I'm sympathetic to the family who wants an acre or two around them-but you buy a few acres here, someone else buys a few acres over there, and pretty soon it will all be gone. Let's keep some inviolate. But we need to seize the opportunity to channel growth, and see that we don't despoil it an acre at a time. But let's look at our options to protect fragile environments. Places that are not fragile now may become so, and we need to try and be aware of what critical places need our attention.
Landscape is a finite resource.
When it's finished, it's finished. You pollute it, you pave it, and suddenly it's not there any more. If Coastal Mountains can work to educate people in that wise use and respect there's a chance that our coast and hinterland will still be something we can be proud of in 50 years time. Please see our events page for information on upcoming Land Trust activities.