February 25, 2022
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George Wuerthner
Did Native American use of fire make it so that wild country never really existed? When reporting about wildfire, current stories in the media often claim that in prehistory, fire was deliberately set by tribal groups so often that big or severe wildfires hardly existed. So, if that practice is restored today, it will be…
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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.”
Raveena Tandon
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