Nature is resilient, but not on demand.
--Bruce Stallsmith
above the Fall Line in Huntsville, AL
> Ecological engineering is a bourgeoning field these days. Everything from
>reforestation/ prairie restoration to the creation of artificial wetlands.
>unfortunately this does not always jive with the radical environmental
>agenda
>which sees the world in terms of fighting tooth and nail to save tiny
>fragments
>of what once was as opposed to concentrating on the overall health of the
>ecosystem. For better or worse the damage has been done. But natural
>systems are
>even more resiliant than we sometimes imagine. They can recover and with
>help
>they can be brought back more quickly. Intelligently applied,
>eco-engineering and
>translocation of rare taxa to created refugia can be useful tools for
>conserving
>biodiversity as well as making human environments more livable and humane.
>That's an issue I would like to see be debated among environmentalists.
>Not only
>would it be the start of a contest for the soul of the movement, but it
>might
>even be a winning ticket for mainstream politics as well!
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