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[pmillen]

In another thread, Porchetta Anyone? I posted an off-topic comment about the American Chestnut blight and near extinction, if not total extinction.  I'm trying to be good.  I don't want to ruin someone's thread but sometimes I so strongly feel the need to comment off subject that I backslide.

Anyway, I feel strongly about certain issues—human threats to the planet among them.  Pythons and Anacondas multiplied in the Everglades, imported starlings and sparrows overwhelmed other bird varieties, the imported Hawaiian mongoose eliminated ground-nesting birds and didn't control the targeted rats...

So, here's a story about how we eliminated one of the United States' most magnificent trees and the effort to re-establish it, An American Tragedy.  It's still happening.  Dutch Elm disease and the Japanese Emerald Green Borer are two fairly recent examples.

[Canadian John]

I am with you Paul..As the world we live in becomes smaller by virtue of travel, there is overlap and contamination..Unfortunately, I can only think matters will get worse, and that is at an accelerated rate.. NOT for me at my age!

[Bentley]

I saw a thing on PBS or youtube about the Chinese Carp infiltrating the Chicago river? trying to get to Lake Michagain and the measures they are trying to take to defeat it.

[Kristin Meredith]

In our part of Virginia it is the Emerald ash bore -- just decimating the forests around us, including on our land-- . and a bore which attacks and kills black walnuts.  Also the Spotted Lanternfly which can wipe out a vineyard almost overnight.  Came in on shipping material from China.

[Bobitis]

Thanks P for the video.

My corner of the US has many ecological issues. They are far to many to go into, but the government (or lack thereof) is at the heart of many of them.
I'll let it go at that...

So, tell me y'all on the east coast... Do you have forest fires like we do out in the west?

From the video, it appears that the gentleman is advocating GMO for the restoration of the trees long gone. Is that what we truly want?
I'm ok with it, but the stain of GMO's runs deep in our current population. Mention Monsanto, and Katie bar the door!

As a parting shot; it seems that we can't see the forest for the trees in so many arenas. 

[pmillen]

I am with you Paul..As the world we live in becomes smaller by virtue of travel, there is overlap and contamination..Unfortunately, I can only think matters will get worse, and that is at an accelerated rate.. NOT for me at my age!

I repeatedly think of the book and subsequent movie, The Road.

[Bentley]

In the 5 years we have been here, no, nothing like the fires that can happen in the West!  Or if they are, you sure don't hear about them.

So, tell me y'all on the east coast... Do you have forest fires like we do out in the west?

[jdmessner]

In another thread, Porchetta Anyone? I posted an off-topic comment about the American Chestnut blight and near extinction, if not total extinction.  I'm trying to be good.  I don't want to ruin someone's thread but sometimes I so strongly feel the need to comment off subject that I backslide.

Anyway, I feel strongly about certain issues—human threats to the planet among them.  Pythons and Anacondas multiplied in the Everglades, imported starlings and sparrows overwhelmed other bird varieties, the imported Hawaiian mongoose eliminated ground-nesting birds and didn't control the targeted rats...

So, here's a story about how we eliminated one of the United States' most magnificent trees and the effort to re-establish it, An American Tragedy.  It's still happening.  Dutch Elm disease and the Japanese Emerald Green Borer are two fairly recent examples.

Thanks for sharing the video. It would be interesting to hear a little more about the particulars on how they plan to go about reintroducing the tree and what makes it disease resistant.

Don't worry about hijacking the previous thread. Those kind of conversations are what makes this forum interesting. You never know which way the conversation will turn!

[LowSlowJoe]

I haven't watched the video yet...   I did hear a thing on NPR recently, where a guy was basically saying, that if the Maple tree should ever get a pest that spreads across much of the USA, we'd be in big trouble.   The story went on to say , that like 60% of trees in urban areas are now Maple.  Basically , in the story, they were talking about the need to diversify what kinds of trees get planted.   I  myself, have at least 9 Maples in my yard... only one Oak, and another dozen pine trees or so.    I think I'm going to be looking into planting a few more trees that aren't Maple