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Wilderness Dedication by Ned Fritz

Ned delivered the Wilderness Dedication at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Wilderness Act, September, 1989.

Oh Great Spirit of Earth and Sky,

Once again we, your children,

are returned unto you.

 

We are penitent about the devastation

we have committed upon Earth...

and the pollution

we have spread to the skies.

 

We pledge that we will make all

sacrifices necessary to clean up

our corruption will share

our bounty with all other living

creatures that do not threaten

our survival.

 

As tokens of our sincerity,

we dedicate the finest

remaining examples

of our natural heritage

as wildernesses,

never to be abused or befouled,

always to be enjoyed and cherished.

 

 

 

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"If unified with all the people who abhor clearcutting, these groups have the energy and resources to move Congress into action.

They could all join forces on a comprehensive bill or packet of bills that would accomplish full forest reform."

Ned's Original Anti-Clearcutting Bill
Opinion Articles Written by Ned
Wilderness Dedication by Ned Fritz
The Red cockaded woodpecker, one of many Texas species Ned championed

From Sterile Forest by Ned Fritz

   

"When I watch the devastation of clearcutting, I understand what is involved. The forest service would have us believe that there is no sunstantial soil and nutrient loss associated with clearcutting. Following a massive clearcutting on the Gauley Range ranger district on our Monongahela National Forest, the cranberry river--a beautiful river, a river of brook trout, a magnificent stream--for a seven week period ran muddy as if it were a lowland stream and not in the hills of West Viginia. I see that and I know that there is a substanial loss of soil and a substantial loss of nutrients within the land.

"So my concern is that I do not believe we know what the long-range effects of clearcuts will be on the ability of land to regenerate."

From Realms of Beauty: The Wilderness Areas of East Texas by Ned Fritz

   

"Old growth and intermediate communities have other values, as well. They serve as living museums to educate present and future generations on the natural heritage of their region. They provide authentic laboratories where scientists may engage in research on such vital subjects as survival and evolution.  And they constitute gene pools for substances products useful to humankind."

 

 

 

 

 
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