reinhabiting california, pt. 2
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There are countries that can't be found in a World Atlas although they can be seen in a glance out the window, countries whose soft borders remain invisible to governments even though travelers easily sense crossing them. They are the natural countries founded on specific soils and land forms, exposed to particular climate and weather, and populated by native plants and animals which have endured since the last Ice Age. They exist as a live geography more distinct than the nations and states whose borders shift to arbitrarily include or divide them. One separate natural country is the western edge of North America bounded by the Pacific Ocean, Tehachapi Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and Klamath-Siskiyou Mounts to the Chetco River. The lushness and diversity of plant life alone distinguish it as a separate country. There is an amazing range of habitats: salt-freesh estuary, dune, coastal, forest, chapparal, volcanic terrain, mountain, etc.TRANSCRIPT
Printed for archive.ecologistpartial from Ecologist (Vol 7 No 10 - December 1977) at www.exacteditions.com. Copyright © 2012.
Printed for archive.ecologistpartial from Ecologist (Vol 7 No 10 - December 1977) at www.exacteditions.com. Copyright © 2012.