In preparation for IDA, a team consisting of NPS staff and I, worked on the
outflow valve yesterday AM. We cleared out built up silt and Ulva and got a
good flow going.
As expected, Ida did a number on us and the water level mark showed we jumped
back up to 1.88 this AM when I checked just around low tide. This recent storm
once again set us back but we are not throwing in the towel. By doing the work
we did yesterday, we prevented a complete shut down of the outflow and the pond
was draining at a good clip when I checked it earlier.
I will continue to monitor the water level and communicate with NPS when
necessary. I will post, hopefully a positive update in a week or so. For now,
please note that there is no shoreline and won’t be for a while.
Cheers,
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“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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