And a barrier against flooding, as it soaks up and slowly releases large amounts of water, instead of it running off quickly down rivers.
It always pisses me off when I hear about draining of wetlands for development…
There are rules here that say you need to replace wetlands you destroy, but of course they never recreate what they took away. Those wetlands are WHAT they are and WHERE they are for a fucking reason. You can’t just move them and expect them to function the same way, but beyond that, they typically replace the active and stable wetlands with shitty stuff like swamps that are only replacements on paper. Swamps exist where they do because they work there. They do not exist elsewhere because they do not work there. And swamps are no substitute for marshes and floodplains and creeks and stuff. They just aren’t.
Tell that to the untouched land behind me that when brought to the planning commission was hit with more complaints than they could handle and it was withdrawn. A new plan was slipped through avoiding the lot that touched homes so they didn’t have to notify anyone. It was approved and they immediately cleared the lot that wasn’t in the plan citing the need for an emergency exit. Then they added about 80 foot of elevation to the property (so much dirt and dust).
Remember everything is a worker.
That wetland works to clean your water.
The tree works to clean your air.
That plant works to give you food.
We must take care of them in exchange for their efforts.
Wetlanders need to stand together, and push the seanchan back into the sea.
I love this reference so much. For context, I’m on my 4th readthrough of the series.
Yes, you read that right.
But you don’t UNDERSTAND!
A large company needs MORE PARKING LOTS!!!
Which then are empty 95% of the time
This is so pretty, perfect spot for a parking lot
The best way to explore nature is through man powered means. Walking, cycling, kayaking, swimming.
What’s your opinion on horseback riding?
Terrain can be too difficult for them, plan ahead.
Acceptable if you are not fox hunting.
That made me recall the time I went to a natural spring near the city. I was expecting to see a lively environment but I only saw feral cats, maybe a cat colony supported by those crazy cat people that thinks those poor kitties don’t do any harm. Where I live there are also LOTS of cat colonies near the rivers, some are registered as such, some not.
kitties don’t do any harm
‘Big Yellow Taxi’ is overused, so here’s a different song to lament beautiful environments crushed into dust:
'They went down to the river, found the riverbed dry
Lost Eden in the valley, where the hummingbird cried
They went down to the shoreline in white rags and veils
And drew out in the sand a lament for the trail…
They went down to the valley, where the valley once laid
With reeds under the branches, where nightingales played
They bowed down to the north star as the last note was sung
With the sins of their fathers, their whole world was done.’
