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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I worked in the environmental field as a monitor/inspector
for large linear projects during construction and the afterward
mitigation/restoration.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I do agree that habitat should not be disturbed in the
first place - unfortunately this is not realistic, especially with the new
eminent domain laws and the need to bring water/sewage treatment and the like to
what seems to be ever growing communities - here and throughout the
world.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>So it all depends on the State (red or blue) County, City,
the community, stakeholders and the grassroots' groups in that
community.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>This is my take - you need to be on top of the projects
during the assessment phase. Partner with the local Native Plant Society
and other non-profit organizations. If they have clout in the community
then set up a meeting with the owner of the project. If it's a City,
County or Federal Project then getting your needs met could be much easier
- depending on the political atmosphere. Private developers are not as
easy to deal with, but some are. Remember it's all about the bid process
and money, so ID the plants, birds and animals ahead of time and what needs to
be done needs to be written in the contract. Unfortunately, when the
project is in construction phase, and if they are poorly managed or underbid
and aren't making $$, the first two things that get compromised is safety
and environmental requirements - regardless of the contract.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It is important to identify the plants that need salvaging
- ahead of time. The other two things you need is a partnership with a
responsible nursery (Circuit Riders in Windsor, CA - a non-profit
organization - has experience with mitigation/restoration) and a place to
put the plants. Partnering with the parks department and the local
Department of Fish and Game as well as the Native Plant Society should be what
one needs to find the correct habitat. We worked on a project where we
salvaged native grasses that were going to be replaced by yet another
mall. We partnered with the local state park and installed them with
volunteers in an area where historically these plants were but were decimated
due to non-native rooting pigs. The pigs are gone now, the plants were
installed, and they are thriving.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I am not a fan of mitigation but it depends on who does
the work. If it is just a landscape company that has no idea of the
history of the area and the native plants they are dealing with, then it is a
waste of tax payer $$. I have seen so many restoration/mitigation projects
that were just a complete failure. You need to find a company that has an
80% or more survival rate.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you need help or information Rocky Thompson of
Circuit Riders, Inc (Windsor, CA) might be able to help with many phases of
the or direct you to an organization that can. If you are in the CA, OR or
states in the NW Rocky Thompson might be able to assist - depending on the need
- please remember that professionals in profit and non-profits would probably
require compensation for consultation. With large projects the cost can be
included in the contract and/or be a part of the EIR report.
Point is it is important to find a reputable environmental company and/or a
non-profit that knows how to partner with all stakeholders so that the project
can be a success, the mitigation, restoration, salvage also a success.
Better this than the alternative.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Paula</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>PS - I suspect that the reason that it was considered to
dig up the CITES plants is that they weren't ID ahead of time. The
environmental firm probably had a contract for mitigating the destruction of
them. Salvaging them outside the contract protocol probably suggested
"collecting" of endangered, clearly illegal. It would also put the company
in a legal pickle for many reasons - one that they might use is litigation - if
someone salvaging outside the contractors or environmental company gets hurt on
the construction site then they are liable. It surly is odd, I agree - but
this is what was agreed on. This is why it is important to get all what I
wrote about above, clarified and written in the contract before the project
begins. A non-profit that knows the laws, can work with all stake holders,
knows when to pull the plants, how to care for them, when and where to
install is essential.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Patricia_DeAngelis@fws.gov
href="mailto:Patricia_DeAngelis@fws.gov">Patricia_DeAngelis@fws.gov</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org
href="mailto:native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org">native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org</A>
; <A title=mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org
href="mailto:mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org">mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 25, 2007 3:09 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [MPWG] Plant Rescue/Salvage
across the U.S.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=3>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.
</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=3>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:</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=3>I personally have been involved
in many 'rescue' projects and after<BR>addressing liability issues, the doors
open for the rescue to happen.<BR>Unfortunately I have also seen endangered
plants listed on CITES<BR>destroyed because they would not grant us permission
to rescue them. And<BR>if we had dug them we would be breaking the law. Not
quite sure how to<BR>bridge this gap, but some how "progress" must be
qualified at what<BR>expense.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=3><BR>I would
like to see all State and Federal Highway projects mandated to<BR>allow
'rescue' of flora & fauna with parameters. The initial planning
is<BR>usually done years in advance and once the surveys are complete and
the<BR>boundaries are visibiy marked to stay within.<BR><BR>Thank you for
reading my comments and hope it sheds some light and<BR>speaks for those who
cannot talk, the plants!<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=3>And others are
concerned about these down-sides: </FONT><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=3>1.
Salvage is a cop out - we need to be saving the habitat. </FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=3>2. Salvage operations may be misused by
unscrupulous people who collect threatened species that really aren't in
danger of being destroyed. </FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial
size=3>What do YOU think?</FONT> <BR><BR><BR>
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<TD width="40%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=1><B>"Nancy Sather"
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<TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Re: [PCA] Native seeds and
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size=2><TT>I am not sure whether this is a list serve issue or not--but it
occurs<BR>to me that there should be (if there isn't) a grand scale
salvage<BR>operation for seeds if not for plants everywhere in the
southern<BR>Appalachians that is impacted by mountaintop removal. Is
anyone<BR>coordinating such a strategy? This would be a good human
dimensions<BR>forestry project for someone to take on in a Ph. D. program. (
As a<BR>former resident of east Kentucky, it breaks my heart to think of
all<BR>those plant "materials" being scalped off the mixed mesophytic
forest<BR>and pushed into valley fills.</TT></FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR>
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