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Mystery oak disease may threaten nation's forests (California Alert)
USA Today ^
| 4-9-02
| John Ritter
Posted on 04/09/2002 7:47:03 PM PDT by madfly
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:39:29 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Forest pathology specialist Matteo Garbelotto researches Sudden Oak Death in Marin County, Calif.
SAN FRANCISCO
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: californiaforests; fungus; pathogens; timberindustry
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This is going on in Carry_Okie's neck of the woods.(no pun intended) He mentioned some imported plant in a recent thread, Noxious Weeds. Will find link for that.
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posted on
04/09/2002 7:47:03 PM PDT
by
madfly
To: dixiechick2000; Mama_Bear; poet; Grampa Dave; doug from upland; WolfsView...
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posted on
04/09/2002 7:48:36 PM PDT
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madfly
To: cibco; Ol' Sox; Iowa Granny; Phil V.; MileHi; Ben Ficklin; LibertyGirl77; mfulstone; harpo11...
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posted on
04/09/2002 7:49:48 PM PDT
by
madfly
To: madfly
I hear it's spread by snail darters...
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posted on
04/09/2002 7:50:09 PM PDT
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Redbob
To: brat; TooBusy; Sword_Svalbardt; artisan001; MadameAxe; Bob Todd; Helix; mjaneangels@aolcom...
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posted on
04/09/2002 7:50:40 PM PDT
by
madfly
To: Carry_Okie
This probably isn't news to you. Hope your dear trees will be safe from this.
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posted on
04/09/2002 7:53:15 PM PDT
by
madfly
To: Redbob
Isn't it spotted owls and lynx hairs?
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posted on
04/09/2002 7:54:46 PM PDT
by
BradyLS
To: madfly
Hasn't Al Gore spent a lot of time in California over the past couple of years?
To: shotabug; freedomnews; amom; Gdpleaser; Database; Hammerdown; blackie,
ATOMIC_PUNK,
M1991...
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posted on
04/09/2002 7:56:15 PM PDT
by
madfly
To: madfly
I've got at least six 200+ year-old burr oaks on my property.
They're very valuable to me.
This year we're fighting off the Gypsy Moth; I hope this blight is quickly stopped!
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posted on
04/09/2002 7:56:15 PM PDT
by
IncPen
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To: madfly
Hmmm... They say that this isn't in Southern California, but I've seen hundreds, if not thousands, of dead oak trees in the Tehachapi area.
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posted on
04/09/2002 8:00:43 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
To: IncPen; madfly
It can't be stopped. It's spread by birds.
To: blam; fish hawk
FYI.
To: madfly
I hope we're not dealing with a new form of economic terrorism. A year ago that thought would never have crossed my mind; now it does.
To: madfly
Phytopthora is a big problem. The article is full of disinformation.
To: Carry_Okie
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posted on
04/09/2002 8:11:42 PM PDT
by
madfly
To: madfly
To: Think free or die
I hope we're not dealing with a new form of economic Rumor has it that the greens are sacraficing their own to prevent the spread of wood burning fireplaces in California now that Davis has destroyed the economics of the public utilities.
To: Carry_Okie
lol, beat you to it by a minute!
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04/09/2002 8:22:03 PM PDT
by
madfly
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