[MPWG] ginseng in the news

[Jeanine Davis]

On an open forum all I am willing to say is that I am not amused and this
story could have been more accurate and hopeful. We do need to brainstorm
on strategies to reduce poaching to conserve wild populations and encourage
more wild simulated production.  I have some ideas, that are built on
consumer demand and pressure.

Jeanine

Jeanine Davis, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University
website: ncherb.org
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On Sep 5, 2013 7:46 PM, "Michael McGuffin" <MMcguffin at ahpa.org> wrote:

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> I could not agree with you more that the information presented by Robert
> Eidus was unfortunate, at best. But Susan Leopold was exactly correct in
> calling attention to the very limited resources that are applied to plant
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> *From:* MPWG [mailto:mpwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Colin Donohue
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 05, 2013 3:02 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [MPWG] ginseng in the news****
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> This is great, other than being wrong.
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> I'm amused to see Robert Eidus as the spokesperson for the survivability
> of Ginseng. It will be gone in 10-20 years?   That's idiotic.
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> I'm sure Mr. Eidus didn't mean what he was cast as saying on the clip, but
> it's still incorrect information.
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> I'm very disappointed to see UPS trumpeting this incorrect and
> sensationalized clip.
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> Yes, there are issues with ginseng harvest, and I'd be the first to shout
> from the mountaintop that poaching is a real issue that needs attention,
> and that more resources should go into plant conservation. But putting
> incorrect information out to spur public concern is disingenuous.
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> Colin
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> On 9/5/2013 5:15 PM, Susan Leopold wrote:****
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>  United Plant Savers has started a change.org letter to bring awareness
> to our members and the public and to show various agencies that the public
> cares and supports ginseng conservation efforts....****
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> Below is a link to the CBS story and to our change.org letter, also you
> can go to the UpS website www.unitedplantsavers.org for links to several
> recent news articles and ginseng recently published research.****
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