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 The call came in on Friday July 9,
2010 at 6 PM from Lilia Guerra from Sachs Road. She reported a sighting of Purple Loosestrife on the Eastern edge of
Horse Island where it opens to the South Channel. We agreed to meet Saturday morning, weather
permitting, to see the site. We met in a
downpour and I pulled one of the suspicious plants. During the storm I had shelter in a tent type
structure of Dave's from Stoneham, MA in Horse Island site #70.
Peggy Tucker then took the plant
sample to Therese Thompson on Sunday morning. They both were checking boats at the Fundy at 4 AM for a fishing
tournament Sunday. Therese confirmed
our concerns and recommended pulling the plants and removing their heads (the pinkish purple flower on top
of it). At 5 PM Sunday, Gary St. Pierre, Peggy Tucker and Steve Soreff returned
to the Horse Island site. First we cut
and bagged all the heads off the now flowering plants, then we proceeded to pull all of them. It proved to be a localized but extensive
number of Purple Loosestrife.
PLIA note: We would like to thank the dedicated efforts of Peggy, Steve and Therese. They could use your help, if you would like to become involved please contact Steve Soreff at
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or Donna Danis at
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