We need our elected officials to stand up for our green spaces. It appears that some people do not want to lump humans and wildlife together as one group that desperately needs untouched green spaces. Roadless tracts of land are not “undeveloped;” they are a thriving ecosystem that benefit everyone. A managed forest is not an ecosystem. It is a tree plantation. When loggers go into an area to thin trees, they wreak havoc. Our nation continues to fragment habitats. Animals are hit by cars causing loss of life and property. Will we be like countries in Europe with no old growth forests left? Will consumerism be the cause of our eventual demise as we continue to kill the very ecosystems that support our continued survival? If our state representatives and local boards will not protect our land and our water, we need our federal representatives to stand up and save our wild places.
Karen Hoffman
20683 Tally Ho Ct
Ashburn, VA 20147