[APWG] NEWS: Paulownia tomentosa to be planted on public land in Nevada (fwd)

[Olivia Kwong]

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Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 18:09:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Theresa Schrum <theresaschrum at yahoo.com>
To: Olivia Kwong <plant at plantconservation.org>, SE-EPPC at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU,
     weedcenter at montana.edu, sonjakokos at yahoo.com
Subject: Paulownia tomentosa to be planted on public land in Nevada

Dear All,

Please alert your listserv recipients about this impending disaster. This company, based in California, wants to plant millions of Kiri trees (Paulownia tomentosa) in order to sequester CO2. This ranks right up there with planting Kudzu for erosion control.

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ECO2-Forests-Smoke-Creek-Project-A-Tremendous-Boost-Says-Reno-Mayor-1143812.htm

Paulownia tomentosa has caused severe habitat disturbances in the east. The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smokey Mountains National Park are overrun with the tree.

I would urge all listserv recipients to contact the Mayor of Reno.

--TS.