saddened and angry

[NickiM]

I went to my favorite milkweed "grocery store" this morning to look for cats and eggs. What had been a beautiful, healthy stand of common milkweed is now dead or dying. Some idiot had sprayed it with an herbicide--I refuse to use the words "weed killer", because there are no weeds, just plants that are where we don't want them to be.

I wouldn't have been able to feed all of my cats last year without this patch of milkweed, and I don't know where I'm going to get enough for all the cats I have this year. Plus, I found quite a few cats in this patch last year, and now one less place for a female to lay eggs.

[Mona Miller]

Sorry to hear that. I've been trying to work with a gas line company to get them to mow later. Last year, it was a bit later. They promised to mow this field last this year. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but will watch the field. I want to collect seeds again.

[blazing star]

Nicki,

Is there a restored prairie near you where you can collect leaves?

[alcoo]

That is so frustrating. I'm so sorry that happened to you I have endless supplies, if you need any help with it let me know.

[Mona Miller]

Sorry to hear that. I've been trying to work with a gas line company to get them to mow later. Last year, it was a bit later. They promised to mow this field last this year. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but will watch the field. I want to collect seeds again.

This year the gas pipeline company mowed pathways so they could check the line and left most of the field unmowed. I highly recommend contacting companies, informing them of the importance of habitat, and asking for them to delay or leave part of the area unmowed.

[mosquitocontrol]

Why can't people respect other peoples property. All they had to do was ask about and you could have told them not to destroy it. That's sick.