[MPWG] Plant Rescue/Salvage across the U.S.

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Forwarding this message from a lastserve member.  I am aware of two states 
that have salvage laws in place that seem to be implemented well - Arizona 
and Minnesota.  I am not sure about other states and am curious to know 
what other states do. 

I would also like to acknowledge I realize there are several sides to the 
salvage issue.  Some people think salvage is a great idea.  For instance, 
on MPWG listserve member wrote:

I personally have been involved in many 'rescue' projects and after
addressing liability issues, the doors open for the rescue to happen.
Unfortunately I have also seen endangered plants listed on CITES
destroyed because they would not grant us permission to rescue them. And
if we had dug them we would be breaking the law. Not quite sure how to
bridge this gap, but some how "progress" must be qualified at what
expense.

I would like to see all State and Federal Highway projects mandated to
allow 'rescue' of flora & fauna with parameters. The initial planning is
usually done years in advance and once the surveys are complete and the
boundaries are visibiy marked to stay within.

Thank you for reading my comments and hope it sheds some light and
speaks for those who cannot talk, the plants!

And others are concerned about these down-sides: 

1. Salvage is a cop out - we need to be saving the habitat. 
2. Salvage operations may be misused by unscrupulous people who collect 
threatened species that really aren't in danger of being destroyed. 


What do YOU think?



"Nancy Sather" <Nancy.Sather at dnr.state.mn.us> 
05/23/2007 06:13 PM

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Re: [PCA] Native seeds and federal agnecies






I am not sure whether this is a list serve issue or not--but it occurs
to me that there should be (if there isn't) a grand scale salvage
operation for seeds if not for plants everywhere in the southern
Appalachians that is impacted by mountaintop removal. Is anyone
coordinating such a strategy?  This would be a good human dimensions
forestry project for someone to take on in a Ph. D. program. ( As a
former resident of east Kentucky, it breaks my heart to think of all
those plant "materials" being scalped off the mixed mesophytic forest
and pushed into valley fills.



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