Re: seed import permits

Hello,

I think the issue of natives vs. non natives has to be approached with a 
level. Yes there are some imported species which have become pests. I get 
tired of pulling out thistle and having honeysuckle clim over ever thing. 
However don't ever try to attempt to plant groundcovers or hostas under a 
white oak tree.  This native tree can really become a problem with the number 
of acorns which sprout with relative ease and soon fill a hosta bed with 
young saplings.  We have to accept diversity in plant material,  some 
'foreigners" are just as good as native species.

I think the USDA should spend its time and resources in keeping out  or 
controlling some of the imported insects which have wrecked havoc on plant 
life. The gypsy moth is one example. I think  these 'bad bugs" are more of a 
problem than some of the invasive plant materials which have been imported. 
Look what the Dutch elm disease has done and the chestnut blight. This damage 
was done by small cell organisms not invasive plant species.

What the government is doing is throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

Al Krismer

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