We are constantly being lied to about the environment...just like everything else. In my own state of Oregon...it is practically shoved in our faces. Two days ago a wolverine was filmed 24 miles from my home. One was in the area a year ago, and another last year crossed a highway about 100 miles south of me. Four years ago one was filmed dining on a dead seal on the beach just across the Columbia river. Wolverines are supposed to be "forced north, searching for heavy snow areas, that are disappearing". No. They are recolonizing Oregon, just as wolves have done, over the last 20 years. Next will be grizzlies, as there have been sightings in NE Oregon. Last summer a cougar was strolling on a highly populated tourist beach. While massive numbers of new people have moved here ... the only thing that brought all this wildlife back...was to simply stop the hunting and trapping.
Florida is an example. When I moved to the Keys in 1980, the American crocodile was so threatened, it existed in a tiny corner of Everglades National Park. To my chagrin, one could only view them with a ranger...IF you had a darn good reason. I asked a ranger about panthers. To quote him: "There might be one Florida panther in all of south Florida". Fast forward 44 years. There are now 13 million more people living in Florida (and that's a low estimate). Florida panthers are now so common, they show up on door cams eating the family dog. American crocodiles have made a miraculous comeback. They are turning up in back yards all the way north to Tampa. When Key Largo recently flooded, the crocs were swimming in the flooded streets, making people afraid to wade to the store.
I'm sick to death being lied to, by the global elite. About wildlife, and all the other lies. According to them, human over-population and habitat loss is killing all the wildlife. Don't believe your lyin' eyes when you see a wolverine, cougar or crocodile on your doorstep... believe what we tell you. I'm sorry ...but I don't believe the bs anymore. I have critical thinking skills, and I've lived almost 64 years, and I REMEMBER how rare it was to see this kind of wildlife as a child. Seeing a Canada goose was a rare sight in 1966. Now their poop covers the ground in every park. I'm not complaining. I love to see the RETURN of almost-hunted-to-extinction animals. However, gardeners would do well to use their own experience to make choices about their land. Leave the environmental propaganda for the idiots who believe msm.
I'm a big believer in observing first before seeking advice. There is so much bad advice being shared by well-meaning people, in addition to all the bad science that fills the msm. It's good to hear that wildlife is recovering in your area. I saw a bald eagle fly over my property for the first time ever a few years ago. There's a decent population here, but it was still exciting to see one from my porch.
I never knew there was any controversy about worms in the soil. I always thought earthworms were universally loved by gardeners... but now I know there are so many kinds of worms. Scary quote of the day: "...you have the permission of many experts to murder it on sight..."
There have been lots of articles in the last few years about earthworms damaging forests. It's impossible to know how bad the situation really is when every new threat is touted as the end of the world.
I like the wait and see approach. Too easy to kick off when something unusual turns up. Its amazing how much time and energy can be taken up, by gardeners or environmental groups, in murdering nature because its seen to be in the wrong place or not native.
We are constantly being lied to about the environment...just like everything else. In my own state of Oregon...it is practically shoved in our faces. Two days ago a wolverine was filmed 24 miles from my home. One was in the area a year ago, and another last year crossed a highway about 100 miles south of me. Four years ago one was filmed dining on a dead seal on the beach just across the Columbia river. Wolverines are supposed to be "forced north, searching for heavy snow areas, that are disappearing". No. They are recolonizing Oregon, just as wolves have done, over the last 20 years. Next will be grizzlies, as there have been sightings in NE Oregon. Last summer a cougar was strolling on a highly populated tourist beach. While massive numbers of new people have moved here ... the only thing that brought all this wildlife back...was to simply stop the hunting and trapping.
Florida is an example. When I moved to the Keys in 1980, the American crocodile was so threatened, it existed in a tiny corner of Everglades National Park. To my chagrin, one could only view them with a ranger...IF you had a darn good reason. I asked a ranger about panthers. To quote him: "There might be one Florida panther in all of south Florida". Fast forward 44 years. There are now 13 million more people living in Florida (and that's a low estimate). Florida panthers are now so common, they show up on door cams eating the family dog. American crocodiles have made a miraculous comeback. They are turning up in back yards all the way north to Tampa. When Key Largo recently flooded, the crocs were swimming in the flooded streets, making people afraid to wade to the store.
I'm sick to death being lied to, by the global elite. About wildlife, and all the other lies. According to them, human over-population and habitat loss is killing all the wildlife. Don't believe your lyin' eyes when you see a wolverine, cougar or crocodile on your doorstep... believe what we tell you. I'm sorry ...but I don't believe the bs anymore. I have critical thinking skills, and I've lived almost 64 years, and I REMEMBER how rare it was to see this kind of wildlife as a child. Seeing a Canada goose was a rare sight in 1966. Now their poop covers the ground in every park. I'm not complaining. I love to see the RETURN of almost-hunted-to-extinction animals. However, gardeners would do well to use their own experience to make choices about their land. Leave the environmental propaganda for the idiots who believe msm.
I'm a big believer in observing first before seeking advice. There is so much bad advice being shared by well-meaning people, in addition to all the bad science that fills the msm. It's good to hear that wildlife is recovering in your area. I saw a bald eagle fly over my property for the first time ever a few years ago. There's a decent population here, but it was still exciting to see one from my porch.
Yucky and interesting too. Where in US are you Lynn? I’m in PNW. 💞
Southeastern Ohio
I’m already over those jumping worms, which were supposed to denude our soil to nothing. Far as I can tell, they’ve had zero impact.
They do make weird, dry granules on the soil surface but I just cover up those areas.
I never knew there was any controversy about worms in the soil. I always thought earthworms were universally loved by gardeners... but now I know there are so many kinds of worms. Scary quote of the day: "...you have the permission of many experts to murder it on sight..."
There have been lots of articles in the last few years about earthworms damaging forests. It's impossible to know how bad the situation really is when every new threat is touted as the end of the world.
I like the wait and see approach. Too easy to kick off when something unusual turns up. Its amazing how much time and energy can be taken up, by gardeners or environmental groups, in murdering nature because its seen to be in the wrong place or not native.