<p dir="ltr">That sounds like a logical plan! However knowing Ca as I do, I'm sure there would be some ecological concerns about importing a non-native species. Sensible ideas have a way of being vetoed in my over-regulated homeland.<br>
There would be worries of spreading Koala diseases to kitty cats. There would most certainly be a lease law prohibiting free range koalas and restricting them to escorted outings for nature calls and poo bags for proper sanitary disposal of those down under droppings.<br>
No, unfortunately those cute little critters are better off in their native land.<br>
Regretfully, <br>
Art Wood<br></p>
</br></br><div class="device_aol_et_org_dt_dd_quote"></div><hr style="border:0;height:1px;color:#999;background-color:#999;width:100%;margin:0 0 9px 0;padding:0;"></hr><span style="font-size:14px; color:#999999;">On Sunday, December 8, 2019 philwilking <<span style="color:#0000A0">philwilking@cox.net</span>> wrote:</span><br></br><div dir='ltr'><html><body>Have you considered importing some koalas to eat the eucalyptus trees? As <br clear="none">marsupials, they probably wouldn't be an ecological threat to any other <br clear="none">mammals, and they eat only eucalyptus leaves, so they wouldn't spread beyond <br clear="none">the already invasive tree species.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Phil Wilking - K5MZF<br clear="none">www.nolabanjo.com<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Ah, the seasons!<br clear="none">Autumn had come to the city,<br clear="none">the trees had turned to yellows,<br clear="none">and the winos had turned to reds.<br clear="none"><div class="yqt5067285641" id="yqtfd29195"><br clear="none">-----Original Message----- <br clear="none">From: ART WOOD<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Hi Bill and All:<br clear="none">As a resident of Northern California having seen upfront the damage and <br clear="none">devastation of the fires in Santa Rosa and Paradise, I can totally <br clear="none">understand the effect of these dreadful fires and commiserate with our <br clear="none">Australian friends.<br clear="none">It strikes me as an ironic aspect that Northern California is loaded with <br clear="none">Eucalyptus trees which were imported from Australia as a potential source of <br clear="none">lumber during the Gold Rush era of the 1850's. Unfortunately eucalyptus <br clear="none">trees have generally been proven to be a nuisance.<br clear="none">There is an extensive grove of E. trees not 100 yards from my backyard here <br clear="none">in San Leandro, a bedroom community of San Francisco. Our city has removed <br clear="none">many of these trees, but they are fast growing and resist eradication. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></body></html></div>