Re: seed import permits
- Subject: Re: seed import permits
- From: M* S*
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:45:32 -0500
Quite frankly I disagree and that is why I did not respond.
When I look out my back yard in Ohio right now I see the sickly green of all
the non-native plants that are taking over our woodlands. The average
gardener is not qualified to understand if a plant is invasive or not. They
make non-scientific observations that it doesn't seem to reproduce,
meanwhile a stray plant in the woods somewhere gets started. Fifty to a
hundred years later the plant becomes invasive. Look at the history of
Garlic mustard for an example.
What really gets me is that many of these people claim to be wildlife
friendly, birders even. They don't seem to connect habitat changes with
killing sensitive species. Let me tell you, if you take a woodland
understory of Spicebush and replace it with non-native Honeysuckle you might
as well hunt down the Woodthrush and kill them yourself (more of a food
source than a nesting issue in this case).
I don't understand why people don't see this and I have become tired of
arguing about it. If in doubt keep it out sounds completely reasonable to
me. What bothers me is government involvement ... those honeysuckle were
brought here care of USDA.
Next time don't ask, I don't like making enemies :)
mark stephens
http://backyardforest.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "connie k.hoy" <coneh@qwest.net>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: seed import permits
Firstly, I am deliberately leaving Marges message(below) fully intact in
case anyone missed it prior and wishes to act on what they read.
(pardon the cross posting please,this is too important not to share with
all).
Secondly, I am bewildered as to the lack of responses/replies to a post
such as her's....
*Can someone tell me why there are seldom replies (on List(s) anyway)to
such a devastating (for plant seed companies & collectors)regulation??!
*Are 'plant people' such mild mannered sorts that they just accept what
is handed down..?
*Do we not care what impact this will have on the small seed sources ?
*Are we content with what the major seed houses have to offer?(if your
not,& this continues, eventually that will be all there is to choose
from)......
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