Monarch Mexican Migration and land management

[Patrick Foley]

Paul,

Planting Eucalyptus is dumb in so many ways you don't want me to get 
started. And I hardly claim that Brower is divinely inspired, merely 
that his work on land use in Mexico is worthy of at least _citing_ when 
someone specifically asks you for such information. To call his 
Conservation Biology paper "speculation" reveals more about you than 
about him.

We have been over the Eucalyptus issue before. You may remember the 
reasons I gave for _not_ planting this invasive, highly flammable 
non-native tree. If not, I'll send you some literature citations.

Patrick

Paul Cherubini wrote:

> Patrick Foley wrote:
>  
> 
>>So your theory about Monarch winter sites is that everything is cool in
>>Mexico, and in California we should be planting more Eucalyptus, a
>>highly flammable introduced tree.
>>
>>Its hard to figure why your ideas are not embraced by the scientific
>>community.
> 
> 
> Actually, nearly all monarch scientists agree eucalyptus is a good tree
> to use to create or restore monarch overwintering habitats.
> 
> Even Lincoln Brower is not opposed to planting eucalyptus in some
> situations like at Pacific Grove, California.  In Sept. 1998 on the 
> dplex-l list, Lincoln wrote:
> 
> "I was very involved in promoting conservation of the Pacific Grove 
> monarch sanctuary and I have not opposed planting Eucalyptus"
> 
> Paul Cherubini
> 
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