Preservationism gone mad (was: rare plants - Nature article )
dave s (Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:37:04 PST)

So, we're all shocked by the article. Nature has a letter column. Will
there be an official PBS response?

-Dave S.

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:29 AM, Jacob Knecht <jacobknecht@gmail.com>wrote:

Cretins indeed. I saw this article pop up two weeks ago and I am still
both
infuriated and nauseous, too much so to parse out my feelings here.

I will say something though; *Brighamia* is not going to invade any
environment. It a difficult plant to grow in Hawai'i and not easy in most
other parts of the world. Its pollinator is extinct, it's a mite-magnet
and
it is extremely susceptible to nematodes.

Jacob Knecht
Berkeley, CA

The cretins who wrote this article really need to think about what they
want

to achieve

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