Good article Jessica. I remember reading about the appearance and then disappearance of the Bering Land bridge. Human types crossed it 35,000 years ago, beginning the population of the American continent of all the "indigenous" people. So, the door opened and closed, species "invaded", stayed long enough to become "indigenous" and so on. Every single year we hear about one species or another, snake head fish, zebra mussels, the list is very long. The news media companies are looking for sensational stories, the Monsantos are selling their wares. What a world.
I saw the subject of this article in my email when I was on my way out the door. It took me three days to find the time to read it, but it never left my mind, because this is one of my pet peeves. The near-universal antipathy to "invasive species" never made sense to me. Every situation is different. I realize that native plants feed more pollinators than introduced species, but with global warming and drought affecting my area, there are times when introduced plants are the only things thriving. I would rather have something than nothing. Thanks so much for the alternative view in a sea of conformity. One question: What WAS that term that was supplanted by "invasives?"
Good article Jessica. I remember reading about the appearance and then disappearance of the Bering Land bridge. Human types crossed it 35,000 years ago, beginning the population of the American continent of all the "indigenous" people. So, the door opened and closed, species "invaded", stayed long enough to become "indigenous" and so on. Every single year we hear about one species or another, snake head fish, zebra mussels, the list is very long. The news media companies are looking for sensational stories, the Monsantos are selling their wares. What a world.
I saw the subject of this article in my email when I was on my way out the door. It took me three days to find the time to read it, but it never left my mind, because this is one of my pet peeves. The near-universal antipathy to "invasive species" never made sense to me. Every situation is different. I realize that native plants feed more pollinators than introduced species, but with global warming and drought affecting my area, there are times when introduced plants are the only things thriving. I would rather have something than nothing. Thanks so much for the alternative view in a sea of conformity. One question: What WAS that term that was supplanted by "invasives?"
I completely agree -- just a tad worried about the bedbugs and now the invading Joro spiders--which are the size of your HAND -- in New York.