<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">It is great that the PA Department of Ag is considering a ban, but I am afraid that the landscape and horticulture industry will be pushing back. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We need to tell them about beautiful native substitutes, so they don’t think of it as a threat, but an opportunity. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Kathy Daniel </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 8, 2021, at 7:21 PM, Jil Swearingen <jilswearingen@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Yes, thanks very much for letting us know! Good news for sure!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Jil</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 6:06 PM Jackson, David Robert <<a href="mailto:drj11@psu.edu">drj11@psu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">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.  <span style="color:black"><a href="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" target="_blank"><span style="background:white">https://www.plna.com/news/569978/Callery-Pear-and-Barberry-Ban-to-Be-Considered-by-Ag-Department.htm</span></a>.  
 They will be taking public comment.   </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,56,100)">Dave<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,62,79)">David R. Jackson<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,62,79)">Forest Resources Educator<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:rgb(50,62,79)">Penn State Extension-Centre County<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,62,79)">Bellefonte, PA 16823<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:drj11@psu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">drj11@psu.edu</span></a>         814-355-4897(office)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Forests and Wildlife Extension:  <a href="https://extension.psu.edu/forests-and-wildlife" target="_blank">
<span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://extension.psu.edu/forests-and-wildlife</span></a>
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