On Mon, 12 Feb 96 9:13:30 EST, RobertJones at state.de.us wrote:
>Peter, while it certainly would seem that the protection and preservation of
>native species would be a more noble project, finding fault with a project
>with the stated purpose of preserving open lands and limiting parking lots in
>a county bordering the urban/suburban sprawl of D.C. seems a bit mis-guided.
>This especially when compounded with assumptions about existing or displaced
>native species, and the possibility that introduced exotics are having a
>negative impact on the "Garden of Eden" ecosystem that should be available in
>Montgomery County, Maryland. The fact of the matter is that a great deal of
>the concern for and funding of projects to protect and preserve lakes and
>rivers in this country - and the diversity of flora and fauna that they
>support - comes directly out of the pockets of anglers. And, anglers like to
>fish for trout. If the folks in Maryland are asking for information that will
>help them improve the water quality their portion of the Potomac River's
>watershed to a level that will support and protect brown trout, we should
>respect their efforts and offer our assistence rather than criticize their
>good intentions.
>
Cary Hostrawser
Rainbowfish Study Group
http://home.earthlink.net/~sbuckel/
Minnesota Aquarium Society
http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/m392/c-ames