Cattle grazing and misplaced priorities (v2.0)
-- Illegal Grazing in 2001-2002 --
The following photo-essay documents a case of the conflicts between grazing, private property laws, and basic environmental values.
Updates: 29 April 2002: I spoke with Forest Service staff, who assured me they
were intending to make various (as yet unpublished) changes as to how
the cattle were managed, in order to keep the cattle out of the delicate
Darlingtonia site. I have accordingly reduced the web site vitriol
a certain degree. See in particular my new comments at:
page 20, page 21, and
page 22.
Disclaimer:
The views expressed in the domain www.sarracenia.com do not necessarily
reflect those of my employers, granting agencies, or nonprofit organizations
with which I work. Nor do they necessarily represent the opinions of the
owners of the land discussed in this photo-essay, or the organizations that
hold the conservation easements. The opinions expressed in www.sarracenia.com
are those of myself--a scientist who is angry to see an important
ecological site being damaged simply because the cattle grazing laws
do not allow for sufficient
protection of highly sensitive natural area.
