[BSW] Biologists say a wider American Legion Bridge would destroy critical research site

[KATHY BILTON]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/plummers-island-beltway-bridge/2020/12/10/ccae16e6-398e-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html

Including:
Tucked below the American Legion Bridge on the Maryland side of the 
Potomac River lies little-known Plummers Island, dubbed “the most 
thoroughly studied island in North America.”

For nearly 120 years, the 12-acre patch of rock and woods has been home to 
the Washington Biologists’ Field Club. Its 85 botanists, entomologists, 
ornithologists and other scientists have spent decades scrutinizing the 
island’s thousands of species of plants, insects and wildlife.


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And remember, coming up on Tuesday, January 5th, Tony Avent will speak 
about Crevice Gardening:
http://botsoc.org/pipermail/bsw_botsoc.org/2020-December/000400.html