tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201378124228558245.post2939099169152957057..comments2024-03-28T17:07:55.110-07:00Comments on Strategies for Stewards: from woods to prairies : Notes from a SymposiumStephen Packardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811489977185760340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201378124228558245.post-86031587421746016522015-06-10T16:23:10.832-07:002015-06-10T16:23:10.832-07:00It is good that standards are created. No matter ...It is good that standards are created. No matter the outcome of the Working Group some people will be unsatisfied. However, I think standards are necessary if any use of herbicides in natural areas is to continue to be supported by a majority of the public.<br /><br />I would like to add that I believe restoration can occur without the use of herbicides. I just do not think taxpayers would be willing to bear the additional labor costs that would be required to completely eliminate herbicide use. Likewise, many stewards would be either unable or unwilling to do the extra labor that would be necessary if herbicides were not available. However, it should be considered that restoration is still possible without herbicides. Indeed, herbicide is too frequently used when other methods would be better.James McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813312887957290703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201378124228558245.post-78997538657520983402015-06-10T05:37:55.013-07:002015-06-10T05:37:55.013-07:00Good point. There need to be clearer and better st...Good point. There need to be clearer and better standards. The District is setting up a Working Group on "Restoration Science and Standards." It's part of the Next Century Plan, which many of us hope will make important history. Both stewards and contractors have very varied levels of training and ability. Herbicide can be as crucial to ecosystem health as medicine can be to human health. But both need to be used right. Stephen Packardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811489977185760340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201378124228558245.post-28466591747414963862015-06-09T22:23:40.085-07:002015-06-09T22:23:40.085-07:00It is not only the public that questions the use o...It is not only the public that questions the use of herbicides. A number of stewards do not like how herbicides have been used in the preserves. I think the FPCC needs to be more careful so they are not destroying the very things they seek to protect. James McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813312887957290703noreply@blogger.com