08-21-2014, 01:34 AM
I respectfully disagree. Eradication of albezia from the big island is entirely feasible. All that is required is for the state to provide free milestone herbicide, a short course on the 'machete cut & squirt' approach (quick/easy), and pay a bounty for trees killed; say $1 / tree with digital photo evidence from two views showing surrounding area. People in the woods anyway (hunters, surveyers, marijuana cops, etc) could make a bit of extra change wacking these things.
Also the state needs to pass a law that makes it OK for private citizens to whack albezias on public lands. Some people are actually civic minded enough to take this chore on for future generations.
If these things are not eradicated, they will eventually take over all of puna. There is no guarantee that milestone herbicide, or civilization as we know it, will be permanently available. These things need to be wiped out or at some point in the future we may lose the tools to finish the job.
Also the state needs to pass a law that makes it OK for private citizens to whack albezias on public lands. Some people are actually civic minded enough to take this chore on for future generations.
If these things are not eradicated, they will eventually take over all of puna. There is no guarantee that milestone herbicide, or civilization as we know it, will be permanently available. These things need to be wiped out or at some point in the future we may lose the tools to finish the job.