[MPWG] Re: Poachers endanger Kentucky's ginseng

[Trachtenberg, Alan]

I find it useful to know what the general public is reading/watching
about medicinal plants.  From a policy point of view, it's almost as
important as the science.  If you feel that the article was propaganda,
you may state so, as you did.  It would be helpful the hear more from
you about what interests you believe are doing the propagandizing and
what the major misstatements are.  For myself, I'd like to see things
like this continue to be posted.  The people on this list all have a
knowledge base that they can use to evaluate these pieces, with or
without the assistance of your critiques.   

 

 

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[mailto:MPWG-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of Eric T.
Jones
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 2:13 PM
To: MPWG at lists.plantconservation.org
Subject: [MPWG] Re: Poachers endanger Kentucky's ginseng

 

I find it very disappointing that poorly written/poorly researched
newspaper articles repeatedly get reposted on important lists such as
the Medicinal Plant Working Group, a place where we need to be having
discussions based on rigorous science and dependable observation.  Such
repostings do little but spread misinformation and fear and make it
harder for those harvesters that are truly dedicated to stewarding the
resource.  Can we not have a higher standard and dispense with the
propoganda?

- Eric

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