Wood Romances

Lake Apopka Restoration Area Lake Apopka is a haven for wildlife but was heavily polluted. Restoration efforts turned this area around,  and it's becoming a healthy area for wildlife again. The title of this blog comes from a poem by C. S. Lewis, entitled, "The Future of Forestry." The poem is set in a time when the last tree is gone from England, and children have to ask their parents what trees are. The poem is an example of what I see as a reason for starting a blog like this. I love nature, I love God's creatures, and I believe that we need comprehensive conservation programs that are scientifically-sound and empirically-driven to ensure that the "future of forestry" is one that our children will enjoy as much as we do.  So this blog is about "wood romances"--the love of the natural world and the creatures that live in the habitats that should motivate us to use sound, scientific, and empirical reasoning to conserve habitats and the biodi...