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Mid-Summer Field Trip to Montrose Beach Dunes: Plants (Almost) Upstaged by Piping Plovers

Sixteen participants had the great privilege of visiting Montrose Beach Dunes on July 16 under the guidance of its longtime and very knowledgeable site steward.  Montrose Beach Dunes development began in the early 1990s when Lake Michigan’s water level dropped to a historic low, creating a much wider beach soon colonized by plants  such as…
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