i have been following the discussion thread on the pond conditions at JBay. i am not so sure that salt water intrusion into these ponds is the worst thing that could happen. yes, a lot of fresh water pond life will perish. but flushing out these ponds with salt water may not be bad either. once the breach is fixed, the ponds will refill with fresh water i would imagine. but in the meantime a lot of the 'gook' in those ponds will be flushed out and perhaps open doors for new life to be breathed into the ponds. i am no freshwater ecologist. so i will defer to the professionals, should they chime in on this discussion. almost all of the oceanfront ponds on the east end of long island are flushed out on some sort of schedule, and they seem to do just fine. JPA John Askildsen Millbrook, New York
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