Thank you both for being here today.
I want to start with a little clarification, following up on what Mr. Calkins was asking, about your definition of an invasive species and this business of being introduced outside its native range.
We have the mountain pine beetle. I'm a biologist. When I think of something being introduced, I think of something coming in somebody's suitcase or in a packing crate, or carried by some human action, whereas pine beetles flew across the rockies on a nice Pacific breeze. I can see why the mountain pine beetle infestation is of national concern, but maybe you should work on your definition.
We have other things. Maybe white pine blister rust isn't a good example because it's an introduced species as well, but it's moving up mountains because of climate change and attacking white bark pine. Would that fit in that definition?
These are climate change actions. I'm just wondering how you work around that, or whether you just look at something moving and causing economic damage.