01-25-2017, 09:19 AM
Ohiagirl, thank you for the Ohia thread and passion you have for Puna.
I think Our environment in Puna has changed, making it conducive for fungi mutations like the ROD to happen. The Ohia tree is a deep rooted tree that did well in Puna for centuries, well before Man started it's mining of Puna's resources. Maybe The current mining methods and experiments of Helco's and PGV's need to stop or change in order for Puna to regain it's Ohia tree conducive environment again. jmo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmen..._of_mining
I think Our environment in Puna has changed, making it conducive for fungi mutations like the ROD to happen. The Ohia tree is a deep rooted tree that did well in Puna for centuries, well before Man started it's mining of Puna's resources. Maybe The current mining methods and experiments of Helco's and PGV's need to stop or change in order for Puna to regain it's Ohia tree conducive environment again. jmo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmen..._of_mining