 
Sender:
- JBS-L - Josselyn Botanical Society discussion list of the
University of Maine < [log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 18 May 2002 07:16:48 -0400
Reply-To:
- JBS-L - Josselyn Botanical Society discussion list of the
University of Maine < [log in to unmask]>
MIME-Version:
1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding:
7bit
Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
|
I'm forwarding this message from John Wilder to the list:
The following question came to me; could someone please respond to Sue
Butts?
Thanks. John Wilder
From: Sue Butts [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:17 PM
Subject: development
There is a housing development proposed to be constructed around our
property in Saco in the near future. Much of the land is near a brook and
there are large quantities of lady slippers that bloom there every year
(actually, they are blooming now). Our question is, what is the status of
building homes/developments on land that have lady slippers growing? I grew
up in Northern Maine and my Father always taught us that we were not to pick
them as they were near extinction--that it was illegal. The proposed
developer is meeting with the City Planning Board next week to discuss this.
We have been told that we don't stand much of a chance to oppose the
development but it is such beautiful land that I couldn't sleep nights if I
didn't ask the question. Thank you, in advance, for your prompt attention.
|
|
|
