Maybe I am naive, but I think we can applaud those who manage land for
wildlife AND those who try to have less of an impact by doing things like
riding a bike and being vegetarian. Does it have to be either/or?

Mike Clarke
Pullman

On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 7:16 AM, Doug Schonewald <dschone8 at donobi.net>
wrote:

> Thanks Scott
>
> There is always going to be biased people on both sides of the fence. I
> recall a farmer near Othello who was presented with an environmental honor
> for his tireless efforts to improve habitat and enhance wildlife on his
> properties. Not only was he commended on his own efforts (at his own
> expense I might add) but environmentalists were so impressed with his
> efforts that he was awarded some kind of grant to continue his work to
> further improve habitats on his properties. It is an impressive body of
> work. Of course he really could have made a difference by riding a bicycle,
> driving a Prius, or becoming a vegetarian.
>
> This kind of behavior is EXACTLY the reason I left organized birding for
> good. I still bird regularly, but, with the exception of a few close
> associates and birding friends, I wouldn't report a Rustic Bunting if it
> was bouncing around my backyard all winter, especially to Tweeters. The
> "Holier Than Thou" attitudes and other BS that will come with such a report
> is not worth it.
>
> Cheers
>
> Doug
>
>
> --- downess at charter.net wrote:
>
> From: Scott Downes <downess at charter.net>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] Sweeping generalities of "cattle country"
> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 06:40:55 -0800
>
> A brief note that sweeping generalities of areas mentioned in emails such
> as "hostile to wildlife in cattle country" is not only partially inaccurate
> but it hurts the relationships that we should all try to build.
>
> Land use policies are often at odds between environmentalists and
> ranchers, but I've seen many ranchers actively feed birds, report unusual
> birds they've had on their land, hardly hostile to all wildlife.
> There are individuals that are hostile to birds and wildlife throughout
> the state. These sweeping generalities reinforce the divide of east vs west
> in the state that some groups try to promote. We should try to encourage
> any love of wildlife rather than blindly casting these negative
> generalities.
>
> Scott Downes
> Downess at charter.net
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