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Dear Friends:

2002 was a year of consolidating gains from our work over the previous 5 years.

In March, Friends of Narbeck received reaffirmation of its status as a 501c(3) charitable organization from the IRS, in a "look back" process applied to the first 5 years of new organizations.

In April, we held a successful Earth Day work party addressing overgrowth of alder and enhancing owl habitat. In May, we hosted a delightful environmental awards program at the park honoring Darryl Thompson, Lennie Rae Cooke and Dave Waggoner. In June, Cub Scouts held a work party to spread mulch around trees and plants. In July, the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs took a guided tour of the Narbeck site as a part of their annual meeting.

All year long, we continued our support of the ongoing macroinvertebrate survey of aquatic insects at Narbeck. Over the summer and fall, many local schools and groups took advantage of our personally guided tours and hundreds of visitors enjoyed their own self-guided tours through the wetlands.

            In September, yet another work party was organized to continue vigilance and action against invasives in the Park, most notably the well known purple loostrife. In October, the Annual Meeting included a thoughtful discussion and reexamination of our mission and goals.

Thank you for making this a great year at Friends of Narbeck! I look forward to working with you in 2003.