2011, at 9:03 AM, Leo Weigant wrote:

> 	Gene and Marcia,
> 		I figure you've already seen this posting (or the
> 	original report Dan cites), but wanted to add that,
> 	should  this all come to pass, it certainly is a
> 	tribute to the years of work you've put in ~
> 	not only on Hart-Miller, but, also, in helping the Board
> 	(whatever it's official title) see that such wildlife
> 	preserves are a viable and valuable option.
>
> 	MOS & the rest of the state owe you a great
> 	debt of gratitude.
>
> 	Leo
>
> 	PS by chance I was reading the ABA Guide to
> 	the Texas Coast last night and was impressed
> 	with its description of Connie (and Jack) Hagar
> 	who settled into Rockport many years ago,
> 	fell in love with its waterfowl and began
> 	submitting data on what she saw -
> 	data that were scoffed at by the "experts"
> 	both as being from an unheralded backwater
> 	 place and for her gender.
> 	She persisted, patiently and carefully and
> 	gradually helped turn that place and the
> 	whole Texas Gulf Coast into the birding
> 	mecca which it is today.
>
> 	Nice company, Gene.
>
>
> On Jan 20, 2011, at 7:59 AM, Dan Haas wrote:
>
>> http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2011/01/17/usa-dredging-helps-reclaim- 
>> poplar-island/
>>
>> I know you all read Dredgingtoday.com daily.  Who doesn't?  In this
>> article, one paragraph in particular caught my attention.
>>
>> "Though Poplar will continue to receive dredged material for another
>> 17 years or so, the port and Corps are looking for other disappearing
>> islands to reclaim as wildlife havens. The next candidates are James
>> and Barren islands, off Dorchester County."
>>
>> Good Birding,
>>
>> Dan Haas
>> West Annapolis, MD
>> 
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