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color=#0000ff size=2>I have worked with roadside issues for almost 20
years. IF your New Jersey State DOT District or perhaps County (is not
cooperating....which they are more and more prone to do)......you could do what
some states have done in the 80's to protect exotic pheasants (ironic in
retrospect).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=791042815-31082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The States of Michigan, Minnesota and I think Wisconsin,
have legislated mowing periords to allow nesting birds to fledge before mowing
begins.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=791042815-31082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Why not do the same for your rare orchids and
gentians? Mowing of rural roadsides is allowed only between June 15 and
September 15, except for one swath for</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=791042815-31082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>visibility and pull-off purposes............Be creative,
but do talk to whichever authority that does the mowing first. They want
to do the right thing too!!! They just might be hung up on an old
agricultural approach to roadside management and know the weeds, but not the
rich diversity of natives in the area.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=791042815-31082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Good luck to you, Bonnie</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=791042815-31082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>P.S. I am a technical resource for all 50 State
Highway agencies and teach roadside management to them and counties across the
U.S.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org
[mailto:native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Renee Scagnelli<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:16
AM<BR><B>To:</B> native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org;
native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PCA]
Fw: [Pollinator] Roads and pollinators - again<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Timing of mowing is critical in our area (NJ Pine barrens)---we've
lost a number of populations of native orchids and pine barrens gentians, etc.
because mowing was too early in the season; otoh, complete cessation of mowing
allows for succession which again can be problematic for some of our rarer
plants that don't don't handle competition well (Schwalbea americana, for
instance).<BR><BR>Renee Scagnelli<BR><BR>
<DIV>Renée (Brecht) Scagnelli<BR>Associate Director<BR><A
href="http://www.cumauriceriver.org/">Citizens United to Protect the Maurice
River and its Tributaries</A> <BR><BR>U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services
Volunteer Coordinator: <A
href="http://www.fws.gov/northeast/njfieldoffice/Endangered/Endangered.htm">Adopt-a-swamp
pink population and Knieskerns monitoring program</A><BR>Vineland Environmental
Commission<BR>South Jersey Bayshores Coalition<BR>Cumberland County Eagle
Festival Committee 2006 (formerly Raptor Festival)<BR><A
href="http://www.pnjpc.njpinelandsanddownjersey.com/Mission_Statement.htm">Partnerships
for NJ Plant Conservation</A> <BR><BR><A
href="http://www.njpinelandsanddownjersey.com/open">Visit NJ Pines and Down
Jersey</A><BR><BR><A
href="http://www.miumu.com/boards/index.php?mforum=NJPinelands">Join our NJ
Pines & Down Jersey Forums</A><BR><BR></DIV>
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