[MAIPC] Letter supporting State legislation banning sale of specific invasive plants

Wed Jul 14 12:57:48 PDT 2021

Hi Kathy and Don,

It all counts. Because the outcome is state based legislation, I would contact both of you state delegates, your state Senator, our Governor and the MD Secretary of Agriculture. It probably wouldn’t hurt to notify your county executive and county council representative, so they are aware of the issue.

You rock,  Ginger

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> On Jul 13, 2021, at 8:18 PM, Kathy Daniel <kdaniel20816 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Don and Ginger:
> 
> The extent of my ability to help on this is to write to the appropriate officials. I wish I had the time and energy to do more, but I have said yes to way too many things and have run out of time and energy. :-( 
> 
> What I haven't been able to figure out is to whom I should address my letter(s): Joseph Bartenfelder, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture? Susan Lee, my Maryland State Senator, who is also the Majority Whip? Ariana Kelly, my Maryland State House Representative? Senators Chris van Hollen and Ben Cardin? Congressman Jamie Raskin, my House Representative? 
> 
> If the letter should go to all of them, should it be to one of them with copies to the others? If so, which one? 
> 
> Thanks for your guidance.
> 
> Now that I've figured out how to download the Microsoft Teams meeting app, I plan to listen in on the PA Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee discussion on Thursday at 1pm by clicking on the link at https://www.plna.com/news/569978/Callery-Pear-and-Barberry-Ban-to-Be-. 
> 
> Kathy Daniel  
> 
>> On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 5:30 PM Don Callihan <don_ihan at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Ginger and Kathy, 
>  
>> I just came from a work project sponsored by my organization, Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, together with my MD District 42B Delegate Michele Guyton where we discussed need for stronger invasive species legislation, among other things related to conservation and outdoor recreation. She is very interested in learning about Delaware's recent legislation as well as what our neighboring states of Virginia and Pennsylvania are doing so that a proposal can be made for the next legislative session. 
>> 
>> I'm a member of the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) and have asked that a representative from Delaware speak at one of our next meetings about their process and how they were able to get the legislation done. I am relatively new to MISC and don't know the history of how Maryland enacted the legislation that is currently on the books, but I am interested in learning how to strengthen MISC's advisory role to put more teeth into MD regs. Perhaps we could follow a path like Delaware has done. https://delawareinvasives.net/?page_id=68 
>> Would you be up for a conference call to strategize the best way to work on this in Maryland?
>  
>> Best,
>> 
>> Don
>> 
>> Donald R Callihan, PhD
>> Vice President, Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
>> Maryland Master Naturalist
>> Leave No Trace Master Educator
>> +1-410-961-8132
>> dcallihan at gunpowdervc.org 
>> don_ihan at hotmail.com
>> 
>> “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
>> - Theodore Roosevelt
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Virginia Woolridge <gingerwoolridge at comcast.net> 
>> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2021 8:14 AM
>> To: maipc at lists.maipc.org
>> Subject: Re: [MAIPC] MAIPC Digest, Vol 117, Issue 24
>> 
>> Dear Kathy, 
>> 
>> I am happy to share w you and anyone else. I’ll email you directly. If anyone else is interested, feel free to email me. 
>> 
>> Thanks village,
>> Ginger
>> 
>> > On Jul 10, 2021, at 4:06 PM, maipc-request at lists.maipc.org wrote:
>> 
>> > Today's Topics:
>> > 
>> >   1. Re: State legislation around sale of invasive plants
>> >      (Kathy Daniel)
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Message: 1
>> > Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2021 03:07:04 -0400
>> > From: Kathy Daniel <kdaniel20816 at gmail.com>
>> > To: Virginia Woolridge <gingerwoolridge at comcast.net>
>> > Cc: "MAIPC Listserve (maipc at lists.maipc.org)" <maipc at lists.maipc.org>
>> > Subject: Re: [MAIPC] State legislation around sale of invasive plants
>> > 
>> > Great advocacy work, Ginger. You are a role model. I would like to 
>> > contact my Congressman and Senators, too (or should it only go to my 
>> > MD state senator and representatives in Annapolis?). Do you have the 
>> > email/letter you used, so I can piggyback on your wording?
>> > 
>> > Kathy Daniel
>> > 
>> >> On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 11:29 AM Virginia Woolridge < 
>> >> gingerwoolridge at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> In March, the Delaware legislature expanded its list of, illegal to 
>> >> sell, invasive plants that will be illegal to sell by 37 plants. The 
>> >> bill was passed unanimously. I have sent the bill to my state 
>> >> Senator, Sarah Elfreth, who is interested reaching out to Delaware.
>> >> If all of our state senators and delegates to be introduced to 
>> >> Delaware?s new bill maybe MD legislation could be passed, toward 
>> >> correcting our pretty overwhelming challenge to invasives.
>> >> 
>> >> Best,
>> >> Ginger Woolridge
>> >> 
>> >>>> On Jul 8, 2021, at 7:38 PM, maipc-request at lists.maipc.org wrote:
>> >>> ?Send MAIPC mailing list submissions to
>> >>>   maipc at lists.maipc.org
>> >>> 
>> >>> Today's Topics:
>> >>> 
>> >>>  1. PA Department of Ag to consider banning Japanese barberry and
>> >>>     Callery pear on July 15, 2021 (Jackson, David Robert)  2. Re: PA 
>> >>> Department of Ag to consider banning Japanese barberry
>> >>>     and Callery pear on July 15, 2021 (Melissa Bravo)
>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> >>> Message: 1
>> >>> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2021 22:06:30 +0000
>> >>> From: "Jackson, David Robert" <drj11 at psu.edu>
>> >>> To: MAIPC Listserve <maipc at lists.maipc.org>
>> >>> Subject: [MAIPC] PA Department of Ag to consider banning Japanese barberry and Callery pear on July 15, 2021
>> >>> 
>> >>> I thought you all might be interested in this notice on the PLNA website that Japanese barberry and Callery pear will be considered to be banned from sale at the July 15, 1pm meeting of the PA Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee.
>> >> https://www.plna.com/news/569978/Callery-Pear-and-Barberry-Ban-to-Be-Considered-by-Ag-Department.htm 
>> >>
>> >> https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plna.com%2Fnews%2F569978%2FCallery-Pear-and-Barberry-Ban-to-Be-Considered-by-Ag-Department.htm&data=04%7C01%7Cdrj11%40psu.edu%7Cd9a1e1fdbcb54a435ad708d941866f54%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C637612867906318875%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=NeMiL5Hb%2BEAIHyVnybH3mOboM6Y2kw%2FcO15gm5pZgo4%3D&reserved=0>.
>  
>> >> They will be taking public comment.
>> >>> 
>> >>> Dave
>> >>> 
>> >>> David R. Jackson
>> >>> Forest Resources Educator
>> >>> Penn State Extension-Centre County
>> >>> Willowbank Building, Room 322, 420 Holmes Street Bellefonte, PA 
>> >>> 16823
>> >>> drj11 at psu.edu<mailto:drj11 at psu.edu>         814-355-4897(office)
>> >>> Forests and Wildlife Extension:
>> >> https://extension.psu.edu/forests-and-wildlife
>  
>    >>> Message: 2
>> >>> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2021 23:38:18 +0000 (UTC)
>> >>> From: Melissa Bravo <bravomelissa at yahoo.com>
>> >>> To: MAIPC Listserve <maipc at lists.maipc.org>,  "Jackson, David Robert"
>> >>>   <drj11 at psu.edu>
>> >>> Subject: Re: [MAIPC] PA Department of Ag to consider banning Japanese
>> >>>   barberry and Callery pear on July 15, 2021
>> >>> 
>> >>> YEAH.
>> >>> I had it listed in the first draft I wrote in 2009.... glad to see it finally coming back up again.
>> >>> Melissa A. Bravo, M.S. Weed Science, B.S Livestock Production |
>> >> Agronomist,Meadow Lake Farm Consulting Services |814-574-4067 | 
>> >> bravomelissa at yahoo.com |?
>> >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-bravo-76991788/
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