I’d like to get in touch with an environmental reporter who’s willing to delve into some longstanding issues with a natural area that’s fallen victim to the pressures of urbanization. I’m looking for someone who has the patience and commitment to tackle a complex issue, and who has a solid grounding in ecology and natural history.
This is a situation which is a deep tangle of failed conservation, failed law enforcement, indifferent state agencies and the insidious pressures of local politics. Local media have been unwilling to report on these issues, and the local newspaper has refused to run letters and guest columns expressing citizen concerns. These issues are an open secret in the community, but those who try to speak out are ridiculed and harassed, and most have simply given up. I’m looking for an outside reporter who’s willing to help preserve a natural area with detailed and objective reporting. If you or someone you know would be interested, please contact me off-list with my thanks in advance. - J. A.