I just read this week’s Gazette. I folded the paper with a level of anger, and yet saddened by the careless, flagrant act upon Edward’s Pond. I was struck by the question of whether we as a community value our forests and the creatures that depend on the integrity of functional ecosystems. I believe the majority of us do, and on some level understand the vital role of ecological integrity. Without balanced ecosystems the literal fabric that binds us all together begins to unravel.
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