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Post by mb01 on Jun 17, 2008 20:20:45 GMT
I do alot of bike riding around the country roads around my house and noticed 6 S. Purpurea plants growing in the ditch up the street from my house. Also there is alot of sphagnum growing. Both of the plants indicate a wetland environment and I was wondering short of posting signs who should I contact to see about preserving them. I have a collection of Sarraceneas I saved from loggers in the back of my property and I have had them for 5 years. I would hate to see the ones up the street have the same fate. The power company sprays herbicides to help keep tree growth down and some are probably gone since they sprayed about a year ago.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2008 21:11:00 GMT
besides removal I doubt that there is a way to save them if they are growing in a area where plants are frequently destroyed.....I would call city hall ....not sure if they will be of any help at all.....but atleast you would have tried........
I know that there are a bunch of people who think that removal of plants from the wild is horrible....but I wonder under circumstances like this if it would be okay or not to remove the plants....
I personally think it would be okay if you were sure they would survive uprootal.....
Maybe it would be possible to relocate them......
Please dont do anything based of off what I have said here.....I am not known to be the most moral person out there when it comes to personal gain...I would keep the plants lol
Others input on this subject/situation would be greatly appreciated
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Post by BarryRice on Jun 17, 2008 21:32:18 GMT
Contact your local government. Find out the jurisdiction for that area. Is it public property? Is it private property?
It would blow if you decided to collect these, and then you got a big ticket for collecting plants against state law.
If these plants are on public property, instead of collecting them, I'd try to convince your local office that oversees the Department of Transportation to not use herbicide in this stretch of public land. After all, wouldn't it be cool if you could convince your local government to allow carnivorous plants to grow in the roadside ditches? Tell the officials that these plants are very short, because they are often more worried that roadside plants can obscure the view for drivers.
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Post by mb01 on Jun 18, 2008 16:23:51 GMT
What a good idea. I might contact the power company @ this since the cp's are on the utility right of way and maybe I can ask somebody to come and look at the area.
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Post by BarryRice on Jun 23, 2008 16:31:53 GMT
Be sure to be congratulatory and complementary to them, for their great work. Tell them you want to talk to the local newspaper about what a cool thing this is (and follow up on it, but ask the reporter not to disclose the exact site).
Good feelings and positive PR will get you better results. If you come on to them with threatening attitudes, they may respond with the same. It would be too easy for them to circumvent anything complicated (that would require intelligent thought), by dispatching a crew to herbicide the spot and therefore eliminate the irritation.
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Post by RL7836 on Jun 23, 2008 19:42:23 GMT
If these plants are on public property, instead of collecting them, I'd try to convince your local office that oversees the Department of Transportation to not use herbicide in this stretch of public land. You might want to consider combining the 'rare carnivorous plants' approach along with the 'wildflower' angle. Many groups that do the mowing / spraying herbicides have become accustomed to accommodating requests that save specific plants. Signs delineating the specific area (w/ permission) tend to help this effort... |
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Post by jj1109 on Jun 24, 2008 0:59:54 GMT
Tell the officials that these plants are very short, because they are often more worried that roadside plants can obscure the view for drivers. LOL can you imagine the size of an S. purpurea that was big enough to obscure the view? You'd have people sleeping in them overnight! And as for obscuring... pff. I say improving the view is more accurate. Of course, Barry is absolutely right though - I'm sure that someone would say it! |
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Post by mb01 on Jun 24, 2008 17:17:09 GMT
That is funny, jj1109, may be more like a swimming pool. Another plant I have noticed there are some terrestrial orchids. These are alot easier to spot because of the bright salmon colored flowers. The cp flowers are a deep purple on the outside hiding a yellow colored inside which seems to camoflage them.
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Post by mb01 on Jun 25, 2008 14:08:34 GMT
BTW: I contacted the utility company and they were very nice about the situation and wanted to know the location of the plants and they were going to let the crews know of the existence of the plants so they will keep from spraying the area. It seems a small thing to do but with some good results. I may put up some flags to let them know they are there.
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Post by sundewman on Jun 29, 2008 4:53:21 GMT
good work, mb01! it's nice when companies like that can be understanding about situations like this. now, let's just hope they follow through with their end of the bargain  it would be neat if you took pictures of the area you saved once you find out for sure they won't be spraying there. |
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Post by mb01 on Jun 30, 2008 20:46:28 GMT
Will do.
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