Hello my dear friends,
For 2 1/2 years now there have been a group of people trying to keep the forest above my beloved Larsens beach, pictured above, from being cut down and turned into cattle pasture. Many of you have read my other posts about this. Most of the focus in the community has been on maintaining current access, but there is a much more global issue at stake here, which is losing coral reefs all over the world.
Up until now we have managed to stop the rancher, but today the fencing went up at the top of the hill. So we need to ramp up the vigil. It is no mystery that reefs die when the vegetation is cleared from the land above them and they get buried in run-off. This reef has been protected for a long time and is one of the only pristine reefs left on this island. But this is not a local issue. It is global. We are losing reefs everywhere and they are SO important to the health of our oceans.
So I ask for your help in saving a specific one right here in my backyard. Please hold the thought with me that the rancher is stopped and the forest remains intact and the reef remains ALIVE.
Say YES! Thanks for listening.
Up until now we have managed to stop the rancher, but today the fencing went up at the top of the hill. So we need to ramp up the vigil. It is no mystery that reefs die when the vegetation is cleared from the land above them and they get buried in run-off. This reef has been protected for a long time and is one of the only pristine reefs left on this island. But this is not a local issue. It is global. We are losing reefs everywhere and they are SO important to the health of our oceans.
So I ask for your help in saving a specific one right here in my backyard. Please hold the thought with me that the rancher is stopped and the forest remains intact and the reef remains ALIVE.
Say YES! Thanks for listening.
NOOOOO! I am so sad to hear this! I'm praying. Is there anything more I can do? Write to anyone? Just SADDENED....
ReplyDeletethats been a ranch since the 1800 now you come to our island and want to change that
ReplyDeleteDaniel, you are more local on Kauai than most locals there. You didn't "come to" the island. Your heart has always been there. You do more good for Kauai than anyone who would post as "anonymous" would care to find out about. You care for those beaches and the sealife within the ocean. No ranch will ever be more important than the state of the oceans, as the world as a whole depends upon their health. Please keep your passion alive. I miss reading your blog
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