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Soul Beckons Wild & Wise's avatar

All of this. So incredibly resonant and beautifully written. Thank you!

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Melissa Cullens's avatar

Oh wow, thank you! I am so glad to hear it, and what a kind compliment 🫢🏻

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Amy Walsh's avatar

My understanding is that your surrender to the celandines is backed by science! I can tell you more if you actually care, but I know most people don't feel the same way I do about misunderstood plants :)

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Melissa Cullens's avatar

TELL ME MORE!!

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Amy Walsh's avatar

This article provides a really nice summary!

https://kollibri.substack.com/p/the-widening-gap-between-popular?utm_source=%2Fsearch%2Finvasive%2520species&utm_medium=reader2

The gist of it is that no species have gone extinct even on at the state level because of invasive species and that there is a lot more nuance to the invasive species science and what "harm" in this setting means than how invasive species are portrayed.

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Melissa Cullens's avatar

omg thank you!!! This was a great read. And now I feel good about loving my celandine!!

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Dan Cooney's avatar

beautiful writing

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Melissa Cullens's avatar

Aw hey, thanks so much for that. It really means so much to hear that you enjoyed it!! Sometimes I feel like I’m just throwing things into the void.

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