I was happy to see jessikah's comment on my February 25 posting and certainly agree with her main points, especially her call to hear from more voices of the Sierra, from those who are being directly impacted by current growth trends.
Nor do I regard my posting as a balanced look at this issue. It was partly a corrective to my December 6, 2006 post and partly to spark further discussion. The best thing about blogging, as I see it, is that it invites the sharing of ideas as opposed to the essentially passive experience of reading the Sunday op-ed page.
I myself am deeply conflicted about the many changes being thrust upon the Sierra's landscape and culture. I don't want to become a nay-saying curmudgeon, and pray that somehow growth can be managed better there than the norm elsewhere in our state. Yet when I read about the City of Loyalton's hardball tactics against neighboring ranchers who seek conservation easements on their land, I fear my prayers will be for nought.
Rethinking Urban Sprawl and Community
I was happy to see jessikah's comment on my February 25 posting and certainly agree with her main points, especially her call to hear from more voices of the Sierra, from those who are being directly impacted by current growth trends.
Nor do I regard my posting as a balanced look at this issue. It was partly a corrective to my December 6, 2006 post and partly to spark further discussion. The best thing about blogging, as I see it, is that it invites the sharing of ideas as opposed to the essentially passive experience of reading the Sunday op-ed page.
I myself am deeply conflicted about the many changes being thrust upon the Sierra's landscape and culture. I don't want to become a nay-saying curmudgeon, and pray that somehow growth can be managed better there than the norm elsewhere in our state. Yet when I read about the City of Loyalton's hardball tactics against neighboring ranchers who seek conservation easements on their land, I fear my prayers will be for nought.
--Bill Pieper