tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post591176262980846681..comments2023-12-22T03:51:16.223-05:00Comments on Big Monkey, Helpy Chalk: Craig Delancey: "Optimal Ecosystems: A Positive Account of Wilderness"Rob Helpy-Chalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814390262154687969noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-46198150190622725842006-12-31T13:50:00.000-05:002006-12-31T13:50:00.000-05:00Interesting, but I don't think I can agree with th...Interesting, but I don't think I can agree with this definition. A place that supports diverse life is not necessarily a wilderness, just a healthy ecosystem. According to that definition traditional polyculture systems (especially at a large scale, multiple farms) might be considered a wilderness. A wilderness has to be a place that excludes people. It has to have some relationship to wild, to being outside of cultural controls, that is how the word is used. Wilderness areas in National Parks have a more limited set of human activities that are permitted. Roads especially seem to be considered antithetical to wilderness in the eyes of conservationists. Also, I don't know about the moon, but Mount St. Helens is definitely a wilderness, and wasn't less of a wilderness right after the eruption.Breena Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566521893585459242noreply@blogger.com