Hear Ye Hear Ye: The trial of invasive bush honeysuckle

PUBLIC NOTICE
Brought to you by Jean Ponzi
Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter

Trial of Bush Honeysuckle

Wednesday April 4, 2018 – 1:00 p.m.

The Old Courthouse – Downtown St. Louis

Can a MAN take a BUSH to trial?

What JUSTICE is possible when a PLANT that is moved around the world by HUMANS becomes so INVASIVE that it destroys the BIODIVERSITY of its new place? WITNESSES will testify, and a JURY will decide this case!

The TRIAL OF BUSH HONEYSUCKLE is an educational, FREE event.

Taking place with: a REAL JUDGE

REAL LAWYERS

REAL ISSUES

in a REAL HISTORIC COURTHOUSE

for the REAL PURPOSE

of educating St. Louis about the issue of invasive Bush Honeysuckle, about our responsibilities – and capabilities – for dealing with it.

Plaintiff: Dale Dufer – Artist and Woodworker, founder of Think About Tables
Defendant: Bush Honeysuckle – Lonicera maackii, “the kudzu of Missouri”

Judge: Hon. Anna C. Forder – first woman judge, St. Louis Circuit Court (retired)

Lawyers:
Kathleen Henry, Esq. – Director, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
Edward Heisel, Esq. – former Director, MO Coalition for the Environment

Music: Augusta Bottoms Consort

Educational Outreach from Wild Ones, St. Louis Audubon, Grow Native!, BiodiverseCity St. Louis, Great Rivers Greenway, Missouri Department of Conservation, Jay Doty the Honeysuckle Hercules & his Tools, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center.

Open to the Public – Learn more at Woodworms and the Official bush honeysuckle trial flier.

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