Re: NANFA-L-- The myth of restoration?

Bob Bock (bockhouse-in-earthlink.net)
Sat, 7 May 2005 15:38:56 -0400

Mys, can you tell me the name of the plant species you're writing about?
Is this a real life example or a hypothetical one?

> [Original Message]
> From: Mysteryman <bestfish-in-alaweb.com>
> To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
> Date: 5/7/2005 2:23:38 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- The myth of restoration?
>
> Bruce Stallsmith wrote:
>
> > One obvious example of what needs to be done more often comes from the
> > Ivory Billed woodpecker story. They delayed release of the news of
> > confirmed sightings so that the Nature Conservancy (and others?) could
> > buy land around that area of the White & Cache Rivers in Arkansas to
> > preserve habitat. This won't work in every township in Ohio, etc.,
> > but it's a key part of any solution.
> >
> That's probably a good thing, but I have some problems with the Nature
> Conservancy. It is my theory that this organization is not all it claims
> to be. Case in point, a bunch of land it bought in Bibb County, AL. Now,
> this area is chock full of threatened and endangered species, so it's
> nice that someone would go to the effort to ensure that it was
> protected. HOWEVER, that's all they do. They buy up lots of land, usuing
> other people's money, and then they do nothing else but use the leftover
> money to raise more money.
> Just what do I mean?
> On that Bibb County land grow the last two specimens of a rather
> spectacular flowering plant once thought extinct. This plant would be a
> highly prized specimen for any home garden, and it would sell
> exceptionally well. These two specimens are too far apart to allow for
> fetilization, so the species is doomed. Ah, well, no problem, you think;
> all the Nature Conservancy has to do is artificially cross-pollinate the
> flowers and VIOLA! Not only is the species saved, but the organization
> could raise a bundle of bucks by selling seeds once the threat was
averted.
> Nope, sorry, that would be too easy and make too much sense. Instead,
> the NC has simply closed off the areas near the plants and put up a
> little plaque telling the story about how the NC needs more money to
> keep other species from becoming extinct like this one. The insincere
> scumbags! Instead of saving this perfectly savable species, they are
> instead exploiting it for money while also keeping anyone else from
> saving it.
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