tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post5410910179727296348..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: The Opportunity to Rewild Thanks to the Beneficence and Super Abundance of Modern AgriculturePBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-66690276599523262112015-05-22T11:14:06.178-04:002015-05-22T11:14:06.178-04:00All the cornfields are from my youth in east Penns...All the cornfields are from my youth in east Pennsylvania are gone. Filled in with housing developments, mini mansions and apartment complexes. <br /><br />Seems so impractical for a community. You need a car just to get food. <br /><br />The horse and buggy roads are jammed with traffic. We could ride a bicycle out on those old farm roads and never once get passed by a car. The small town I grew up in now has a traffic light and a McDonald's.<br /><br />The school kids now must take the bus instead of doing the 5-10 minute walk.<br /><br />I just shake my head when I travel home to visit mom. <br /><br />Then when I leave, the old town I knew as a kid takes over my stored brain images again. The old place will never change... in my mind. They can't change that.5stringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687256047528201444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-56228904218497106012015-05-20T11:13:08.523-04:002015-05-20T11:13:08.523-04:00I hope that more farmland is converted back to it&...I hope that more farmland is converted back to it's natural state. When I went out to Wyoming in 1999, I've seen first hand the degradation of sage brush and the destruction of riparian areas by over grazing of cattle. My friend showed me non-grazed sage. Which is about 6 feet tall, then the grazed sage which is about 3 feet tall. Sage is a tough plant and can take a lot of abuse. It has for over 100 years and still survives, but not enough for sage grouse to live. I've chosen not to eat beef for that very reason. And have become disgusted at the arrogance of some of the beef cattle farmers/ranchers I've met. Oil development does not seem so bad, until you realize that sage grouse will not live nor nest in any area that has perching above their habitat for avian predators, hawks, falcons and golden eagles. Oil rigs, and buildings are also killing off sage grouse, by providing perches for avian predators. The Sagebrush Sea is airing on PBS May 20th at 8:00. <br />Karen Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911871393351134noreply@blogger.com