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Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:54:28 -0400
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Dear JBS members:

In response to yesterday's excellent presentations on the state of plant
conservation in Maine, the suggestion came up that there may be room for
improving legislation in the state to begin to move towards measures to
protect rare (state listed)  plant populations.   Rep. Elaine Makas
(Lewiston), one of the panelists, indicated that she may be willing to
sponsor proposals (baby-steps in the direction of better protection, as she
said)  if we would put them together.

I'd be willing to organize a group who might be interested in working on
this, and am writing to find out who might be interested in
corresponding/meeting to :
a)  review what has already been attempted and failed in Maine,
b) review what measures exist in different states and countries,
c) scope out what ( if anything) might be feasible in the Maine
legislature, and
d) draft a proposal for a bill.

Tom Vining has offered meeting space at the Delta Institute  (though,
depending on who is interested, we could try to get together someplace most
central for the group).
Alternatively we could meet on this at the summer meeting.

I'd be interested to hear not only from those who are interested in trying
to work towards some improved legislation, but also from those who have
past experience working  towards this that they would be willing to share.

Thanks.

Loraine Kohorn

Loraine Kohorn
344 Casco Rd.
Brunswick ME   04011
Tel     (207) 729-8448

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