Two Articles Well Worth Reading
From the Conservation Sense and Nonsense website:
“We use scientific studies and observation to explain why native plant ‘restorations’ in California are rarely successful.”
From Marlene: Although the
primary focus of the Conservation Sense and Nonsense website is on the [mis]handling
of so-called invasive plants in California, many articles are presented that
take a wider view. I’m presenting here two links for articles that are well
worth reading, no matter where you live.
The first article— “Talking
back to nativism” —employs quotes from three authors who represent just a few of
the many skeptics of “invasion” biology: Marlene A. Condon, author of this site
(In Defense of Nature), Carol Reese (a retired horticultural extension
agent in Tennessee), and the webmaster/author of the Conservation
Sense and Nonsense website referenced above. This article
includes excerpts from Dana Milbank’s Washington Post column of April 7,
2023, accompanied by commentary by the three skeptics.
https://milliontrees.me/2023/06/01/talking-back-to-nativism/
The second article— “Dana Milbank: ‘How I learned to love toxic chemicals’” —is written solely by the webmaster/author of the Conservation Sense and Nonsense website and is extremely well done. I highly recommend it. The reference is to the Dana Milbank Washington Post article of June 30, 2023.
https://milliontrees.me/2023/07/10/dana-milbank-how-i-learned-to-love-toxic-chemicals/
Ever
so sincerely, Marlene
