[PCA] Fw: [Pollinator] Roads and pollinators - again

penny at pinenut.com penny at pinenut.com
Thu Aug 31 10:04:19 CDT 2006


 I live in an area that is the second largest for beef production in the 
U.S. Our native Ozark  biodiversity has been converted to monoculture fescue 
in large sections of  this county. The fence rows and roadsides are the only 
areas- frequently for miles -with  seed heads or berries. These are dirt 
roads with very little traffic, yet over the last couple of weeks these were 
all mowed.  The elderberries, summac and buckbrush are gone because of the 
mowing and I wonder just how and where the birds, rabbits, racoons and deer 
will find the food they need in addition to the pollinators.  Makes no sense 
at all.

Penny Frazier

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Subject: Re: [PCA] Fw: [Pollinator] Roads and pollinators - again


> Lewis_Gorman at fws.gov wrote:
>
>>
>> It's hard to believe that managing Interstate and limited access
>> highways, clover leaves, etc. by merely not mowing them (except for
>> safety requirements) would not be of overall advantage to all wildlife.
>>  Is a study really required to determine an overall benefit?  Increased
>> biodiversity alone should justify supporting a reduced mowing policy on
>> highway lands.
>> There must be millions of acres being mowed at great cost, petroleum
>> energy use, and associated air pollution that would be significantly
>> reduced by halting mowing, except as minimally required by federal
>> highway safety specifications.
>
> I've been carping about not mowing for years (even before I got there).
>  Mowing is basically a jobs program.  The contracting for mowing is as
> ugly as any defense contracting.  The safety aspect is ridiculous.  They
> tell me they're afraid people will go off road and hit a tree.
> Apparently all the rock walls, drop-offs to creeks, and similar things
> are not dangerous to people leaving the road.
>
> Additionally, if it was REALLY safety they were after, they wouldn't put
> all that optimum deer browse next to the roads.
>
>
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