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[Neil Bertrando <neilbertrando@gmail.com>]

Thanks for the very rational argument and information.

one other reflection that I find valuable in this context.

Are caucasians native to North America?
Since we have the current state of the ecology to manage, perhaps it is
reasonable to focus on processes such as mineral cycling, water cycling, etc
rather than single species or even limited groups of species. which may be
emergent properties of the underlying processes.

This same line of reasoning comes up in Restoration work...re-storation to
what? the baseline has shifted, is shifting, and will continue to shift.

many thanks again,
Neil
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Amy Little <amylittle@hvc.rr.com> wrote:

> Thank you Paul.
> Your films are such a gift.
> Amy
>
>
> At 12:02 PM 8/2/2011, you wrote:
> >This is my 130th video.  And possibly the most important.  It will
> >make no sense to 99% of the population, so the audience I hope it will
> >reach is teeny tiny.  The people that advocate planting natives only.
> >
> >As I travel, give presentations, visit with people, even in my own
> >forums, I encounter these people that are extremely passionate about
> >natives only.  they are very angry at me for advocating anything other
> >than natives only.  I have tried to express something that I think
> >will help them understand (and tolerate?) my position, but it would
> >seem that I have always failed.
> >
> >What I have left out of my persuasions (and is not in this video) is
> >that there is lot of money being spent in the world of natives only.
> >Billions.   Guess who is making billions on this?   ....   ....
> >herbicide companies.  Specifically monsanto.
> >
> >In this video Toby Hemenway makes the point clear in a way I have
> >never been able to.   He actually makes several excellent points in an
> >exceptionally diplomatic way.
> >
> >Please, please, please.  Pretty please with sugar on top:   pass this
> >on.  There are people out there that are as passionate about healing
> >the earth as we are, and I would very much like to see them work with
> >us rather than against us.
> >
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ByFmY7v3sE
> >
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