<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">We have 50,000 acres in Long Island pine barrens, 99.9% weed-free. There's a start, from Marc to LI., 50,200 acres.<div>Karen</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 13, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Marc Imlay wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div><!-- Converted from text/plain format --><p><font size="2"><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong> Swann Park is 200 acres. It is better than 95% weed free.<br></strong></font><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Craig Dremann - Redwood City Seed Company [<a href="mailto:Craig@astreet.com">mailto:Craig@astreet.com</a>]<br>Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 11:41 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>; <a href="mailto:apwg@lists.plantconservation.org">apwg@lists.plantconservation.org</a><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:craig@astreet.com">craig@astreet.com</a>; <a href="mailto:rwg@lists.plantconservation.org">rwg@lists.plantconservation.org</a><br>Subject: Swann Park Maryland, qualify for 99% club?+Mustard in desert<br><br>Dear Marc and All,<br><br>How many acres in the park have been weeded to 99% weed-free conditions so far. Sounds like a candidate for the 99% weed-free club?<br><br>There is a group in San Diego County is starting to talk about the Brassica tournefortii invasion that has happened to our California deserts and in our largest State Park at Anza Borrego, that you can read about at <a href="http://www.ecoseeds.com/mustards.html">http://www.ecoseeds.com/mustards.html</a> where solid square miles of the stuff has appeared as if by magic, and is killing the desert wildflowers and shrubs.<br><br>I am suggesting replanting the local native colonizers, to suppress the mustard seeds from ever germinating, and if possible to set up some small scale test plots (called microplots by other researchers) with some of the<br>146 potential native species that we have in the area that might do the job.<br><br>The military in Arizona, on bases where they stockpile ammo, are getting pretty nervous about a fire spreading weed like the mustards getting established on their bases, but so far, have not seen any contact with the restoration professional to fund some work on getting the<br>mustard-to-native conversion process started yet. Just funding some<br>university researchers so far, to map the spread towards their bases.<br><br>Sincerely, Craig Dremann (650) 325-7333<br></font></p></div> <br>_______________________________________________<br>PCA's Alien Plant Working Group mailing list<br><a href="mailto:APWG@lists.plantconservation.org">APWG@lists.plantconservation.org</a><br>http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/apwg_lists.plantconservation.org<br><br>Disclaimer<br>Any requests, advice or opinions posted to this list reflect ONLY the opinion of the individual posting the message.<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>