8/12. President Trump and his administration has been decimating the nation’s long-fought-for environmental protections for clean air and water, and disregards climate change science. Although he is now on vacation, he is gutting the Endangered Species Act. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/climate/endangered-species-act-changes.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage As an avid nature lover, I cannot remain silent anymore. I hope and pray Mr. Trump is not re-elected. Frank Mantlik Stratford Sent from my iPhone

Thanks to those many who responded - all in agreement - to my post. I now wish to share a blog post by Bryan Pfeiffer, an amazing naturalist, writer, photographer, and educator from Vermont: https://bryanpfeiffer.com/2019/08/15/endangered-species-and-the-extinction-of-meaning/ I first met Bryan while birding on Monhegan Is., Maine about 12 years ago. He impressed me immediately with his wealth of knowledge about the natural world around us, and his willingness to share that with all. I subscribe to his free blog and website, and I recommend all to do the same. Frank Mantlik Stratford Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 12, 2019, at 12:09 PM, Frank Mantlik <mantlik@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > 8/12. President Trump and his administration has been decimating the nation’s long-fought-for environmental protections for clean air and water, and disregards climate change science. > Although he is now on vacation, he is gutting the Endangered Species Act. > > https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/climate/endangered-species-act-changes.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage > > As an avid nature lover, I cannot remain silent anymore. I hope and pray Mr. Trump is not re-elected. > > Frank Mantlik > Stratford > > Sent from my iPhone