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@Hayley-sl9lm 5 ай бұрын
1:18 I think they may be referring Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense which is a misnomer bc it's not actually from Canada, another common name is creeping thistle -- it's an invasive scourge from Eurasia
@Hayley-sl9lm 5 ай бұрын
Wow, that story about wapato coming back to that person's property, even though that's just the tiniest restoration, is a nice nugget of hope.
@Hayley-sl9lm 5 ай бұрын
How old does the Scouler's willow have to be before it blooms? Mine is a baby (I just planted it from a 1 gallon last fall) and I'm wondering how long it will take for me to find out what the gender is.
@aprilboneski4639 7 ай бұрын
Why are we wanting to restore to pre European? Wouldn't it be better to restore to pre man.
@kierandh 7 ай бұрын
Even if it were better-which is a subjective judgement-it would be impossible. The megafauna that shaped the landscape before humans arrived in the Western Hemisphere are extinct.
@aprilboneski4639 7 ай бұрын
Is it subjective to to say pre European is better. I have a creak that I am trying to restore from farm land but don't really know what needs to be planted. I am watching videos such as yours in order to make a decision. If it is just subjective, then the easiest thing to do is leave it alone.@@kierandh
@kierandh 7 ай бұрын
@@aprilboneski4639 It's not my video. And I meant that the judgement about whether restoring the land to it's state pre-human contact vs. to its pre-Columbian state is better is subjective. I did not mean that any the value of any restoration work is subjective. Restoring land from being overtaken by invasive species and depleted by human harm is objectively beneficial to ecological health.
@aprilboneski4639 7 ай бұрын
I feel the same way. I like to have the native plants which encourage the right bugs for the animals that eat those. I do think about what I am trying to do. I have no idea what pre man would look like. You are right in that some stuff is extinct. My question is would the Willamette Valley be a dark forest if the natives did not do yearly burns. @@kierandh
@kierandh 7 ай бұрын
@@aprilboneski4639 It would depend what time period you look at. Immediately before the arrival of humans in the Americas, the world was in an ice age and the flora and fauna of the Willamette Valley would have been considerably different. That ship has sailed.
@KristinCurrin 7 ай бұрын
Such an important presentation. Thank you Dr. Lewis
@botanicachaotica Жыл бұрын
What a fun, fantastic presentation! I am glad that Amy was, if you will excuse the pun, bitten by the entomology bug! Entomology was one of my favorite classes in college and this makes me want to go out and keep track of all the different pollinators and insects on my plants. It also has me thinking about those flowers that rarely seem to see any action - daffodils, for example. One plant that I don’t remember being mentioned is our native cascara buckthorn, Frangula purshiana. When that tree/shrub blooms in our garden, it is abuzz with action. Thank you Amy for inspiring me to renew my interest in insects!
@donaldflett1504 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative.
@catherinepdx7922 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I missed the live meeting and love watching the recording.
@MsBizzyGurl 2 жыл бұрын
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