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In Truro, a dying lake now overflows with life
Restoration project a boon for ecosystem By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff - August 9, 2004 excerpts — plus links to complete article TRURO -- The salty tide once again pours into Pilgrim Lake, choking the invasive freshwater reeds that long ago replaced the shallow, marshy pond's natural inhabitants. The same briny flow has fueled the recovery of saltwater species now repopulating the lake for the first time in more than 130 years. . . . All it took was inviting the tide in and letting nature run its course, Murray said. In 2002, ecologists opened a small tidal culvert to funnel saltwater back into the choked, oxygen-poor marsh. "It's like a miracle cure," he said. "In ecological terms, you're usually talking decades to restore damaged ecosystems. This happened almost overnight." Complete article - on Boston.comhttp://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/08/09/in_truro_a_dying_lake_now_overflows_with_life Complete article - on the website of the Massachusetts Wetlands Restoration Program (WRP) in the Office of Coastal Zone Management http://www.mass.gov/czm/wrp/education/2004_08_09_globe_pilgrim_lake_article.htm |