the eleventh commandment
“Thou shalt inherit the holy earth as a faithful steward, conserving its resources and productivity from generation to generation. Thou shalt safeguard thy fields from soil erosion, thy living waters from drying up, thy forests from desolation, and protect thy hills from overgrazing by thy herds, that thy descendants may have abundance forever. If any shall fail in this stewardship of the land thy fruitful fields shall become sterile stony ground and wasting gullies, and thy descendants shall decrease and live in poverty or perish from off the face of the earth”
Walter Lowdermilk, “Conquest of the Land Through Seven Thousand Years”, 1942
May 15th, 2005 @ 7:23 pm
thank you , bill! a knockout punch! so stirred by this; sent it to the county judge, president of big bend sierra club, president of big bend goats & people, politically correct local newspaper columnist, both civil engineers from whom we seek statements, as well as friends & family. also appreciated the link to soilandhealth.org
May 16th, 2005 @ 11:35 am
We are getting there fast!!! pity!!
May 17th, 2005 @ 11:29 am
Hey Bill, How is tricia doing? I have not heard anything since her Dad died. Is she still down there wrapping things up or is she back.