Thank you, Rob, for the informative and sensuous description of these mature forests and ecosystems. Couldn’t make the hike, so am very appreciative of this piece and your linking to the political as well, the Dave Upthegrove community grassroots efforts and his commitment to protect these forests. Seeing the connections among all these realms of our lives as co-inhabitants of these lands and waterways is essential as we dismantle all that separates us from collective wellbeing, including all our more than human kin. I join in your 🕸️weaving, in the partner dance of the poetic, the scientific and the political. 🙏🏼
"The transition from plantation to true forests is a shift in worlds." With those words, Rob, you bring many thoughts to mind, for instance the concept of "renewable" that is used so often to exculpate the extraction of forests to feed the mills (the operations, the jobs, the shareholders, the demand for exports). What if our public policies transitioned from a plantation/extraction mentality to a love for exuberant forest life, urge to protect, restore and regenerate the natural earth ecosystems, and the creation of meaningful work in concert with maintaining these systems for people living within them? Thanks for alerting us to how we might have some impact on public policies!
Thanks Rob ! You beautifully described the forests that need protection. I was sad when I learned that Upgrove wouldn't be on the ballot! ❤️
Thanks, Kathy. Now the real work begins.
Thank you, Rob, for the informative and sensuous description of these mature forests and ecosystems. Couldn’t make the hike, so am very appreciative of this piece and your linking to the political as well, the Dave Upthegrove community grassroots efforts and his commitment to protect these forests. Seeing the connections among all these realms of our lives as co-inhabitants of these lands and waterways is essential as we dismantle all that separates us from collective wellbeing, including all our more than human kin. I join in your 🕸️weaving, in the partner dance of the poetic, the scientific and the political. 🙏🏼
Thanks, Jillian. Yes, a lot of weaving to do, and just letting the land be.
"The transition from plantation to true forests is a shift in worlds." With those words, Rob, you bring many thoughts to mind, for instance the concept of "renewable" that is used so often to exculpate the extraction of forests to feed the mills (the operations, the jobs, the shareholders, the demand for exports). What if our public policies transitioned from a plantation/extraction mentality to a love for exuberant forest life, urge to protect, restore and regenerate the natural earth ecosystems, and the creation of meaningful work in concert with maintaining these systems for people living within them? Thanks for alerting us to how we might have some impact on public policies!