The good news reports tell you that the bald eagle is back. But the bad news is that there is evidence to show that those eagles which feed almost entirely on Great Lakes fish are not reproducing and they continue to show up with observed deformities such as crossed bills. It is our contention that the long-term ecological health and economic health of the Georgian Bay area can only be protected by undertaking a thorough assessment of the region's resources and their health, and planning for their protection and use as a single resource into the future. The Georgian Bay shoreline is not the only part of the Great Lakes shoreline in need of this type of integrated management and planning. Perhaps a movement towards this level of integration would go a long way to creating a sustainable future for the Great Lakes as a whole.
Forest ecosystems are more than trees.
Trees are the biggest guys on the block so to speak, so what they do is form this forest substrate for the other members of the forest community, which are probably 93 percent of the species there. If there are to be forest ecosystems, then there should be some that are left in order that the management comes from within, that they be self-sustaining. I'm not saying that is would be wrong to cut a tree here or there. Selective logging is radically different from modern industrial forestry. Modern industrial forestry is a shame and a crime.