Looks like piping plovers Monty and Rose have returned for their third summer at Montrose Beach

“We’re keeping our fingers crossed,” Farkas said. “As much as I would love to see a constant increase, just exponentially, that would be fantastic, but that’s not how nature always works. We’re expecting the ups and downs, but we’re slowly but surely increasing. So I’m very optimistic about this year, and we’ll all come together to address challenges.”