>as well as engaging the public, especially in areas where academic or professional infrastructure is
lacking;

Living on planet earth," where academic or professional infrastructure is lacking;" I indeed need help understanding what the authors expect. I would add one more objective that I believe is lacking and is essential and that is to reduce human population. Say to 2 billion. At that level we would not have the ability, in our ignorance, to destroy the ecosystem globally.

No one can argue with their lofty ideals. Like Brian I do, and have done, what I can on my acreage and even serve on a WSDA task force to improve pollinator abundance and diversity but I would not bother to pack up and send any snowballs to hell. It would be time wasted.

One further request of the authors. If you have any more of that dope I would love to procure some.

Paul Hosticka
Dayton WA

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