Re-wild US and Canada, urge planners

Dear Editor,

Well, now, let's see. Since the November 3rd Times contained two rather interesting headlines on significant back-to-naturing movements, might it be safe to whisper that perhaps those claiming there are global, environment-based government goals, are not really kooks?

The biggest article, titled WORLD ECO-TRAINING CAMP HERE, with a next-page sub-headline of KING COUNTY NOW, TOMORROW THE WORLD, described King County Councilwoman Cynthia Sullivan's brainchild King County World Conservation Corps. With all of this county's unfunded infrastructure needs, why are we spending government money to train youngsters from "Russia, India, Ghana and a handful of other developing countries (to) save the world tree by tree, stream by stream, piece by piece."

Unless it's to promote nature-without-borders, as indicated by the second article titled PLANNERS URGE VAST, UNBROKEN WILDERNESS AREA, which promotes re-wilding Canada and the United States from the Yukon to a point well south of the center of Wyoming, including the majority of Idaho along the way. The article's statement about not "evicting humans or shutting down development" would be comforting were it not for the example of the Adirondack Park, which has grown from about 3,000 acres to 6,000,000 strictly-controlled acres from which, yes, some rural towns have been eliminated and roads removed.

We can say who cares, we're not involved. But don't forget there's another officially-mapped North Cascades ecosystem proposal which WILL affect us. So be aware, and hope the Times will keep us posted.

Maxine Keesling, Woodenville, WA