For the remainder of King Trump's term, he and those who support him will assault nature in a variety of ways. The destruction of natural habitat, the reduction or elimination of pollution controls and an inclination to ridicule (if not totally ignore) efforts to mitigate climate change will be among the more egregious.
Those of us who know that the welfare of mankind is directly tied to the health of natural ecosystems must do what we can to combat this assault. Donating to national and local conservation organizations is among the more effective commitments; a few of these are listed in the right hand column of this blog. Of course, voting out Conservative Republicans and climate change deniers in next year's midterms will serve to reign in Trump's anti-environmental policies.
Meanwhile, we must do what we can to minimize our own impact on the natural world. Allowing our own property to naturalize, eliminating our reliance on pesticides and herbicides, limiting our use of gas and electric power, recycling what we can and reducing our personal consumption are among such measures. Complaining without acting is not an option.
