The Plant Swap / Native Plant Appreciation shindig succeeded way beyond our original expectations, expecially considering it rained just before the event. Maybe 40 people attended. Paul Johnson of the Texas Forestry Service showed up with his wife and kids and seemed very happy ... and the reporter from the Island Breeze was thankful for somebody who could spout rapid-fire, sensible quotes. Several other botanists and the Brownsville Forestry Officer, Eddie Kuprel were also there to share information. The cool thing was that almost everybody brought plants and left with plants.

Thanks go to all the Islanders and folks from around the area that attended ... and hopefully now have some new natives to plant. You deserve the credit, not us!