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JKE757 said: Is your organization considering trying to educate the public on plants that they should not be planting?

We hope you find our varied viewpoints thought-provoking. Please return to your thread and discuss your concerns!

JKE757 said: When we know better, we do better.

That is the point exactly- the point that ruffles some feathers-
Whose VIEWPOINT must I accept to "know better" so I can "do better?"

I'm learning there is a lot about the 'invasive' debate (and some tie it to the 'native plants' debate) that should be more fluid than it currently is- and it's difficult to assess the motivation of some of those expressing viewpoints and making 'invasive' lists and policies.

I'm a gardener and I enjoy this forum of other gardeners like myself, but this is not a policy-creating or policy-adopting forum. I willing share my opinions, as do most of us here, but expect readers to research and come to their own conclusions- so we can all "do better."

Just my thoughts!

Nature said:
"It is time for scientists, land managers and policy-makers to ditch this preoccupation with the native–alien dichotomy and embrace more dynamic and pragmatic approaches to the conservation and management of species — approaches better suited to our fast-changing planet.



"Don't judge species on their origins"
Mark A. Davis, et all
Nature volume 474, pages 153–154 (2011)

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