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PLC hopes volunteers will help out. The organization is also doing local fundraising and seeking grants to help pay for the work, which Program Coordinator Kate Van Sloten said could cost $70,000- $100,000.
“We don’t have a ton of funds raised to do the invasive species removal. To date, we’ve raised about $11,400 just this year and we hope to continue to raise funds,” she said. “We’ve been looking for grants and other assistance to help with this project.”
Van Sloten said the project is called the “Bring Birds Back” campaign.
The site is not open to the public right now. But Van Sloten said PLC plans to eventually create hiking trails and open up the land.