Why 1 acre of lakefront habitat matters

Piping Plover chicks Esperanza, Hazel and Nish in 2020.

A few people have asked me why I'm so invested in the potential habitat addition at Montrose Beach Dunes, and why it's so important. After all, it's just 1 acre of land and the Piping Plovers Monty and Rose have done fairly well these last two years—and in case you didn't know, I've made one film ab…