To the Editor:

I read with interest your recent articles about the Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim race being canceled to protect the piping plovers, which were nesting nearby, and about the recent growth in their population at Holgate. These proactive actions to avoid further stress on that endangered species and foster its recovery are truly commendable.

I, too, am concerned about the survival of these small birds that nest in both Barnegat Light and Holgate (also in the North Brigantine State Natural…

July 20, 2022