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essays: Sergey A. Zimov Also see the archival list of the Essays on Science and Society. GLOBAL VOICES OF SCIENCE: Pleistocene Park: Return of the Mammoth's Ecosystem Science 2005; 308: 796-798 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF]

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"Pleistocene Park- West"

Jesse T Bennett   (3 June 2005)

"Pleistocene Park- West" 3 June 2005
Jesse T Bennett, Co-Owner Driftless Land Stewardship LLC Respond to this E-Letter: Re: "Pleistocene Park- West"	This is similar to what all of us restorationist types are collectively doing in the Midwest; we just haven't begun to speak of our individual ecological restoration projects as part of a larger, greater whole. Even though many of us likely think on this order of magnitude, it would greatly improve our results if we would talk like this. Ours is fundamentally the same story, although humans directly impacting the macro fauna is only part of the story here [i.e., humans stop wildfire, allowing woods to invade, which negatively impacts natural communities; humans reek large-scale physical destruction to natural communities (e.g., agriculture); humans rapidly introduce non-native species; etc]. I believe that we restorationists/preservationists, by speaking of our endeavors as part of a global restoration/stabilization project, could potentially attract attention and new resources and partners to our cause. If each individual landowner/restorationist, along with all agency restorationists (Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, state DNR's, etc.), all NGO restorationists (TNC, TPE, IPN, TU, IPAW, etc.), and all commercial restorationists spoke of our projects as being part of a greater societal thrust, we may be able to improve our odds of making a difference. Jesse Bennett Driftless Land Stewardship LLC 13058 Rock School Rd. Glen Haven, WI 53810 www.driftlesslandstewardship.com