The devastation of the Western Pine Bark Beetle. That was news 15 and 20 years back. The end of the world. A global catastrophe. Fire would follow. And so on. A quarter of British Columbia cleared of trees. Nasty work.
Well, here’s a forest that got hit in the Cariboo 15 years ago, cleared of over-mature pines and healthier than ever.
It was all just a story of apocalypse, the kind that makes settler culture comfortable in its vulnerability and huddle close and afraid of the world.
Categories: Grasslands, Industry, Nature Photography
Okanagan Okanogan 
You say so much in just a few words and one photograph about we poor humans who are so afraid of the gift of life that we have been given.
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Well said! Glad my communication worked, too!
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Rich humans?
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I mean, rich with life?
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You teach me something virtually every post. Thank you. I live in New England now, but my family were homesteaders in Conconully. I initially started reading your blog to reconnect with the Okanogan. And you have touched my understanding of the area in a powerful new wa. Thank you.
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Thank you! It’s good to hear from you. It’s good to know people are listening, and old-time Salmon Creek people, too! Wonderful.
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Cool! Let’s hope I can get back to Conconully soon.
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