[PCA] Response to: Wildflower rescue groups often operate onestepahead of developer bulldozers

[Brown,Karen P]

Thank you, Paul, for a reasonable response.  Following is a link to an invasive plant educational program which is targeting upper elementary thru high school students.  It equips teachers with all kinds of tools to teach about native biodiversity and invasive plants.  I know there are other programs underway in different areas of the U.S.: 
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/education/
 
 
Karen Brown
University of Florida | IFAS
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
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Editor, Wildland Weeds magazine
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC)
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7922 NW 71st Street | Gainesville, FL 32653
352.392.1799 | (Fax) 352.392.3462
kpbrown at ufl.edu <mailto:kpbrown at ufl.edu>  | http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu <http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/> 
 

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From: native-plants-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org on behalf of Fuhrmann, Paul
Sent: Wed 3/5/2008 10:38 AM
To: Adolf Ceska; Olivia Kwong; native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org
Subject: Re: [PCA] NEWS: Wildflower rescue groups often operate onestepahead of developer bulldozers



Saving, salvage, recycling, re-use are all good components of any
project planning/design.   There are many "so-called environmental
firms" that are adept in circumventing regulatory compliance which
usually results in a 'scorched earth approach' to site preparation
unless stakeholders can influence resource protection/restoration
decisions during the permitting process.  In many US regions, project
site clearing and grubbing activities involves marketing saw logs, fire
wood, topsoil and anything else of value. That precludes any plant or
soil 'salvage' unless it is in the permit specs.

Other environmental consultants will engage stakeholders to work with
developer and regulators to address (all) resource issues prior to
permitting.  Most projects have regional and site specific plant
community issues that require a diversity of experience on the project
team to define saving, salvaging, harvest, preservation, and mitigation
for resource losses.  Those concepts have many meanings and are viewed
as obstacles to most developers. 

Agree totally that primary school age humans (pre teen) are most
reachable and the hope for better understanding of the value (economic
and spiritual) of the natural world, 'saving', preservation,
restoration, mitigation, etc.  For now adults need to pressure their
local governance and regulators for better land use planning.  Resource
minded people need to become part of the project design process early
and often and not let development or governmental pressure drive project
planning or design.

Paul R. Fuhrmann
ecology and environment, inc.
368 Pleasantview Drive
Lancaster, New York 14086
Tel.  716 6848060 ext. 2876
Fax. 716 684 0844
www.ene.com



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