Alas, poor yogurt, I knew it well.

Ah dear readers it seems to be that time again.  That time when I shall win you all over with the vein of my noble speech.  Of course this time I am writing not only to tell you about my week but because I have been assigned to.  We'll figure this together I am sure.
I will start by saying that my main concern, when speaking in terms of earth, life, and sustainability, is not only our limited resources but also our supposedly renewable resources.  Coal and oil are all well and good but I am quite sure that we could do without.  I am not overly concerned with any water shortage we may have for when the time is desperate enough our government will start the desalinization of sea water for us all.  What I am truly and wholly concerned with is wildlife and trees.  When I say wildlife I refer to all animals excluding raised-for-slaughter livestock and when I say trees of course I refer to all plant life on earth.  We cut down more trees then we could ever replant but we also cause erosion and our pesticides kill undergrowth and wildlife that ecosystems rely on.  I am also upset at the fact that we now actively put out crucial forest fires. To clarify I mean the ones that have grown to gigantic raging fires because we put them out in the first place and would have otherwise been relatively easy to steer clear of.  I like oxygen and I love breathing it even more but it will not be quite as much fun to breath in the future if there is not enough green to make oxygeen.
I would love to know why there aren't more progressive advances toward not only wildlife preserves but tree reserves as well. We need the forests and animals but most people just don't seem to realize how important they are to us.
Since I was little I remember my father taking me on camping trips.  We went to forests, mountains, valleys, and we even camped in the woods behind our house.  I love the outdoors. I love the stars and the smell of smoke coming off a strong fire.  I love the trees and crunch of leaves underfoot as you walk a path not yet traveled.  They recently turned a huge area close to my home in to a public park.  That seems like it would be a good thing yes?  However, this public park has placed within it one of the dumbest signs I have ever read.  "Please protect our natural areas by staying on the paved sidewalks."  Hmmm....
If there is anything that I can do to help stop this kind of madness I will gladly join in.  I refuse, however, to be a part of the wildlife warriors, or PETA, or any organization like that.  The only other thing I can think of is getting rid of a lot of humans in certain areas but that's illegal.  I suppose I should leave that one in God's hands.