Making Way
for Terns: Restoration at Great Gull Island
Maura
Leahy
Maura Leahy investigated
methods to control invasive vegetation on an island bird sanctuary. She
collected basic information about invasive vegetation on Great Gull Island,
located off Long Island. Controlling invasive plants on the island is of
interest because the endangered roseate tern nests on the island. Maura
presented her initial findings as a poster at the August 2004 Society for
Ecological Restoration conference in British Columbia, soliciting suggestions
and comments from conference attendees. She also received a grant from the
US Fish and Wildlife Service for further work on this issue.
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