In a message dated 9/28/01 3:37:40 PM US Eastern Standard Time, rfrevert@megsinet.net writes: > ("weeds" are nonnative, introduced species that crowd out native plants) I never get angry when I know my cause is Just. Every grownup cemetery is in that situation from lack of the Township Trustee doing his Job. Just as St. Johns was not cared for and the DNR saw an opportunity to step in. They only have an Oral agreement from the Previous Trustee. The Present Morgan Township Trustee wants it back !!! How can the Law require it to be cleaned, and the same State Entity responsible declare it a Grownup Memorial. (Double Standards) How many years constitutes the naming a Plant, a "Native Plant" 100 years 1,000, 5,000, a Million, at what point do they become "native" and who introduced them other than the fact they evolved from something else. (Sorry, I'm not an Ecologist) Can you tell me how many Species have been Native and became Extinct through natural Evolution. My opinion, they belong in your cemetery, not mine. My goal is to clean cemeteries and preserve them as long as I live. Be it Trees, Bushes Weeds, Flowers, or Grass. I don't have time for frivolity. I'm not afraid to call a Flower a Weed. This ends my discussion of this subject. Jack E. Briles Sr. Floyd County PCRP Coordinator Po Box 444 New Albany, In. 47151-0444 (812) 282-6585 Fax (812) 282-6585