<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Folks,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Happily, Maryland’s Department of Agriculture has been tasked with revisiting (the very outdated) list of Tier 1 plats that are generally not allowed to be sold or propagated. Sarah Elfreth’s ,2022 Senate Bill 7, hopes to catch up with the restrictions passed unanimously by Delaware in their 2021 legislation.<div class="">Here, in Annapolis, we are working, bit by bit, to save our canopy trees from the awful (in the biblical sense of the word) English Ivy infestation that is bringing them down all over the place. <a href="http://www.saveourtreestogether.com" class="">www.saveourtreestogether.com</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ginger</div><div class="">Co-author, ‘Essential Native Trees and Shrubs of the Eastern United States'<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 23, 2022, at 11:47 AM, <a href="mailto:maipc-request@lists.maipc.org" class="">maipc-request@lists.maipc.org</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Send MAIPC mailing list submissions to<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org" class="">maipc@lists.maipc.org</a><br class=""><br class="">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org<br class="">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>maipc-request@lists.maipc.org<br class=""><br class="">You can reach the person managing the list at<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>maipc-owner@lists.maipc.org<br class=""><br class="">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br class="">than "Re: Contents of MAIPC digest..."<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Today's Topics:<br class=""><br class=""> 1. Re: Invasive plant nomenclature (Don Callihan)<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Message: 1<br class="">Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:46:59 +0000<br class="">From: Don Callihan <don_ihan@hotmail.com><br class="">To: Rowena Zimmermann <rowena@blueridgeprism.org>,<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"maipc@lists.maipc.org" <maipc@lists.maipc.org><br class="">Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Invasive plant nomenclature<br class="">Message-ID:<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><CY5PR11MB6511A634C6DDF0FABEBB3367FB0C9@CY5PR11MB6511.namprd11.prod.outlook.com><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class="">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br class=""><br class="">Hello everyone,<br class="">This is such an important conversation and I hope our community can come to consensus on what to maintain and how to make changes where they are needed.<br class="">Is it possible for someone to share the Virginia Master Naturalists webinar with any suggested attribution so that it can be used by others?<br class="">Don<br class=""><br class="">Don Callihan<br class="">Cockeysville, MD 21030<br class="">410-961-8132 (cellular)<br class="">don_ihan@hotmail.com<mailto:don_ihan@hotmail.com><br class=""><br class="">From: Rowena Zimmermann <rowena@blueridgeprism.org><br class="">Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 11:45 PM<br class="">To: maipc@lists.maipc.org<br class="">Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Invasive plant nomenclature<br class=""><br class="">Hi Patricia and Norris,<br class=""><br class="">This has been an issue we are very aware of at Blue Ridge PRISM and last year we made the decision to use the term "Asiatic Bittersweet" rather than "Oriental Bittersweet." However, at this time we continue to use terms like Japanese stiltgrass, Norway maple, and English ivy as they seem to be more indicative of the origin of the species rather than any derogatory intent. As an Asian woman, I've encountered language out there that makes me uncomfortable (e.g. articles that refer to some invasive plants as "Asian intruders" or "alien invaders") because the terms, although not intended in this aspect, have been used against Asian (and other immigrant) people in the past and continue to be used that way. So, it is more than just plant nomenclature but also how we talk about invasive plants in general that make up the bigger picture on how we as a whole can be more mindful and respectful of how we use our words in this field.<br class=""><br class="">I'm grateful to be part of the conversation.<br class=""><br class="">All the best,<br class="">Rowena Zimmermann<br class=""><br class="">--<br class="">Rowena Zimmermann<br class="">Director of Communications & Outreach<br class="">Blue Ridge PRISM<br class="">rowena@blueridgeprism.org<mailto:rowena@blueridgeprism.org><br class=""><br class="">Blue Ridge PRISM<https://blueridgeprism.org/> is a partnership for regional invasive species management in Virginia.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 6:09 PM <maipc-request@lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc-request@lists.maipc.org>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Today's Topics:<br class=""><br class=""> 1. Re: Nomenclature (Muth, Norris (MUTH))<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Message: 1<br class="">Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 23:07:53 +0000<br class="">From: "Muth, Norris (MUTH)" <MUTH@juniata.edu<mailto:MUTH@juniata.edu>><br class="">To: "MAIPC@Lists.maipc.org<mailto:MAIPC@Lists.maipc.org>" <maipc@lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org>><br class="">Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Nomenclature<br class="">Message-ID:<br class=""> <MN2PR15MB362942627132B644883AD22DC80D9@MN2PR15MB3629.namprd15.prod.outlook.com<mailto:MN2PR15MB362942627132B644883AD22DC80D9@MN2PR15MB3629.namprd15.prod.outlook.com>><br class=""><br class="">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"<br class=""><br class="">Patricia,<br class="">I?m a big fan of all the good work you?re doing. Thanks for brining up this important and interesting subject.<br class=""><br class="">Lots of the words that figure into both common and scientific names are derogatory and/or offensive. In most of the cases below I have mixed feelings about searching for alternate common names (with the exception of bittersweet which I have seen some preferring the term Asiatic bittersweet). I know that in other contexts (e.g. COVID and flu, etc.) some people have tried (and sometimes succeeded) to turn the names of regions into something with negative connotations. In the recent case of the coronavirus outbreak some people chose specifically to use terminology that wasn?t common parlance to stoke these negative associations. Thankfully, I don?t see the parallel between that abhorrent behavior and the botanical examples below.<br class=""><br class="">To me, the names Japanese stiltgrass and the like merely refer to locations that the species originate from (likely somewhat inaccurately ? but being accurate with biological names is a different problem). We can all agree that there?s nothing offensive about being from Japan, China, Norway, or anywhere. What would definitely be troubling is if people were pushing messages that these are anything other than purely descriptive when using these terms. I admit that could certainly be possible, but I haven?t yet seen that myself.<br class=""><br class="">What I certainly want to avoid is using offensive terminology to describe plants (and anything else), and I think people are doing great work in places to address that (e.g. spongy moth). I also want to avoid (and I know very well that you aren?t suggesting this yourself ? but it could arise from renaming efforts) the idea that being from any of these countries is a bad thing.<br class=""><br class="">I also want to avoid unnecessary confusion around invasive species listing and management, which could be an unfortunate byproduct of renaming species that are still for sale. If someone can buy Norway maple, I want to make sure I?m able to tell them what to avoid in the same easy-to-understand terms.<br class=""><br class="">If there is more light to be shed on this discussion I would be grateful to hear them. Thanks again for bringing up this interesting and important issue.<br class=""><br class="">Norris<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">?<br class="">Norris Z. Muth, Ph.D. (he/him)<br class="">Juniata College<br class="">Zoom meeting<https://juniata.zoom.us/my/muthlab><br class="">muthlab.org<http://muthlab.org><http://muthlab.org/><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">________________________________<br class="">From: MAIPC <maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org>> on behalf of Greenberg, Patricia <Patricia.Greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov<mailto:Patricia.Greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov>><br class="">Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 10:15:58 AM<br class="">To: MAIPC@Lists.maipc.org<mailto:MAIPC@Lists.maipc.org> <maipc@lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org>><br class="">Subject: [MAIPC] Nomenclature<br class=""><br class="">CAUTION: External Email<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Hi,<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">I?m continuing a conversation about the names of invasive species that feel insensitive to use. Recently, Virginia Master Naturalists held a webinar on this topic (which I haven?t watched yet).<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">What's in a Name? Thoughtful Nomenclature Makes a Difference<br class="">Presenter: Angela Gupta, University of Minnesota Extension<br class="">Recorded: 10 November 2022<br class="">Watch the video<https://video.vt.edu/media/VMN+CE+WebinarA+What%27s+In+a+NameF+Thoughtful+Nomenclature+Makes+a+Difference/1_r4imzpls> (Note: this version of the video has machine-generated captions. Caption editing is in progress, and the new version with edited captions will be posted here in approximately two weeks.)<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">I am planning to work with our botanist to find names for invasives that reference their location of origin, such as:<br class=""><br class="">Oriental bittersweet<br class=""><br class="">Japanese stiltgrass<br class=""><br class="">Japanese/Chinese wisterias<br class=""><br class="">Chinese Holly<br class=""><br class="">Japanese Holly<br class=""><br class="">And others<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">My question to you is if you or people you know have started these conversations and if so, what names are you using/changing?<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Thank you,<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Patricia Pearl Greenberg<br class="">Ecologist II<br class=""><br class="">Invasive Management Area (IMA) Program Manager<br class=""><br class="">Natural Resource Branch<br class=""><br class="">Fairfax County Park Authority<br class=""><br class="">Office: 703-324-8673<br class=""><br class="">patricia.greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov<mailto:patricia.greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov><mailto:patricia.greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov<mailto:patricia.greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov>><br class=""><br class="">(She/Her/Hers)<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">ISA Certified Arborist, MA-6067A<br class=""><br class="">ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified<br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">URL: <http://lists.maipc.org/pipermail/maipc-maipc.org/attachments/20221123/423cc26d/attachment.htm><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Subject: Digest Footer<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">MAIPC mailing list<br class="">MAIPC@lists.maipc.org<br class="">http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">End of MAIPC Digest, Vol 131, Issue 7<br class="">*************************************<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></div></body></html>