Friday morning, I noticed the tide was very high. It got up so high that it took out the remote location sign "S4". I worried that some of the Wilson's Plover nesting signs were gone. It was long overdue to take out the signs. So after my ramble was over I went out. I found all of the sign and got most of them.
There are two more sign I am hoping to recruit some help to take out.Now next year, let's help the Wilson's Plovers by getting Operation Plover Patrol up and running.
What is Operation Plover Patrol? It is a volunteer based interpretive program. It is a long-range twofold strategy to help these nesting & resting birds. Both strategies are educationally based:
First step is to create an entertaining PowerPoint program for civic organizations and schools in Glynn and McIntosh Counties. This program will highlight the birds and the problems they face. It will present simple solutions we can do to help these birds. This program is a way to recruit volunteers for the second part
The second part is an on-site volunteer group at the South end of Jekyll. The area is known as Jekyll Point. These volunteers would act as interpreters during critical times for the birds at the south end of Jekyll.
By having friendly knowledgeable interpreters in the area where the birds are nesting will give these birds a break. Want to help? There are lots of ways. Just ask.
2 comments:
Only one chick was successfully fledged? Sad, but at least these birds have found a great protector in you, Lydia. I've really been missing Jekyll Island lately as winter sets in here in Wisconsin...!
We miss you down here as well. But do some cross country sking for me.
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