conservation via horticulture (was new member intro)

Steven Hart hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com
Sat, 14 Feb 2015 01:00:12 PST
Thanks Dylan, so well explained, you did hit the nail on the head. Yes
i was just referring to the simple terms of preservation
by perpetuating numbers, rather than conservation of native populations.

Field conservation is extremely important, because it is step 1 in the
pathway to protection..

Im actually a conservationist by nature & I believe, the moment we remove a
plant from a wild population, we are changing the true course of evolution
& preservation forever. Sometimes for better but sometimes for worse..

Australia is loosing hundreds of plants & animals to extinction every year,
& some of the species that are disappearing hardly get a chance to be
studied, in these cases, I wish we could just develop some to increase
numbers before its too late. I at least feel like im doing my bit for
Crinums : )
Steven

On 14 February 2015 at 10:36, Hannon <othonna@gmail.com> wrote:

> Steve in Australia writes:
>
> " ...in my opinion & sales numbers,
>


> Steve, if you mean saving them for us to enjoy in our gardens and
> collections then I agree with you. To help plants in their survival as
> natural products of evolution is by contrast an area in which we can do
> little other than conserving natural areas and remnants. Our horticultural
> endeavors do not incorporate adequate sampling size, pollinators, edaphic
> factors or really anything that would in theory allow a species or
> population to continue with evolutionary integrity in a manmade setting.
>
>
> Dylan Hannon
>
> *"The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add an
> useful plant to its culture..." --**Thomas Jefferson*
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Steven : )
Esk Queensland Australia
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