Blue Ridge Parkway- Environmental Issue

As I began my research on an environmental issue I wanted to research something that would directly affect me or something close to my hometown. I came across Save the Blue Ridge Parkway. The General Assembly has cut land conservation funds by 85% and cut key programs that protect the beautiful wilderness that surrounds the Blue Ridge Parkway.

If we were to live in Island Civilization this would not be a problem because the government could not interfere with the wilderness making decisions to deplete the forests as well as its inhabitants. According to my source two-thirds of the land surrounding the Blue Ridge Parkway could be destroyed in order to fulfill human wants such as logging. Maybe it really an Island Civilization really is necessary in order to stop these human from ruining what they seem to think they have control over. There is no other way to control what the government does with wildlife other than completely separating the human race from the wildlife like suggested in Island Civilization. There is no justifying the decision to take away this amazing scenery that has been around for 75 years. The parkway brings billions of visitors each year so it makes no sense to destroy it just for the selfish needs of Americans. Not only would it destroy a beautiful landscape but many different animals who call the lands of the parkways their home.

The more research I do of environmental issues such as this one the more I lean towards supporting an Island Civilization and the more I feel the need for one. I just can’t figure out how it would ever work or how it would be made possible because the population would have to be cut by such a great amount.  It is definitely going to take something drastic to make the population realize we need to make some major changes.