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Re: [iowa-native-plants] RE: a worrisome news item

Cindy, I wish it was just their problem. But it is also an Iowa problem. Look
at the practices of your County Roadside Vegetation Management program (if you
have one) and of you County Conservation Department. Look at ground
maintenance of your local school district or the local golf course. The scale
is different but the problems are identical. Lon
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Grantridge@aol.com
  To: prairie@hort.net ; iowa-native-plants@list.uiowa.edu ;
lon.crosby@starband.net
  Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [iowa-native-plants] RE: a worrisome news item


  The question of what to do about degraded western land is a difficult and
contentious one, and we all bring our own values and experiences  to the table
when we discuss it.   My values are somewhat conflicted, because I recognize
that land managers have to make do with limited resources even as I envision
what might be possible if the best planners and land managers were given
sufficient resources to really tackle the complicated problems.   I do support
the interagency effort to increase the supply of native seed to plant some of
that degraded land.

  As an aside, however, I see that Lon Crosby is listed as a supplier of
local-ecotype seed on the Iowa Prairie Network listserve.   Whether or not we
agree on what to do about the issue of degraded western land, Lon, thank you
for helping to address the ecotype seed supply issue here in Iowa.

  Cindy

  Cindy Hildebrand
  grantridge@aol.com
  Ames, IA  50010

  "Perhaps we need the snow to really see the colorsb&And it simplifies the
world around us, hides the confusing clutter, the distractions.   With less to
see, we see more and see it clearly.   Who ever admired the glistening black
of a crow in July?"  (Hal Borland)

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