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As discussed in the article above, forest health rests on microscopic soil organisms and tiny land creatures. Agricultural and land management practices generally dismiss soil life and small mammals as unimportant. Yet the conservation and restoration of our mighty forests and their iconic wildlife depends on the tiniest and seemingly insignificant animals.

70-years ago the great forester and philosopher Aldo Leopold put it this way: “The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism. Only those who know the most about it can appreciate how little is known about it. The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: ‘What good is it?’ If the land mechanism as a whole is good, then every part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like but do not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.”

Here is an excellent article on the geologic history of the Snake River Basin in Idaho. The Fall River – a tributary of the Snake -flows through Pitchstone Waters.

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Quoting the producers of the video above, “David Spicer’s leadership in restoring springs, wetlands, and riparian areas on his ranch and beyond has helped keep a species from being listed under the ESA and supported return of many more to this Nevada desert valley. We thank him for sharing his story.”

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