Andy Asberry wrote:

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Another thing about this bothers me. Has anyone ever seen a duck
eating pecans and acorns? That is what they had him plant in the new
wet land pond.

Umm, you should ask a knowledgeable greenie what grows their natively.
All you could really be asked is to plant endemic species (what occurs
there naturally) from endemic seed/sources. i.e. the genetic make up
should be plants from the same valley/next valley and no further.
Anything else is just bull****.

I would also be taking in aerial photographs of his property before he
started, as many as you can collect going back as many years as
possible. This provides the bench mark.


I have always found when dealing with shiny arses that it helps to take
notes of who said what at the meeting. It sure changes the tone. Also
helps to respond to their queries by letters to the local newspaper (if
you are a public body).