Woodie Wheaton Land Trust

Thank You (from SCIWC)

St. Croix International Waterway Commission
November 5, 2007

Mr. Elbridge G. Cleaves, President
Woodie Wheaton Land Trust
Forest City, ME 04413

Dear Elbridge:

Please thank all the members of the Woodie Wheaton Land Trust board, on our behalf, for the very generous and critical contribution of $2,600 to the Trout Brook project.

Because of this gift, we are able to move ahead this fall to end the erosion that has clogged Trout Brook's smelt and salmon spawning habitat and deposited thick silt in the Trout Cove section of East Grand Lake over the last two years.

That the problem was not dealt with earlier is unconscionable — a clear gap in provincial law and diligence that has taken its toll on the lake and its fish stocks. Heightened vigilance by shoreowners and CLIC and the new-found ability to have cases like this addressed promptly through federal law should reduce the likelihood of such situations in the future.

As you and the Trust know all too well, conservation goals are achieved one piece at a time, Restoring Trout Brook, like acquiring another property, moves us all one step closer to protecting what we hold dear and want to pass on to future generations.

The Trust's name will be proudly displayed on the project sign to acknowledge its involvement in restoring Trout Brook and make New Brunswickers aware of the Trust's committment to conserving both sides of the Chiputneticook Lakes.

Sincerely,

Lee Sochasky, Executive Director

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