[PCA] what about Carter's Exec. Order 11987 ???

[Andrew Kratz]

Craig,

I'm not sure if regulations were ever written for implementing Jimmy
Carter's Executive Order 11987, but in any event EO 11987 was expressly
revoked in 1999 by Bill Clinton's Executive Order 13112.  Clinton's EO was
about invasive species, which were defined as "an alien species whose
introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or
harm to human health."  Alien species were defined as "with respect to a
particular ecosystem, any species, including its seeds, eggs, spores, or
other biological material capable of propagating that species, that is not
native to that ecosystem."  Native species were defined as "with respect to
a particular ecosystem, a species that, other than as a result of an
introduction, historically occurred or currently occurs in that ecosystem."

So your question may still stand with respect to some alien (exotic)
species, but I think it would need to focus on the invasive nature of the
species and the details of relevant invasive species regulations, along
with the actions of the Invasive Species Council and requirements of the
National Invasive Species Management Plan.

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Andrew Kratz
Regional Botanist
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region
P.O. Box 25127, Lakewood, CO 80225
Phone: 303-275-5009, FAX: 303-275-5075
akratz at fs.fed.us
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             05/09/07 10:11 AM         [PCA] BLM-USFS sows 1/2 mil+ LBS.   
                                       exotics/year--what about the        
                                       Exec. Order????            new      
                                       policy "Just Say NO"?               
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           




Dear All,

I just got in the mail, the latest edition of "GREENER ROADSIDES," a
free quarterly publication from the Federal Highway Administration,
edited by Bonnie Harper-Lore <mailto:Bonnie.Harper-Lore at fhwa.dot.gov>

This latest edition is about the new FHWA publication that is coming out
this month "ROADSIDE WEED MANAGEMENT"  No. FHWA-HEP-07-017 that you can
order by calling next week (301) 322-5377, and it is FREE!

The trucks containing this publication, are on their way to the DOT
publications warehouse right now, and the warehouse will start taking
names and addresses to ship out the free copies, next week, after the
books arrive.

In this edition of GREENER ROADSIDES, on page 6 there is a "Weed
Awareness Chronology", starting in 1795, when Vermont designated the
first noxious weed, Canada thistle.

The year of 1977 in the chronology, reminds all of us, of President
Jimmy Carter's Executive Order 11987 directing Federal agencies to
restrict introduction of exotic species into natural ecosystems.

Isn't that exactly what the BLM and USFS been doing, when they purchase
at least 1/2 million pounds of exotic seeds every year, to sow into the
natural ecosystems on our public lands?

Maybe someone from BLM or the USFS can tell us, how is that Exec. Order
being ignored, or was it just forgotten?

Sincerely,  Craig Dremann, Redwood City, CA (650) 325-7333

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