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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We have chosen natural areas to remove the
invasive plants from that still have mostly native plants in the herbaceous,
shrub, and tree layers with a high biodiversity. We have found dramatic
recovery of the native species into the areas where the non-native plants have
been removed in less than 5 years after removal. Our work is site based rather
than weed based; therefore we remove all class 1 and 2 invasive species. We do
not need to plant any natives in these areas except occasionally on steep slopes
to control erosion. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>These sites become sources of native plants
for contiguous areas, especially when resources are available to remove
invasive species by their land managers. We also tend to focus our
efforts in areas that have sufficient control of deer in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Maryland</st1:place></st1:State>, especially managed hunts, since
the native predators, wolves and cougars, were removed in the 19<sup>th</sup> century.
Cheers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Marc Imlay, PhD <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Conservation biologist,
Anacostia Watershed Society <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(301-699-6204,
301-283-0808 301-442-5657 cell)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Board member of the
Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Hui o Laka at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kokee State Park</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:State></st1:place>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Vice president of the
Maryland Native Plant Society, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Chair of the
Biodiversity and Habitat Stewardship Committee <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>for the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State></st1:place> Chapter of the
Sierra Club <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org
[mailto:apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Gena Fleming<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 01, 2008
12:08 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Bob Beyfuss;
apwg@lists.plantconservation.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [APWG] NEWS:
Conservation Strategies Must Shift with GlobalEnvironmental Change</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Amen to this. Worrying about invasive plants distracts us from
more central issues.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The central issue I am most concerned about is not the introduction of
plants from other geographical areas, but the deconstruction and invasion of
genomes by foreign DNA (genetic modification). Transgressing sacred
boundaries of natural kingdoms is going to create a lot more problems than
Chinese plants in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:place></st1:State>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 01/02/2008, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Bob
Beyfuss</span></b> <<a href="mailto:rlb14@cornell.edu">rlb14@cornell.edu</a>>
wrote:</span></font></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This is the best article I have ever seen cited on this list serve.
People<br>
need to wake up the the fact that virtually every ecosystem on this planet<br>
is now dramatically different than it was even 50 years ago due to human<br>
activity on a global scale. Efforts to "restore"
ecosystems that have been<br>
altered by irreversible global changes, such as doubling the carbon dioxide<br>
levels in the atmosphere and rising temperatures, are a huge waste of money<br>
and resources. Invasive plants are just one of the many symptoms of these<br>
changes yet we declare "war" on alien, exotic, species that "menace"
us as<br>
though killing off these plants will somehow solve the problem.<br>
<br>
At 10:06 AM 2/1/2008, Olivia Kwong wrote:<br>
<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080131101747.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080131101747.htm</a><br>
<br>
Conservation Strategies Must Shift With Global Environmental Change,<br>
Ecologists Urge<br>
<br>
ScienceDaily (Jan. 31, 2008) . Traditional ecosystems in which communities<br>
of plants and animals have co-evolved and are interdependent are<br>
increasingly rare, due to human-induced ecosystem changes. As a result,<br>
historical assessments of ecosystem health are often inaccurate.<br>
Scientists are now suggesting that efforts should focus less on restoring<br>
ecosystems to their original state and more on sustaining new, healthy<br>
ecosystems that are resilient to further environmental change. Accepting<br>
some permanent changes may increase health of ecosystems.<br>
<br>
See the link above for the full article text.<br>
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