With the permission of DAle Shank, I'm forwarding this question/request
for opinions from the pnw-natives listserv to tweeters. When I saw the
subject line, I knew this question was right up our alley. I hope at
least some fellow tweetsters find the question interesting and
thought-provoking. --Anna Coles, Seattle, WA acoles at u.washington.edu

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 08:28:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Dale Shank <dshank at pacifichabitat.com>
Reply-To: pnw-natives at cornetto.chem.washington.edu
To: Multiple recipients of <pnw-natives at cornetto.chem.washington.edu>
Subject: Bewick's Wren meets Buick Skylark

Hortus West-A Western North America Native Plant Directory & Journal is
looking to publish comments in our Open Forum section in
response to this question: Do native plants along our highways contribute to
wildlife road kill? Consider the following possibilities.

As they relate to wildlife habitat, native plants along roads--
-- are always a good idea.
-- can be a good idea.
-- are always a bad idea.
-- aren't significant one way or other.
-- attract wildlife that otherwise may not be there.
-- don't attract wildlife.
-- are a factor in increased road kill, but the overall benefits outweigh
the negatives.
-- are not a factor in increased road kill.
-- play a more valuable role in rural areas than in urban areas.
-- play a more valuable role in urban areas than in rural areas.

We're looking for brief (several paragraphs) responses. If you do not want
your comments published in Hortus West, please say so. Please post comments
on this News Group or send directly to Hortus West.

Thanks.

Dale Shank, Editor
Hortus West
P.O. Box 2870
Wilsonville, OR 97070-2870
800-704-7927
503-570-0859
Fax 503-570-0855
email: dshank at pacifichabitat.com
Hortus West Web URL: http://www.teleport.com/~phabitat