Ecolog:
I hope that the details and the messages between the lines are not lost from
Kali's most courageous and intelligent first post. I hope she keeps it up.
I also hope that the discussion is not sidetracked from the principles
involved to a few (or a few thousand) cases where something
I appreciate Kali's post and the posts that have followed. As a researcher at
a research station with a commitment to outreach and extension to landowners
and the general public, I can say that bringing ecology to people can be done,
but it takes a lot of hard work. In particular, the effort
Ecolog:
While I do agree with almost everything that has been said in these posts as
well as those responses received off-list (50% negative, 50% positive;
pretty good for me), I hope to ride on Kevin's coattails too, in addition to
high-fiving Kali again, and clear up some confusion an
Thank you, Kali, for not keeping your mouth shut! You make some very important
points and I love your suggestion of having more opportunities for local public
to participate for free. A free family ecology day like the science day they
have at AAAS meetings would be a fantastic way to engage
Just saw this article on Discovery on-line after I saw Emily Rauschert's
talk earlier in the day:
http://news.discovery.com/earth/dirt-roads-graders-invasive-plants-110809.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1
The word is getting out there!
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 1:33 AM, Madhusudan Katti
I have never posted to Ecolog before, but I felt I couldn't keep my mouth
shut about this one.
First, I don't think we can necessarily know why the news doesn't pick up
on ESA more. Likely, it's because the general public doesn't care, but
perhaps it may be that they are tired feeling like
