Being recently retired, I…

Being recently retired, I spend more time reading, travelling and becoming more aware of the environment. I see green spaces and wooded areas disappear due to commercial, industrial and residential expansion. I feel compelled to speak out in support of more efforts and legislation to protect the environment and spaces that provide the habitat necessary for the survival of not just endangered species but wildlife as well. Our generation is watching as species and natural spaces disappear. The next generation will grow up never knowing what we had. Too often we put our needs and wants above those of nature. We need to stop taking the easy way out, which is usually at the expense of nature, and make decisions that protect nature. As we destroy nature, we are slowly destroying ourselves.