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May your comments reside in the hearts and minds of all the people of this land. I fear my age will not allow me to continue to do the work that you were speaking of as I have tried to all my life. At 76 I live in the woods and a 12x16 cabin trying to be a part of the land rather than make the land a part of me. Strength and long life be yours forever.
Praising GOD HEAVENLY FATHER for the land embracing every breath of air , giving thanks we still have some places to maybe not breathing toxins comical or drinking & bathen waters, foods , ect.. After all Heavenly Father has created man from dust/ dirt , Mother Earth . thank you Adam for sharing
Fear doesn't come from age , I DECREE AND DECLARE you shall live a full healthy complete life in the Mighty Name Of Jesus🙏 I renounce every spirit of fear. I command you to leave go in the Name of Jesus 🙏 I bind and cancel out every lying spirit in the name of Jesus. I command every plan trick tactics snare and strategy of satan again you to be canceled out destroyed. I ask now holy spirit FIRE burn disintegrate every evil spirits in Jesus name, you shall not die a premature death , I DECREE AND DECLARE You Shall Continue To stand in full agreement and in full alignment with every word God has already written and has spoken about you and your own Destiny in the books of Heaven In JESUS name AMEN
I'm 67 and live in a 12 x 16 cabin, building a food forest around me. We continue as long as we can, doing what we can. I have a wild broth simmering on the stove right now, all picked from my yard this morning. Keep on keeping on.
This gets my award for video presentation of the year (perhaps even decade). To have the intelligence, wisdom, and courage to shine a bright light on our blatant hypocrisy in such a clear, balanced and logical form is priceless. The discouraging thing is I know Adam will get a lot of biased and emotional pushback, not based on facts but on prejudices (Dogma) which people don’t want to give up. Bravo Adam!
I'd like to second Alan Seaman's statement and contribute my award for presentation of the year and perhaps decade as well. Very well done Mr. Harrington. We are indeed sharing the virtue of your work. A voice of reason on behalf of humanity and our mother earth. Your work is well needed especially in this information age. The lessons on natural history, food and medicine are award winning quality and this latest presentation is a crowning achievement along the way.
I agree with you absolutely. I think a word Adam could have used was "personalism", The Native Americans had a "personal" relationship with the land, they worked with it in a mutually supportive way and not as an object for exploitation. As a civilization we think we are evolving, actually we are devolving, it is only our manipulatipn of technology that prevents us from seeing how badly off we really are.
The automobile has done so much to divorce us from the land, both in insulating us from it and appealing to our desire for comfort, as well as encouraging the construction of roads and highways through wild places, which then leads to development. Thank you Adam for all you do to heighten our awareness and appreciation of mother earth
Thanks for this, Adam. As a conservation professional in Northern Ohio, these are topics we face, discuss, make decisions about on a daily basis. I need to watch this a few more times to get the full message. That being said, I appreciate the thoughtfulness that you put into your videos.
Something that isn't mentioned in this video is biodiversity. Many non-native and even invasive species can be a decent food source for insects, but many species need specific native plants as larval hosts. Here in Niagara we have seen a massive decline in biodiversity in wild spaces in part because of the success of invasive species. Really great video. Very thought provoking. Thanks.
Why those "invasive" species had success? Those new species are not the reason of the problem but a part of the solution. A proof of a change in ecosystem. The new "invasive" plants set in because the "native ones" can no longer live or adapt to new geo-ecosystem. It might be caused by some geological or physical processes we do not understand today...
@@jardinardennais4355 although I understand what you are saying and it's a nice idea, I completely disagree. I understand the stance of let nature be nature, it's always in flux and things change and that's not necessarily a bad thing (and yes, some new plants can be a good addition to an area, very true). The problem with that mentality is that it leaves out a really critical part of the equation... The fact that humans have been impacting nature in harmful ways for a long time. We are only now starting to try to combat climate change and it's a real fight because we let these harmful acts go unchecked for way too long. Many of the invasive species have not only been brought over planted but are being widely cultivated by humans. And I have already discussed the biodiversity issue. So I get where you are coming from and I respect your point and view... But I can't buy it for a second... Especially because we are already seeing clear issues right here in my own area.
I agree, the point you made about niche organisms and their even more niche associates that depend upon them is the biggest reason why I believe nativism should not be discarded entirely.
Dude I just want to go camping with you! Love your videos and love the mindset. You're right, in their own minds they don't need it, so much false security. The idea that dirt and rocks are gross and the woods are scary is one of the greatest travesties of human history, a mindset produced by greed that will continue to morph our planet into something it has never been before.
@@emcee6152 I’ll have to disagree with you there, all the conditions you named are a result of lifelong programming via a system created and maintained by greed. Books, tv, movies, marketing of any kind, have conditioned you to go to the grocery store to buy that lettuce, just like it conditioned your parents. You might get hurt in the woods! Or run into a bear! Apathy, sloth, incuriousness, fear are byproducts of the training, complacency is just a human trait. Greed doesn’t just apply to the pharma side as you referenced in your other comment. You were created to be the battery that runs the system, not just in one facet but all facets of the system.
I'm Russian. Only here in America I found out that people are scared of woods, mushrooms, nature.. This guy is doing such a great job of changing this approach! Forest is your friend!! Wild mushrooms and berries are the best food ever, making you healthy and strong (just learn how to identify them!) And let nature to do it's work! Don't confront it! This is not our job.
Exactly. And we all love the mention @ 5:31 is fact. Supporting that horrible company hurts the environment, just look at those nasty large warehouses and fleets of filthy trucks on the roads. Shop small biz.
Totally Totally agree with you. (Not sure about those blue jays at the beginning of your video. 🙂) Even here in rural America I'm amazed at how people are so oblivious to what the land does for us and how we need the land. I am dismayed when I see cities continue to sprawl and you see all the abandoned properties such as shopping centers, etc. whose land could be reused, but instead we just clear/destroy more "new" land. This nation needs a "Learn Your Land" agency with you at its head. Thanks so much for your thoughts and wisdom.
Hey Adam... glad to have met you several times years ago at Whole Foods. 🌿😍. Living by natural law! Doing no unnecessary harm to another being. Easy... simplicity.....most will never have this conversation with themselves, let alone with others (because of the so called "norm"). I've seen this for nearly 15 years now. Humans try and control everything. Nature heals itself. Always has, always will. I'm a voice of living vegan for nearly 15 years also. Living consciously! Heart knowing awareness... true beauty🌿. May all beings live free and be loved and respected... Much love to ALL❣ GRATITUDE 🤗
A very thoughtful, yet poignant commentary. You certainly made me reconsider some things. Very grateful for your work and obvious passion for the living. Truly salt of the earth.
Adam is getting into topics of philosophy, economics, sociology, and others while discussing ecological topics. To have such breadth of understand the man must possess wisdom. It is for this reason I hope that many years from now when he is gone he will be recognized not just as a biologist but as a leader and a philosopher.
For quite a while now, every time there is a Japanese Beetle in the yard I say live another day. You didn't ask to be here. Interesting and informative as always. Thanks, Adam.
Rock on, Adam. You blew me away with this one. These are thoughts I have been trying to articulate for a long time and then, Bam!, you concisely knocked it out of the park. Thank you.
Such a great video! I was struck by your question of whether each one of us feels they need the land and the living landscape; and how clearly it shows, like a perfect mirror, that most do not feel this need on a day-to-day level -- to our detriment. Thanks.
YES ADAM, BRILLIANTLY DONE!!!! Taking it a step you alluded to, we non-indigenous folks should be identified as very, very invasive and destructive, yet we loose that perspective regularly and the insights it could bring. The discussion is complicated and fraught with emotions. This piece is very thought provoking. Thank you.
@@michelem9341 Well, yes... maybe... Their origin myths disagree with that view. And at any rate, the origin of Native Americans is so obscured by the mists of time, almost geologic time, that their presence here is pretty much equivalent to the native ecosystems of the Americas. Most of what we see in the upper midwest, for example, has evolved in the last 10-12,000 years since the end of the last glaciation. And even then it was a fluid situation, as it continues to be. Dates for the presence of humans in the New World are continually being pushed back into the far, far past.
Adam, I'm always surprised at how wise you are! You're a beautiful light worker, even if you don't know it. Thank you for all you do. I truly appreciate you.😁💙☮️👽😎
I always love your videos and appreciate when you question norms. My farmstead is located in a semi-arid part of the United States. I see the effects of climate change everyday. I worked in the invasive species arena as a documentary filmmaker for many years and saw the destruction wrought by hatred of plants and trees. It really does all come down to money on both sides of the debate.
Adam, you are wonderful. I’ve been following your videos for so long, and I’ve learned so much about my land and have changed core thought processes based on your exploratory way of understanding the world around you. This video has once again changed how I think. Thanks for that.
Wow, Adam, Thank you! This is one of your best videos. To answer your question . . . Yes, I do need the land. Not only for food and medicinals, but for grounding (no pun intended). A walk through nature, or even driving and appreciating the Earth's gift of beauty is soul fulfilling.
Fully agree. One only needs to ask "how did it get here in the first place?". When it comes to planting flowers and trees, I do my best to only include native species, but I'm also fully aware that we are the reason these plants and animals make their ways around the world.
You are absolutely, positively spot on with your analysis! Thank you for saying this out loud -- something that millions do not want to hear, let alone discuss.
Nicely articulated Adam. I have recently stretched my limited followers with the idea that today‘s greatest oxymoron is a human declaring another organism as an invasive species.
Well said, Adam. I appreciate the attempt to articulate a nuanced position even if it's still a work in progress. This will contribute to the conversation!
This is beautiful, Adam. I have been surprised to find native plant and/or invasive eradication communities full of toxicity and ignorance, and I think you're put your finger on the heart of why. These are complex questions, and I think a lot of the people in the native plant space (but certainly not all) don't have the necessary relationship with the natural world to see the problem of invasive species holistically. For example, I've heard people vilify Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) without realizing it's the same species as the common carrot, or that nearly all the vegetables we eat in North America are non-natives. I've heard cries of "save the bees!" next to "destroy non-natives!" not realizing that the honeybee, Apis mellifera, is not a native species, and that the things that are helpful to honeybees may not be helpful to bumblebees or halictid bees or any of the beautiful variety of native bees of North America. I very much agree re: habitat, too, and it breaks my heart whenever I see ground being broken for a new housing development, knowing it will soon turn into a thicket of multiflora rose and bittersweet. But OTOH, there's an estimated shortage of 6 million houses in the U.S.! I want forests, but also want people to have affordable places to live. Can we reconcile this? Or is it a matter of holding the contradictions in our head?
Thank you Adam I always look forward to your videos always so jam-packed full of education that one can use in everyday life. Till next time, God bless
This is one of the top ten of your videos, if not the top! Great to hear a conversation about this, especially to point out that there has been human management for many more years than most people consider and to the broader point of just what is a "native"?
Very wise of you sir, you've said a lot of things I thought about for years without the proper words to convey and you've opened my eyes on some other things too.
very refreshing to hear. I've had a lot of these thoughts and it is often times alienating when talking with others that bring up the "dreaded" invasives. Thanks for making me feel less alone.
Bravo!! So thoughtful and articulate. For me, this is a call to action to stop, consider and change my behaviors. Thank you for the better informed perspective!
My husband and I live on 75 acres adjacent to many thousands of acres of national forest. We consider ourselves stewards of the land rather than "owners" and as such we try very hard to keep the landscape in balance and to have a small personal footprint. We have carefully managed our glades to control the aggressive (native) Juniperus virginiana in order to allow native grasses and flowers to come back--which, of course, encourages native fauna as well. Species diversity among natives has always been our goal. When we first moved here 30 years ago we assiduously dug out dandelions, plantain, lespedeza, etc. in our quest to eradicate anything non-native. Then one day, like a light going on in our heads, we realized how beautiful and truly wonderful dandelions were; how healthful plantain was, how much quail enjoyed lespedeza seeds, and it gave us pause. We began to notice how many of the "invasive species" were actually benefiting the native pollinators and providing herbage, fruits and seeds for deer and other wildlife. We began to ask ourselves "how is this bad?" Sometimes, in the case of truly aggressive invasives like kudzu, the answer was obvious and it was definitely NOT good. In other cases, the answer could only be found by study and much contemplation ... with our own devils and angels perched on our shoulders whispering the pros and cons as we tried to think things through. What it has ultimately come down to for us is a test involving two things. The first is a question of balance--does the organism benefit more than it harms, and does it maintain an ecologically neutral or relatively small footprint. The second thing has come to us more recently, and is a direct result of climate change. We see the world changing (getting increasingly hotter, involving more extreme weather patterns with droughts and floods in unlikely places, and so on) and we ask ourselves ... "which of these life-giving organisms is likely to still survive in 10 years or 50 or 100 years? Should we be removing something from the environment if it is the most fit to survive the destruction we are causing to Mother Earth? Shouldn't we, instead, be encouraging anything that CAN grow TO grow and thrive? In a few years (geologically speaking) we may be faced with a desert planet. Too late, people may wake up and then every living thing will be precious to everyone. These invasive species may be the sole survivors of the planet's once bountiful flora and fauna. The very toughness that allows them to claim new space may be the features of the future that let them live when we have killed everything else. So now, we have adopted a policy of live and let live. We monitor for overly aggressive species and take measures to control rampant overgrowth, but we no longer strive to eradicate. Balance is the key word. BALANCE in all things--the Golden Mean.
I don't understand the reference to lespedeza. All the lespedeza species I know are native to Minnesota anyway. Perhaps you're referring to a species. I'm referring to the genus lespedeza.
@@robertmcmanus636 You are correct, I was referring to a species considered invasive and given "noxious weed" status in several states--mine (Missouri) among them. The species I mean is Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata).
What a brilliant exposition of this topic. Very introspective and important for considering our place in this grand creation. Love the analogy from little love story from Solomon. Keep up the fight to educate us hard heads. We will eventually get it!
Well said Adam and a well written newsletter that led me to this video. Great perspectives on native and non native. We that travel the world are considered native to the area in which we were born. Even tribal people all over the world didn’t just spring up out of the land but, they all got there due to travel. Great perspective and thank you for it. I recently suggested you to another one of your neighbors with a RU-vid channel there in Pennsylvania Fred Dunn from The Way to Bee. I thought that you would be good together.
i have a funny feeling that Adam may not agree with beekeeping; we take away their honey, even their propolis. What do we feed them after we take away their food? Best thing would be honey, but mostly it's honey bee tea or even the poison we call sugar... 🌳🕊💚
Wow, the aspects you highlight resonate on so many levels. I couldn't agree more. Thank you! Many varieties of flora that is generally considered NATIVE now was once NON-NATIVE.
Good message, Adam. It gives people on both sides of the fence something to think about; not the least of which is to consider doing away with the fence altogether.
So glad to see another video your channel means alot to me I really appreciate you I wouldn't know the things I know or be inspired in the way that I am to be a mycologist if it weren't from you Adam
Great perspective and thanks for sharing your thoughts. Most of us unfortunately are not even self aware of who they are much less conscious about the land.
Just - wow! You are a brave and bright soul. You speak truth and wisdom and open people's minds to new perspectives. All of these things - and more - needed to be said at this time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Hi Adam! I want to Thank you for making this well thought out thought provoking video. I am originally a from a suburb of Pittsburgh but currently live in Sydney Australia. Australia shares a similar past not unlike America with respect to how indigenous cultures are recognized and treated. I would venture to say that it is not commonly known but likewise here in Australia the Indigenous people played a major role in managing the land prior to colonization. Some of the lands here were often managed in such away as to be reflective of contemporary European gardens and estates at the time( 1788) . The English were quite surprised to find Australia in such a state I am told. There also exists here a strong sentiment with respect to native and exotic species and their impacts on the environment and relations with each other. On Tuesday of this week I attended a workshop by a lovely and passionate immigrant (non native) to Australia who shares his knowledge and stories of edible weeds with those who care to take an interest. While on this foraging course this same theme of native vs. exotic or non native species came up in discussion as one of the other attendants to the course was heavily involved in what is referred to her as bush regeneration. Two seemingly opposed sides or viewpoints on first inspection. However, as the course went on and more knowledge and stories were told, it turned out that a cooperative relationship between foragers and bush management was very profitable for both parties. I thought you might be interested in this as I think it illustrates to some extent that these thoughts are arising to and through the consciousness of those whom try to walk in and with respect for "Country" as it is called here. I guess I just wanted to share that as I miss the Pennsylvania wilderness and enjoying watching your content. Thanks Again Mate!
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Very well stated. Finally, Common sense is brought into this topic of conversation. ( I saw a lantern fly the other day and did not have the heart to squash it for the very reasons you explain in this video. I thought I was alone in feeling this way). We truly do ignore the root problems and only treat the symptoms. I hope the change will happen that is needed
Great video! I work for an SLF monitoring and eradication program and these are questions that I spend a lot of time thinking about. The current public sentiment around SLF (that being; kill on sight) is helpful from a management perspective, but it certainly places the blame on an insect that is simply performing its normal biological functions. In reality, the invasion of SLF and its host Ailanthus altissima are the result of increased volume of oversees shipments, lax international trade regulations, and irresponsible development/construction projects. I try to make that a part of the conversation when I'm speaking to the public but most people just want me to say "smash 'em!". That being said I do still think that the control of invasive species is necessary for preserving our ecosystems. I don't know if you meant it this way but I don't necessarily agree with the idea that just because native populations also migrate into new territory, the 1492 cutoff being mostly arbitrary and ignoring indigenous history, and the lack of data on the nutritional value of invasives, is reason enough to throw our hands up and allow these invasives to run rampant. Certainly it can be said that species like ailanthus, bittersweet, barberry, and kudzo, are a threat to biodiversity. These species choke out native plants and turn diverse ecosystems into monocultures. Even if native birds and mammals are able to get their nutrition from these plants, if the environment changes or a disease introduced and the invasive species die off, the native consumers are left without any source of food and will likely die off as well.
I would never take part to such a "eradication" program. Not only this method is pointless but dangerous. To spread such an idology which separates the plants in bad and good ones based on "origins" and on our very young and poor knowledge of complex process, is the base line for all hatred based idologies. Or the nature and human society are much more complicated thant that.
@@jardinardennais4355 I agree in some respects, but I have also seen once biodiverse forest understories, filled with many types of plants and animals, be almost completely eradicated because one plant (in my instance barberry, and mile-a-minute). And I waited, for about 8 years, to see the balance shift back. It never did. Now I spend my free time in the woods near me, clearing, these invasives so that many more plants may take their place. Would these locations find balance in time? Yes probably in hundreds to thousands of years. Where I live there are less and less forested areas. More concrete and blacktop everyday. I try to help where I can. The problems are laid out so well in this video. It's us that is the problem. But...If you had a sick friend, would you ignore their needs, let them fail, or would you help them in any way you could? The land is my friend, and I will always choose to help it.
@@jardinardennais4355 You’re extremely soy and are definitely overthinking this. These are destructive pests, they need to be eliminated. Your worldview is naive and frankly downright stupid
Adam, I agree with your thoughts which give us much to ponder on the Non-Native species topic. Thank you for another excellent and thought provoking video. Cheers.
Great video Adam. Today I took my mother on a country drive. Back in the '70s and '80s, there were fields after fields of corn. Fields after fields of cows, horses, and pigs. Today there was drilling fields, housing plans, and very few farms. You're right Adam.
those fields are very much part of the problem too. We can meet our nutritional needs, without razing acres and acres of forests to grow corn, to feed cattle. Thank god, more and more farmers are coming to the realisation that conventional agriculture is not sustainable and are moving towards farming and grazing practices that mirror more resilient and biodiverse ecosystems.
GREAT VIDEO! I have always been a fan of your educational videos, and had great respect for you, and it increased even more so with this video. The simple notion of judging situations through rational thought instead of emotions is an ever increasing rare occurance, unfortunately. Keep it up and stay strong, brother of the woods.
Yes! I share exactly the same perspectives, thoughts, ideas, and values that you illustrated in this video. You did an excellent job of illustrating those thoughts, ideas, opinions and perspectives. I completely agree with everything you stated here! And yes, it is true. The natives that were here before us Europeans inhabited this land were excellent stewards of the land and they managed it to near perfection. Hopefully we can get back to some assemblance of that in the future. Between permaculture regenerative egg education and many other pieces over time, maybe we can fix at least some of this ecosystem. Thanks so much!
Love this content. Thank you...This video is about growing awareness and how fragile our ecosystem is. Each organism depends and interconnected with each other.
Awesome video as usual. To one of your last points about the impact of the native peoples on this land, I am reading a great book that is showing me that. "Tending the Wild" by M. Kat Anderson. It focuses on California but is like a trip back in time.
Wow, thank you! You made some incredibly deep points that expanded my thinking. I'm a watershed steward and environmentalist and I'm seeing invasives literally taking over. But, we brought them here because we travel everywhere. Many, we actually invited. I totally resonate with the stress aspect of seeing an environmen devolve. Once your eyes are open, it's shocking to see how much impact we've made on our ecology and environment. Especially how some native species are struggling. We've lost 24 mature oak trees in my community this year to sudden oak death and I performed a lot of detective work to understand why. It's a complex web of factors, but we're the cause. And it literally hurts to watch them dying and feel helpless to save them. It was a lesson in nature and how precious our trees are. And how vulnerable they are to our impact. You're right, it's important for us to see how we ourselves are not living in harmony with the Earth. Perhaps it's not possible. Perhaps we're the primary invasive species of the entire planet. But, we could also be its loving gardners if we're more consciously involved in our relationship with it. The best we can be is to be conscious of our relationship with the Earth and our inevitable footprint on it and tread lightly and with intention. We're part of it. And it's part of us. We need to remember that symbiosis.Many of us have become detached unconcious consumers rather than conscious stewards - both within and without.
Thank you for having an open mind and the ability to think rationally about this very divisive topic, being a person actually employed in the field. It is rare, because so many of the institutions which employ people in this capacity take the default paradigm of invasion biology deeply for granted. I commend you, again, beautifully written thoughts.
I wasn’t so sure about your travel analogy and i might’ve been happier to hear more on the topic of the impacts of invasives on biodiversity but I guess there’s plenty of doom and gloom content in the topic. I personally don’t patronize Amazon and prioritize indi shops but hasn’t drawn such a close parallel between the natural and retail ecosystems before you did. Your presentation was very thoughtful and informative as always! Thanks so much for the wholesome and informative content you create!!!
The biggest issue I have with invasion ecology is that humans gave themselves the right to designate so called "pests" and "bad organisms", while they are by far the biggest threats to nature themselves. I respect you a lot for doing this. I believe you found the perfect balance between critique and sympathy for those that think differently. Grandiose work, really.
Really I think this is one of the most important conversations we need to have when we talk about being stewards of our ecosystem...I think we should have a meeting to make community to have this conversation.
Great video! "We have to be willing to question our beliefs, also practice what we preach" the world will be a much better place if majority of us could do that
Personally, I would indeed squash Amazon like a bug if it was in my power to do so. Theoretically, it's in my power to get my wife to give up her Amazon account and stop buying things from them, but I have been unable to convince her. I guess you could say that Amazon has become an endemic species to virtually the entire world, at great cost to local economic systems and institutions (the same applies to Walmart, "dollar" stores, banking conglomerates and so on). The similarity between Amazon (and other global/corporate invasive entities), and invasive plants and animals, is that at one point in time humans had *a choice* as to whether or not we allowed or brought them into our own local biosphere/eco(nomic)sphere. Once the invasive species, be it corporate, political or biological, gets a foothold in an area that has been modified or developed by humans in a way that promotes the invading organism's growth, it becomes virtually impossible to eradicate them merely by pulling them up by the roots or squashing them like a bug.
Yep. Amazon is just a leg of the invasive bug we are dealing with there. A leg of a puppet controlled by the ultra elite depopulation loving rulers. God bless!
@Null , I tried to get my wife to give up Facebook and Twitter as well, but to no avail. I try to tell people that you cannot change the paradigm of the world by using the tool that was constructed by unscrupulous people specifically to control it by monetizing our likes and dislikes, to their advantage and our disadvantage. I've got issues with Google, who own RU-vid, as well, but I ignore all the ads that they throw at me and I try not to give them too much information with which to try and monetize me. I also use a non- trackable browser instead of Google for most of my Internet searches. Perhaps one of the points I was attempting to get at in my previous post is that as individuals we need to develop a better immune system with which to ward off manipulation and control, or at least to recognize attempts by others to adapt our sociopolitical and environmental landscape to their advantage, so that we can make a decision as to whether or not and to what degree we join in, reject it, or fight against it. Resistance should not be futile, and we should insist on having a choice as to whether or not to assimilate.
oooh exciting, a new learn your land video. Thanks for everything you do! Getting my tea ready for this one. When I moved to east coast of canada i had never seen bamboo before. I was amazed that we have anything like that here! Found out shortly later what it is and how strongly it takes over areas. Japanese knotweed. I am going to try*(havent tried before maybe its too strong for my crappy saw) to cut some here soon and fashion some deck blinds if possible.
You are 100% as responsible as every land developer or politician. Not only operating as part of, but contributing to the growth of the system that causes it, makes you as guilty as the rest. The act of using youtube helps support and strengthen the system. There are no innocents actively in modern society and each of us share the blame equally. If we care, we can walk away, if we stay, we support the negatives.
Another great video with thought provoking questions. I appreciate you taking your time to share your thoughts on this and so many issues! Yes to squashing amazon!
Yes! Yes to all your insightful questions and thoughtful answers. I would only add that why is it that humans think it is necessary to anchor a landscape to a particular point in time when nature does No Such Thing. Nature is always experimenting as climate changes naturally on its own and also now under the extreme pressures that we have added to the process. But nature is always experimenting moving plants and animal species around to see if they can thrive in other environments. It is such hubris to think that we know what is best. Love this talk! Thank you so much! ❤
Love this Adam! Way to drop the mic! Agree with you on this 100% your a beautiful soul! Love your content and have learned so so much from you. THANK YOU ❤️
Adam…beautiful..you are the essence of great concioussness to the land, and why you can so rationally and brilliantly speak of it, and to it…what a great human you are ‘traveling’ on on land…This video was GREAT in so many hundreds of ways..Thank you (hugs)
I don't know a lot about plants or bugs, and I'm always happy to see them. I genuinely love Russian olive blooms and Japanese beetles. I know they're not "supposed" to be here, but they're so pretty.
You are my philosophy soulmate. Your message should be public service announcements on every channel globally. Thank you. Thank you. I try to be optimistic and you help me.
This is my favorite video I have ever seen by you so far. Thank you. At the core, I think there are two major problems with today's discourse about invasive species and about the land in general: 1. We are disconnected psychologically from the land 2. We humans are largely in denial about the fact that we are also animals. We think we somehow transcend being animals, like there's some essential part of us that is not animal. And so we neglect to see that we are also an invasive species by our own definition of that term. We point fingers but do not have the humility to see that we are NOT above the rest of life.
Thanks for your perspective. I've had a lot of the same thoughts over the years particularly with the spotted lantern fly. Walking with friends in the parks of Philadelphia really highlighted the irony to me: obsessively killing as many as they possibly could in this artificial ecosystem, with its borders defined by what small patches of land haven't yet been paved and developed, and furious at these non sapient creatures as if it's their fault they're here. Anyone interested in Adams comments about native land development should check out the book "1491" about the topic, super interesting.
Excellent. I try to recognize the miracle of life now, in this space and time, regardless of all the wrongs. Millions of years of chance events brought us to here. How can we not be heartfully amazed and feel love to all those alive in this moment?
