[UC] RoundUp burning is visible

2011-06-18 Thread Glenn
When I reported the RoundUp use in Clark Park before the fence went up, I also investigated the landscape company that the secret partnership was using at the time. The consumer complaints largely focused on what was often called burning. (There was a lawsuit brought on this basis in either

Re: [UC] Roundup in Clark Park - latest research

2011-06-18 Thread Glenn
On 6/16/2011 7:08 PM, Anthony West wrote: in this case, the Dept. of Parks Recreation, and perhaps Capital Projects as well. It is a citywide issue which has nothing in particular to do with Clark Park. There will never be a situation in which Parks Rec employs one herbicide in a project

Re: [UC] Roundup in Clark Park - latest research

2011-06-18 Thread Glenn
Second, while the half-life of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, varies widely in the soil, it does usually break down swiftly. Rick, Tony West also missed that this claim has been shown to be false. You're reading of the reports are the correct ones and extremely dilute

Re: [UC] RoundUp burning is visible

2011-06-18 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
Glenn wrote: And if you look down from Walnut St just east of WXPN, almost the entire Frankenstein lawn adjacent the new parking lot construction has the same yellowing. yes! I noticed this recently and wondered about that strange yellowing, because that sod had been recently laid and

Re: [UC] RoundUp burning is visible

2011-06-18 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote: perhaps neighbors can investigate whether or not penn's ucd is aware of harvard, and look into organic compost teas for our clark park -- I haven't heard mention of this compost tea in this discussion, I first heard about it on this old house:

Re: [UC] RoundUp burning is visible

2011-06-18 Thread Richard Conrad
On Jun 18, 2011, at 5:42 PM, Anthony West wrote: a foolish error... when you babble about... [UC] Tony West's 'criticism' burning is visible! You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see

Re: [UC] RoundUp burning is visible

2011-06-18 Thread Wilma de Soto
Actually, I am getting a bit muddled following this discussion thread. If the Friends of Clark Park don't really have any say or input as to what happens in Clark Park whether its plantings or chemicals used in the park, for what reason do they exist? The Fairmount Park System is one of the best

Re: [UC] RoundUp burning is visible

2011-06-18 Thread Lewis Mellman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmxcmpR1GQAfeature=related On Jun 18, 2011, at 5:42 PM, Anthony West wrote: the sod is not a monoculture. It contains a mix of different species, which may react differently in specific locations. Hanes is the professional in charge, and he doesn't think

Re: [UC] RoundUp burning is visible

2011-06-18 Thread Anthony West
You rock, Lew. -- Tony West On 6/18/2011 11:51 PM, Lewis Mellman wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmxcmpR1GQAfeature=related You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see

Re: [UC] RoundUp burning is visible

2011-06-18 Thread Glenn
From the UCD Quest, Summer 2010 UCD and the Clark Park Partnership, a consortium that OVERSEES park maintenance, events, POLICIES and capital projects... Wilma, While Mr. West continually points to the Parks Dept., it seems that UCD claims that it is in charge of Clark Park in this

Re: [UC] RoundUp burning is visible

2011-06-18 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
Glenn wrote: Once a person goes through this, as I have, he or she will understand this technique used in an iron triangle. the solution seems obvious: penn's ucd can go to the farmers' market at clark park next saturday and buy up all the bottles of organic compost tea, and then spray