[APWG] Bad management can be worse, in California

[Wayne Tyson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Dremann - Redwood City Seed Company" <Craig at astreet.com>
To: <apwg at lists.plantconservation.org>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:13 AM
Subject: [APWG] Bad management can be worse, in California


> Dear All,
>
> I want to disagree very strongly with Marc's statement.  I have been
> watching the management of our last best example of native California
> grasslands, for a 200 mile radius of San Francisco.
>
> The area is called Russian Ridge, a part of a local public lands district,
> and the Board 10 years ago, spent $100,000 with a consultant, to study
> what would be the best methods to manage the weeds that were invading the
> area.
>
> You can read about Russian Ridge and see photos at
> http://www.ecoseeds.com/invent.html.  Instead of doing what the consultant
> suggested, the Board has gone for what they thought would be the cheap
> solution, burning the area three times.
>
> What the three fires have done, is killed more wildflowers, and spread the
> weeds even faster, because the weeds can take advantage of the area
> cleared by the fire, than the natives can recolonize the areas.
>
> Misguided management, cheap solutions, and no before-management and after-
> management vegetation transects, can leave your ecosystems in much, much
> worse shape out here in the arid West.
>
> Sincerely,  Craig Dremann (650) 325-7333
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> PCA's Alien Plant Working Group mailing list
> APWG at lists.plantconservation.org
> http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/apwg_lists.plantconservation.org
>
> Disclaimer
> Any requests, advice or opinions posted to this list reflect ONLY the 
> opinion of the individual posting the message.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.7/1895 - Release Date: 1/15/2009 
7:46 AM