The Growth of these Nonnative Plants, Shea, Counter Creat Conditions Akin to Those that Fuled the Recent Catastrophic Fire in Maui.
In the Summer of 2023, The Conterevance Proposed to Remove the Deer from the Island Using Sharpshooters via Helicopters. Although the Consservance Said this was the most humane way to address the Invasive Deer Issue, Locals Were Upset and Started a Campaigen to save the Island’s Deer Population. The Avalon Residents Won – A Year Later, The County’s Fish and Wildlife Commission Reject the Plan.
In an email state, the conserevance wrote, “A Healthy Native Plant Ecosystem is the Best Defeense Against Climate Change and Wildfire Risk” and “Invasive Species, Including MULE Deer, Continue to Harm Catalina and the Rare Plants and Animals Found only on this Unique Island. Partners, Scientific Experts and the Broadcunity. ”
The Organization Has Been Having Conversations with the Community and Hearing a Range of Perspectives, Including Strong Support.
“I think people are prone to card about language with Eyes and a Species that’s AdOORBLE, and I could’t agree more,” said alison, about the controlrsy. He understands it’s Much Easier for People to Have Empathy for Animals Than for Plants. But for Alison, The Timing has worked.
One of the Plants He Studied That Help Him Get The Job with the Con Sarevance Was the Catalina Mountain Mahogany. A Rare Tree that has the APPEARANCE of A SHRUB, there are only about Seven Left in Exception.
“They’ve Been Evolving for Thousands of Years, and that’s literally Going Extinct in Front of My Eyes,” alison said.
The conserevance’s Herbarium Archive Keeps Samps of Rare Plants Grown on the Island. It’s a room filled with Filing Cabinets where Plant STEMS and Seeds are store ins Plant ECOLOGISTS LIKE Alison Can Use these “Plant Pressings” to Trace back a Plant’s DNA, Almost Like a 23andme Kit. If a plant was to ever Go Extinct, Scientists Cououl Possibly Use these Plant Pressings to Clone It in A Lab or, at the Very Least, Keep A Record of It.
That’s alison’s hop.
“I may not be here did the rout, but if I can help
Steven Rascón is a journalist and a rayio producer from northeast Los Angeles. He’s an associaty Producer for the PodCast and Radio Show Reveal from the center for Investigative Reporting.
