Palm Beach County here in Florida has done a wonderful job of reimagining water treatment plants, creating 'wetlands' for a natural way of recycling water and encouraging nesting birds (herons, egrets, storks, ibis, roseate spoonbills, to name a few). If only someone innovative and farsighted could imagine such a solution for Jamaica!!
That's wonderful... It seems like a "no brainer" to artificially create wetlands this way - it should not be so difficult! We do go to sewage ponds (as we call them) for birdwatching trips, while carefully negotiating crocodiles!! I must have a look at the link. This week is World Water Week!
I agree, Emma, development brings forlorn for me- I write about it, too. I do believe we are all resilient, including nature, and we must be taught what that means, which is my mission of Wildlands!
Keep loving nature, and writing about it- nature needs all of us that are called to write and take action on her behalf!
I will constantly write about Nature - there is so much to write about her! And will continue to take action, too... I have a WordPress blog (petchary.wordpress.com) in which I ensure that I am true to my calling. Woodlands sounds amazing. And "development" has a dead sound to it, doesn't it... More to come!
Sis, the irony is so great. It would be laughable if it wasn’t so tragic. So few “leaders” appear to understand that at this time on Planet Earth, the less you put under concrete, the better. Ie the more nature you preserve, the better your chance at “resilience.” In S Fl where we lived and strove a quarter century to protect natural areas beginning with Everglades Nat Park, the guv now proposes golf courses and other development in state parks. Oy!
Palm Beach County here in Florida has done a wonderful job of reimagining water treatment plants, creating 'wetlands' for a natural way of recycling water and encouraging nesting birds (herons, egrets, storks, ibis, roseate spoonbills, to name a few). If only someone innovative and farsighted could imagine such a solution for Jamaica!!
https://discover.pbcgov.org/waterutilities/Pages/Wetlands.aspx
That's wonderful... It seems like a "no brainer" to artificially create wetlands this way - it should not be so difficult! We do go to sewage ponds (as we call them) for birdwatching trips, while carefully negotiating crocodiles!! I must have a look at the link. This week is World Water Week!
I agree, Emma, development brings forlorn for me- I write about it, too. I do believe we are all resilient, including nature, and we must be taught what that means, which is my mission of Wildlands!
Keep loving nature, and writing about it- nature needs all of us that are called to write and take action on her behalf!
I will constantly write about Nature - there is so much to write about her! And will continue to take action, too... I have a WordPress blog (petchary.wordpress.com) in which I ensure that I am true to my calling. Woodlands sounds amazing. And "development" has a dead sound to it, doesn't it... More to come!
Sis, the irony is so great. It would be laughable if it wasn’t so tragic. So few “leaders” appear to understand that at this time on Planet Earth, the less you put under concrete, the better. Ie the more nature you preserve, the better your chance at “resilience.” In S Fl where we lived and strove a quarter century to protect natural areas beginning with Everglades Nat Park, the guv now proposes golf courses and other development in state parks. Oy!
I know. The irony is indeed great! Thanks for the sympathies. Concrete is a useful material, but it has its place...I JUST saw something about the National Parks in Florida from a wonderful organisation based there. There is an online petition on change.org. https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-great-outdoors-initiative-save-florida-s-state-parks-from-harmful-developments