[APWG] Fw: [MPWG] Comment Period Extended re: BLM herbicide application plan

Mon Jan 9 09:24:24 CST 2006

I saw some discussion on this topic on these two lists, so I thought I'd
forward the e-mail below.

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural
resources.
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal>

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                                       [MPWG] Comment Period Extended re:  
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** COMMENT DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED - Comments Due February 10th 2006**

The following commentary forwarded from American Lands Alliance
www.americanlands.org

The Bureau of Land Management proposes to dramatically increase herbicide
use on almost 1 million acres (932,000) of public land across 17 western
states. A new draft Environmental Impact Statement was prepared to address
the explosion of aggressive invasive weeds that subsume native vegetation
that sustains wildlife and biodiversity.

Logging, road building, off road vehicles and livestock grazing are the
primary causes for the massive introduction and establishment of invasive
weeds. Invasive weeds “hitchhike” on the tires of logging trucks and ORVs,
on livestock hooves and in feces, and are easily established wherever the
ground has been disturbed.

Rather than address the causes of spreading invasives by eliminating these
activities, the BLM proposes to address the symptoms by increasing the use
of herbicides that poison the air, land, water, wildlife and humans and
require the use of mechanized equipment for application. Until the agency
addresses the causes of weed invasions, its proposed treatments for the
weed invasion and other undesirable vegetation will fail.

Your Help is Needed

Please help by submitting comments to the BLM on the PEIS and PER. The PEIS
and PER are available at: http://www.blm.gov/nhp/spotlight/VegEIS/.  If
this link does not work go to: www.blm.gov <http://www.blm.gov>  and scroll
to the bottom of the page and click on “Vegetation EIS.”

Send your comments to:

Mr. Brian Amme
PEIS Program Manager
Nevada State Office
PO Box 12000
Reno, Nevada 80520-0006
Fax: 775.861-0006
Email: vegeis at nv.blm.gov
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