Any sundews in there ?
You should really check on the legality of collection moss and sundews.
Ozzy - MassMorels has permission from the land owner to collect the moss, and had no idea there were sundews there because he didnt see any anywhere, i dont remember if you read that and saw the photos he posted.
Ozzy - MassMorels has permission from the land owner to collect the moss, and had no idea there were sundews there because he didnt see any anywhere, i dont remember if you read that and saw the photos he posted.
lol sphagnum is sphagnum, sig, the red might only be temporary anyhow, ive had green stuff turn red and red stuff turn green.
in my experience, sphagnum grows at an insane rate, so i dont think he did any harm to the sphagnum or ecosystem, im not sure about the sundews though, its strange that hes getting tons of sprouts of D. rotundifolia when there were seemingly no drosera there.
if the land is private land, the owner generally has final say IRC, there was a huge debate on this not too long ago....
if Ozzy can go out and take utrics and dews from the boiling springs lake or greenswamp, then why is he not being flamed, but suddenly a new member who comes along, and gets heavy into the hobby, has hawkeyes on him, personally, i dont think he did anything wrong.
if he had gone and taken a truck bed of sphagnum and mature dews, then this would be a different story.
The issue is he is bothering wetlands
If Ozzy can go out and take utrics and dews from the boiling springs lake or greenswamp, then why is he not being flamed
NOW, onto the moral part of the discussion.. The property owner MOWS AS MUCH OF THIS STUFF DOWN AS HE CAN!! So, I am indeed saving this moss and it's contents from imminent destruction. And the trade and sale of these materials is strictly going to growers and cultivators. So, IMO.. I'm ensuring it's survival. Don't judge me if you don't know what the whole story is. Maybe you should've done more research..
Something else I just thought about.. according to you, the property owner isn't allowed to mow his property because that would be considered destruction and removal. So he could be arrested for mowing his lawn and removing the waste?
And we already covered the fact that, sphagnum moss and sundews are not on the Michigan endangered/protected list.