Wayne Forest Movie Response

Again, like the speaker on Monday, if it weren't for being in this class and seeing this, this is a topic of which we would have probably never heard of. It was especially interesting because it is something that is extremely local to Ohio University. To have so much of the forest land within Athens County is something that makes this topic seem that much more important.

The idea proposed by this documentary was very interesting. It is an idea that seems too elementary to be true. While thinking about it, it only makes sense that if you leave an environment to itself, it will naturally re-flourish. Many people see that when an ecosystem is destroyed, it is a lost cause and nothing can be done about it. Many people's effort when it comes to saving wildlife is preventing the damage before it happens which, obviously, is the best way to do so. However this is not a topic of nature care that we hear too much about. It would be nice to think that once an ecosystem is destroyed, it will naturally return to its full potential on its own, which unfortunately, is sometimes not the case. This is an interesting case study and its definitely worth a closer look.