Hi Wayne, This course only lasted one semester and to my knowledge, the idea of an eco-cemetery to restore an old degraded cornfield at the Charlotte Park and Wildlife Refuge is regretfully still on paper. I think that most people would agree that it would be a great idea to start monitoring projects like the one proposed in my course and also similar ones.
Best, Juan .............................. Juan P. Alvez, Ph.D. Gund institute for Ecological Economics Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources The University of Vermont ............................. -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Tyson [mailto:landr...@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 10:12 PM To: Juan P Alvez; ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Ecosystem resilience and colonization study opportunity? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat Juan (and Ecolog): This project strikes me (I must confess that most such projects strike me) as a great opportunity to start with a known baseline like the cornfield and some trees, then follow the changes to the baseline over time. I hope this has been done; if so, the results should be enlightening, even after a few months or years. If this hasn't been done here, why don't we start a list of places where it has been done? WT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan P Alvez" <jal...@uvm.edu> To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat > John, > > You raised an interesting question. > I just have a comment. A few years back I taught a class called "Restoring > Ecosystems Across the Landscape". Among the projects we proposed, was one > on > a wildlife park in Charlotte, Vermont with a couple of degraded 25-acre > corn > fields. One of the proposed sub-projects was to establish an eco-cemetery > in > one of these fields where, for every person buried there, three or four > native trees were planted. The idea was to create a future forest > restoring > the degraded corn fields reestablishing forest connectivity and thus, > habitat for biodiversity. > Just my 2 cts! > > Cheers, > Juan > > > .............................. > Juan P. Alvez, Ph.D. > Gund Institute for Ecological Economics > Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources > The University of Vermont > ............................. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Duncan Thomas > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:55 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat > > hi, John: > > you probably know this already, but the Jacksonville Oregon cemetery is an > important site for the protection of the endangered lily, Fritillaria > gentneri, and supports a large population. It is managed to protect the > lily > (as well as for normal cemetery things) > > Duncan Thomas > > http://www.fws.gov/ecos/ajax/docs/recovery_plan/030828.pdf > > http://www.npsoregon.org/kalmiopsis/kalmiopsis12/gentners.pdf > > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:39 AM, John Mickelson <jmicke...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> Working in NYC and looking at the spatial dimensions of biodiversity >> in this heavily urbanized setting. >> >> Wondering what folks thoughts are re: the extent to which cemeteries >> (and, to a lesser extent: ball fields, play grounds, golf courses >> etc...) "really" serve as habitat. >> >> Clearly they serve multiple purposes and are utilized by a range of >> flora and fauna (presumably more so within "green" managed programs), >> but should they really form a core element within a comprehensive >> urban conservation plan? >> >> I'm finding myself able to argue both sides..... thoughts? >> >> -John >> > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2411/4973 - Release Date: 05/02/12 >
