Re: Opinions please.

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• To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: Opinions please.
• From: C* H* <c*@uswest.net>
• Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 08:02:21 -0700
• References: <001101bdcaba$d3209e60$a46832d1@markalot>

Mark,
          Who do you feel is the appropriate agency to handle this issue?
          Are you willing to give that agency feed-back?Before/after the
fact of implementation?

         It hardly sounds as though it would be voluntary if Clinton is
considering putting this under Executive Order.
          Connie

Mark Stephens wrote:

> Hi,
>
> good idea, especially if voluntary.  Too many pretty plants cause too
> much damage.  Besides, this will help us 'discover' many of the native
> species that nurseries have shunned for too long.  I only hope that
> people don;t go overboard and start banning all exotic plants, pests or
> otherwise.  We should be getting to the point where we can, at least
> with some degree of certainty, predict whether a plant might have
> invasive tendencies before introducing it.
>
> d:-)
>
> Mark Stephens (markws@one.net) - Cincinnati, OH  Zone 5
> http://w3.one.net/~markws - Our Backyard Forest
> http://w3.one.net/~markws/gilmore.html - Gilmore Ponds Conservancy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Connie Hoy <coneh@uswest.net>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>;
> woodyplants@mallorn.com <woodyplants@mallorn.com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 10:59 AM
> Subject: Opinions please.
>
> What do you think of this action?
>
> > * The Clinton Administration is preparing an executive order on
> > invasive plant species. ANLA fears the order could erode USDA-
> > APHIS’ autonomy to make plant pest prevention decisions and
> > threaten plant introductions in the nursery industry. ANLA hopes to
> > work with the Weed Science Society of America and the American
> > Assoc. of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta to develop voluntary
> > “standards of conduct” for evaluating invasiveness when introducing
> > plants.
> >
> >
>
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