Re: Unidentified subject!

[CMKSAGEHIL <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-03-21 22:47:01 EST, smithpr@cadvision.com writes:

<< While not technically a weed, it certainly isn't
 indigenous... >>


Just how does one define indigenous?  And at what point in history?  Elk are
not indigenous to the western mountains, but they flourish there now.  Horses
are not indigenous to this continent, but "wild horses" are a hot political
potato, with people intent on "preserving" them.  All manner of plant life has
been moved by birds and other animals.  Species (both plant and animal) drift
all the time to new habitats and new areas.  This old earth is a tremendously
dynamic thing, as is the life on it.  There is no "set" pattern--it is a
constantly changing kaleidoscope, and I don't think the so-called ecologists
and environmentalists, bent on political power, even begin to comprehend or
appreciate that.  Just my .02.

Heidi