I feel compelled to clarify a few of my thoughts, then I will shut up about this topic- it's taken too much of my time and perhaps others' as well. "My" cemetery and "your" cemetery makes no sense to me. If I have ancestors at Arlington National Cemetery, that does not make it "mine." They are "our" cemeteries and we have to come up with reasonable means of preserving them. Only if I have a cemetery on my privately owned property would I consider it "mine." Our stewardship is not about possession of stones or bones or cemeteries. Obviously many Township cemeteries are in dire need of the maintenance that they are due by law. However, what of the hundreds of family plots on private land that do not fall under these provisions? Township trustees are not responsible for their care, and I would guess that family plots on private land could well outnumber the township controlled cemeteries. A non-native plant is one introduced by (in Indiana) European American settlers and those who came after. Finally, I doubt that many of our ancestors of 100-150 years ago bothered to mow cemeteries, even if such equipment was available. More than likely they let livestock graze or, very possibly, burnt them off in the spring. Burning the fencerows off in April is still a yearly task in many rural areas. Again, I personally believe that divisive or inflammatory comments on this list do little to advance our goals. And that ends my discussion of this topic.