by Et in Arcadia ego » Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:37 pm
I've never closely looked at the bigger enviornmentalist organizations..Now I know why; these people are f%cking wackos..<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>I confess; I have a skeptical nature. When somebody wants to do something nice for me, I always wonder why. I noted many of these folks were not traditional supporters of the hardwood industry. They were, for example, working hard to eliminate hardwood timber sales on National Forest. Therefore, it seemed imprudent to accept the message without better knowing the messenger.<br><br>I wondered, for example, who is the Dogwood Alliance? Why would they be concerned about the future of the hardwood industry? Do they really have a open vision of the problem, or are they looking at it with minds made up?<br><br>When I first learned of the Dogwood Alliance, I was working on the Wildlands Project, and my initial thought was that they might be a part of it.<br><br>For those unacquainted with The Wildlands Project, it was begun by Earth First! founder Dave Foreman, back in the early '90's. The goal of The Wildlands Project is to return large areas of North America, approximately fifty percent, to wild land or wilderness, for the preservation of biological diversity.<br><br>In order to do this, The Wildlands Project relies on what they call a "wilderness recovery network." This network consists of 1) core areas, which are mostly public lands, 2) buffer zones, utilizing public and private lands, and 3) corridors, also using a combination of pubic and private lands. Since the Dogwood Alliance works mainly on private land issues, I first wondered if they could be a part of the Wildlands Project's strategy for buffers and corridors. I eventually concluded they were not formally affiliated with The Wildlands Project, although I did find some interesting connections that would imply at least an awareness of, if not an agreement with, the Wildland Project's goals.<br><br>Eventually, I was able to get a reasonable understanding of the Dogwood Alliance by looking at its leadership, and the organizations that they represented. <br><br>Dogwood Alliance Network Coordinator is Cielo Sand Myczack, of the Broadened Horizons Riverkeeper Project. Cielo is Spanish for heaven, and in her own unique way, Ms. Myczack is a very spiritual person.<br><br>Dogwood Alliance Network Coordinator is Cielo Sand Myczack, of the Broadened Horizons Riverkeeper Project. Cielo is Spanish for heaven, and in her own unique way, Ms. Myczack is a very spiritual person.<br><br>Broadened Horizons is the name of the boat that she and husband Leaf lived on for about six years as Riverkeepers. What is a Riverkeeper? Well, according to Ms. Myczack;<br><br> <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>"A Riverkeeper is somebody who goes down to the river, shuts down all pre-conceived notions about what a river is. A Riverkeeper lives on the river, with the river, and asks the river to speak to her/him. We believed early on that the river did talk to us. The river creatures talk to us also....A Riverkeeper is one who asks the river what it needs, and is willing to speak out for the river." <br><br>For many years Ms. Myczack spoke for the river through her Great Blue Heron, Walks-With-Care. The puppet serves as Ms. Myczack's alter ego, and she describes him by saying:<br><br> "He is a living bird when I put him on. He is not a cutesy bird--he is more of a Zen master...He says things that I might not get away with. I have to be careful with him because he is so alive."</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Why are people like this sending me hand addressed letters that have been tampered with? <p></p><i></i>
