[APWG] Electronic Public Discussion: Evaluating the Invasive Potential of Imported Plants

[Craig Dremann]

Dear All,

I wanted to chime in on Bob and Steve's discussions.  Why 1600 CE for
the cut-off date for exotic plants into North America?  Why not 1491?

It doesn't really matter where you draw the line on controlling exotic
plants, or the details on what and how the preservation of North
America's original native ecosystems are going to occur.

The only thing that appears to be of any importance at the end of the
day, is that the Federal, State, local governments, and private
landowners actually begin making the multi-billion dollar annual
investment in doing so, throughout North America.

Once the funding process is started on a significant level, then the
discussions may become unimportant, because instead of talking we will
be busy making annual achievements on a large scale that actually get
the job done, that we all know is desperately needed.

Sincerely,  Craig Dremann (650) 325-7333