Another thought, however, ... I would hope that when any of us hear that
this kind of destruction is about to take place, that a call would go out
to any CPers in the area to rush in and remove as many of the plants as
possible for either re-location or, if that is not practical, sharing with
other dedicated growers. We have all either seen or heard of what can be
done with a couple of people with shovels in just a few hours ... it would
be nice to see this happening on the positive side for a change!
(Obviously, I would hope that anyone considering this would get the
appropriate permissions necessary to do so.)
If we truly believe in the preservation of these plants, and want to see
them survive, and not go the route of so many species of plants & animals
(disappear off the face of the Earth), we must all rise up and be heard,
with as loud a voice as possible, to educate people to be more careful &
appreciative of the habitats that we are so privileged to enjoy.
Thanks for sharing this observation, Ron. I hope it generates even more
dialogue and, hopefully, action in the right directions.
Take Care!
Ken Cusson
ccskenc@redshift.com or ken@casadyg.com
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> From: ronald e spears <rspears@wp-lag.mindspring.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <cp@opus.hpl.hp.com>
> Subject: Destruction of Wild CP
> Date: Tuesday, November 12, 1996 4:48 AM
>
> Over the past several years I have been witness to an ever present doom
> lurking over carnivorous plants here in Georgia. I have seen large
colonies
> of S. flava be bulldozed to make a little sterile pond. This was in
> downtown Statesboro, GA. I have seen a nice strong colony of S. rubra
> growing along a ditch be cut, sprayed with herbacide, and now the most
> dangerous threat, digging up for collection.
> This colony was surviving even with all the things it had going against
it.
> The scary thing is after warning both the DNR and The Nature Conservancy
I
> have seen no measures to try and protect these plants here in GA. Only
S.
> oreophila seems to be the primary reason for concern, with justification,
> but do not these other species warrant protection also. I mean, would it
> not be easier to protect them now instead of waiting until there is only
one
> colony left before extreme measures are taken. We growers, scientists,
and
> conservationist need to write our representatives, the DNR, and
Conservation
> societies to urge them to protect what is left. If we do not, we may
find
> ourselves looking at the California Condor of weedom.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ronnie Spears
> rspears@mindspring.com