Re: Psuedacorus banned

If anyone hears if they (government officials) find anything (chemical) that kills pseudacorous, be sure to pass the information on. Even disel fuel as someone suggeted doesn't work. I've burrned then to the ground in a huge bonfire. Old dried up foliage makes a good bonfire. Kills the weeds but pseudacorous seems to like it. Bounces back real healthy. 

Chuck Chapman

"Hensler" <hensler@povn.net> wrote:

>Bob,
>
>Very well written.
>
>Fire is a "hot" topic in our area and the human response to fire is a major
>problem. Historically, small fires cleaned and rejuvenated much of the
>forests and grasslands. (Some of our native plants require the heat of a
>small fire to germinate.) Large fires swept through about once every 100
>years, changing the landscape dramatically and setting the stage for new
>growth on a grand scale.
>
>With more people moving farther into the country, more aggressive fire
>control has been practiced. More densely packed growth, insect damage, and
>illness in the forests has followed.
>
>I do wonder about the wisdom of trying to halt all changes in any
>environment. I'm a firm believer in the idea that new species are constantly
>being generated to take the place of old species in decline as part of a
>natural process. Over the short term, it can be difficult to see where
>restricting an area to the perceived prototype of 100 years ago would be
>disadvantageous. Over 1,000 years, it may be another matter entirely.
>
>Don't misunderstand.... I'm currently doing my darndest to kill off the
>knapweed that's been transported in (It's overtaken whole pastures in our
>area.) along with the toadflax and hawkweed that are trying to become pests.
>
>Where new colonies of plants (new, native, or introduced) can move into an
>area and fill a potential gap in the ecosystem it may be that forced
>stagnation will eventually cause more problems than it solves.
>
>Christy
>
>Skip & Christy Hensler
>THE ROCK GARDEN
>Newport, WA
>http://www.povn.com/rock/
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robt R Pries" <rpries@sbcglobal.net>
>
>If we really wish to preserve the environment of a hundred years ago, maybe
>we should try to understand what it really looked like, and not base our
>judgements on the dominant invasive natives that have replaced the ancient
>climaxes.
>
>
>
>


-- 
Chuck Chapman, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Zone 4/5


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