pine trees
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Ralph Maughan
Colorado Democrat Udall says his bill will combat a great natural disaster- Yes there are millions of acres of beetle killed pine trees in Colorado, but also Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon and Washington, New Mexico, British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon. Local politicians respond to local demands to do something, but rarely do…
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Ralph Maughan
Beetle kill is hardly a local issue- This is not the first I’ve posted articles about this, but it needs to repeated because of the continuing local perception that is an issue for a particular national forest or state without the recognition that pine trees (but not necessarily other kinds of conifers) are dying by…
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”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”
Edward Abbey
“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”
Jim Fowler
“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”
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