Re: [RC] How tree hugging hurts the environment - Barbara McCrary
There are still deer, antelope and elk
grazing...alongside the cattle. Our area is not native land for antelope
and elk, but we have more deer than you can believe. Around here, the
native peoples burned the land so that it produced more of the vegetation deer
prefer and so the deer were easier to hunt. Burning also encouraged the
growth of wild berries.
-----Original Message----- From:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Angie
Fura Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:44 AM To: Marlene
Moss; Ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] How tree hugging hurts the
environment
My viewpoint is a little different - I guess that's no surprise by
now. I think it stems from how I define "environment." In
my opinion, its the natural state of the planet. Its not human
centric where man has dominion over the earth and animals. I
view humankind's industrialization and development of the planet as not
natural and therefore a burden to the planet. Without humans to alter
the environment, cows would not be pastured and overgrowth would burn
naturally on a regular basis (germinating seeds and creating rich soil
etc). Yes, nature always finds a way but I don't beleive that it should
in some cases.
BTW - if environmentalists are tree huggers, is there a term to describe
those on the other side of the debate?
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Original Message ---- From: Marlene Moss
<Marlene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Ridecamp
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:27:32
PM Subject: [RC] How tree hugging hurts the environment
My husband’s family lives in
Steamboat Colorado and have
lived there far longer than the hippy/tree huggers. The tree huggers are
trying to restrict the use of cattle on BLM land, trying to buy up land so
that it can’t be used and to leave it “pristine”. Well, anyone who knows
Steamboat knows how fast and big things grow there. So what’s happened
is that the undergrowth is totally out of control and a single lightening
strike could cause a fire that would be devastating to plant, animal and
humans. Naturally, fires are supposed to happen to clear out the
undergrowth, but no one, not even the tree huggers, are going to vote to just
allow the fires to burn. So the cattle can actually play an important
role in keeping the overall environment safe. This is one of those
topics that are not safe to bring up at the dinner table!!!
