WE HAVE MANATEES!!!

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14. obviously. but

i dont see it becoming another dead rock for a very long time.
i cd be wrong. but i honestly think there will be surprising successes. so much knowledge has been gained in the last couple decades.
it’s been a good 20yrs since they restored the des plaines river here. a meandering river had been ‘improved’ by the wpa, and had become a degraded muddy mess. 10s of thou $ was spent, w no one knowing if it wd work. in the 1st yrs after completion, the wading birds had started to return. in 5 yrs, it was close to good as new.

look at how wolves remodeled yellowstone, to the benefit of almost every species there. just w the adjustment of adding an apex predator.
much of the uk, and parts of europe r well along in rewilding. if we cd just rewild the american lawn, it wd have an impact.

there will be tipping points that we cant predict now. if we r smart and dedicated, we can put our hands on those pivot points, and guide them toward a better outcome.
i see little diff btn ppl who cover their ears and sing lalalalala and ppl who think it will all be cinders next week.