Different organizations were involved from the outset and this increased the complexity of such things as priorities, expectations, accountability, and reporting.
Enlightened self-interest is involved: from this year's institute participants, five will be selected to have works performed by the orchestra during next year's event, scheduled for June.
Animals were involved from the start.
This time, both were involved from conception.
All the partners involved benefit from this project.
Regardless of the number of selective agents involved, results from this type of experiment can identify plants that perform well in the presence of B. tectorum and that may offer the best potential for restoring invaded rangelands.
State PSC Chairwoman Audrey Zibelman couldn't stop praising the community activists, government officials, business representatives and water utility officials involved in this unique from-the-ground-up planning process.
"L.P.N.Y. was involved in this from very early on," she adds.
"Whoever the recipients of the initiative are, they have to be involved in this from day one," he says.
Furthermore, informed written consent was obtained from all participants involved in this study, including from the families of the autopsied patients.
We were facing a difficult task in preventing the media from being involved in this game.
