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<P><FONT size=2><FONT size=3 face=Arial><STRONG> Swann Park is 200 acres.
It is better than 95% weed free.<BR></STRONG></FONT><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Craig Dremann - Redwood City Seed Company [<A
href="mailto:Craig@astreet.com">mailto:Craig@astreet.com</A>]<BR>Sent: Thursday,
October 13, 2011 11:41 AM<BR>To: ialm@erols.com;
apwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR>Cc: craig@astreet.com;
rwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR>Subject: Swann Park Maryland, qualify for 99%
club?+Mustard in desert<BR><BR>Dear Marc and All,<BR><BR>How many acres in the
park have been weeded to 99% weed-free conditions so far. Sounds like a
candidate for the 99% weed-free club?<BR><BR>There is a group in San Diego
County is starting to talk about the Brassica tournefortii invasion that has
happened to our California deserts and in our largest State Park at Anza
Borrego, that you can read about at <A
href="http://www.ecoseeds.com/mustards.html">http://www.ecoseeds.com/mustards.html</A>
where solid square miles of the stuff has appeared as if by magic, and is
killing the desert wildflowers and shrubs.<BR><BR>I am suggesting replanting the
local native colonizers, to suppress the mustard seeds from ever germinating,
and if possible to set up some small scale test plots (called microplots by
other researchers) with some of the<BR>146 potential native species that we have
in the area that might do the job.<BR><BR>The military in Arizona, on bases
where they stockpile ammo, are getting pretty nervous about a fire spreading
weed like the mustards getting established on their bases, but so far, have not
seen any contact with the restoration professional to fund some work on getting
the<BR>mustard-to-native conversion process started yet. Just
funding some<BR>university researchers so far, to map the spread towards their
bases.<BR><BR>Sincerely, Craig Dremann (650)
325-7333<BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>