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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I was hiking back to Scorpion on ESCI last weekend on the
Smuggler's Road when I noticed a bunch of colorful objects on the top of
Scorpion Rock. From that distance, it looked like laundry on a clothes line. I
took a picture and when I got home, blew it up on my computer to discover it was
a bunch of colorful barrels on their sides in a straight line.<BR><BR>I asked
Derek about them and he forwarded my question to Laurie Harvey who is a seabird
biologist with the NPS. Below is her informative reply along with a website that
I found quite interesting. I hope you do too.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The picture I attached (hope it comes thru) is a thumbnail
of the one I took. Zoom in to see the
barrels.<BR><BR>Joel...<BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>From:
Laurie Harvey<BR>Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 11:50 AM<BR>To: Joel
Justin<BR>Subject: Re: FW: scorpion rock question<BR><BR>Hi
Joel,<BR> <BR>They are 55 gallon drums used for water storage. We are in
year<BR>one of plant habitat restoration for nesting seabirds--the water
is<BR>there to keep the 1,500 plants we put in the ground in September<BR>alive
till the rainy season.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The project on Scorpion Rock is to benefit the Cassin's
Auklet. This<BR>seabird is a member of the alcid family; as burrow-nesters, they
excavate<BR>nest sites in soft soil. We planted about a dozen different species
and are<BR>in the process of removing exotic invasive species like
crystalline<BR>iceplant.<BR> <BR>You can also visit<BR></FONT><A
title="http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/southwest/montrose/restore.html CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/southwest/montrose/restore.html"><FONT
title="http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/southwest/montrose/restore.html CTRL + Click to follow link"
face=Arial>http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/southwest/montrose/restore.html</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial> <BR>for more background on the projects funded by Montrose
Settlements. <BR>Briefly, our projects seek to restore seabird species that
have been impacted <BR>by DDT
contamination.<BR> <BR>Best,<BR>Laurie<BR> <BR>Laurie
Harvey<BR>Seabird Biologist<BR>1901 Spinnaker Dr.<BR>Ventura, CA
93001<BR>805-658-5764<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>