One infected log can lead to the destruction of thousands of native trees which then endangers our parks and surrounding ecosystems.

Those of you who follow me on Instagram know that my fiancé and I have been learning to fish this year. Its been a lot of fun. Most of the fishing we do is catch and release. I was curious about how catch and release affected fish, so I did the research.

I want to share a thoughtful quote from David Haskell’s book The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature. The quote illustrates our changing relationship with forests. It begins by looking at nineteenth century forestry practices and how these have changed as the demand for lumber has grown.