The fight against invasives was given a boost today with a story on the front page of the Chicago Tribune about biological controls in use and under development.
While information contained in the story may not be news to you, the information presented will certainly help build public support for NIIPN's cause.
However, the quote at the end of the story, provided by Dave Voegtlin of the Illinois Natural History Survey, cries for another story:
"Exotics continue to come in. Our water and soil are just full of them. They're changing the dynamics of our system."
So, just how are exotics changing the dynamics of our ecosytems? The public needs to know about those impacts as well as the values of biodiversity, described in Chicago Wilderness' Biodiversity Recovery Plan, Chapter 2. Chicago Wilderness also has helpful information on its website on why biodiversity matters: http://www.chicagowilderness.org/biodiversity/why/index.cfm
If anyone is interested in pursuing this kind of story with Chicago Tribune reporter John Keilman, please comment below and Susan MiHalo will try to arrange something.
The Chicago Tribune story may be found at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/green/chi-bugs-weeds_both_02jul02,0,3470362.story
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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