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So the best management plan, the most bang for the buck, with extremely =
limited funds, is to manage species by species on the basis of "pretty" =
or "charasmatic" or "most most rarest-est"? Am I misunderstanding?
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I don't wish any species to disappear, nor do I always agree with =
leadership or preserve management choices of TNC. But I don't think =
"saving it all via intensive intervention" or as a "botanical curio =
cabinent" is a realistic plan, either. Managing whole habitats is going =
to do the most for the many. Bottom line. =20
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And while it may look like TNC properties are just sitting there... I =
can assure you, there is an enormous amount of work going into those =
properties that you've just not had the opportunity to see, most of it =
by dedicated volunteers. In fact, I'd encourage you to infiltrate their =
ranks, and do some volunteering on the workdays. Might even get to see =
the goldline darters ;)
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http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/alabama/preserves/a=
rt902.html
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I was in Coosa County this January as well, which is mentioned as =
another locality for your example species... I know I also don't exactly =
agree with everyone dumping their garbage off the side of the road as a =
management plan either. I was shocked-in-how much solid garbage could =
be on the side of the road. It was incredible.
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Perhaps you'd all like to read about this fantastic ecosystem being =
described here in even better detail (not the garbage part), including =
the actual digs on dwarf horse nettle. Fourth paragraph, a nice picture =
too. Looks like a pretty unassuming plant that's going to be looked =
over unless someone is a well trained field botanist.... And is usually =
why plants "disappear" and "reappear". It's not like there's an army of =
doo-good, field trained, tested and hardened naturalists roving the =
earth making sure rare species are accounted for :)
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http://www.mindspring.com/~jallison/lostworld.htm
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Todd Who Saw A Mudpuppy Today
The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
http://www.farmertodd.com
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From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org on behalf of Mysteryman
>Mys, can you tell me the name of the plant species you're writing =
about?
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Sadly, it's all too real.
I think it's called the Dwarf Horse Nettle. It has a brilliantly vivid
purple flower arranged in a shape akin to a wagonwheel, you know, with
big spokes. The picture now on the website doesn't look like the one I
remember, so it might be a different plant, but it might be. There are
61 endangered plants in that area, and I'd bet that they're all getting
the same treatment, namely, none.
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