Say what I want...mean what I say...

This is my site, right? So I can say what I want, but I should mean what I say. Well, I just finished a film that helped crystallize my feelings on the Destination Resort efforts in and around the Metolius Basin.

We DON'T need or want another Black Butte or Sun River (or, paste name here____________) in West Central Oregon. Water resources are too scare.

I'm tired of hearing that a site situated up on Green Ridge won't disturb the flow of water in the Metolius/Deschutes watershed. LIES! For in this case those that have the money want to have more; that's the motivation and the nature of the species. It's NOT because we need another one or two golf courses pulling water for no other reason then to keep grass green for a VERY few to enjoy; we don't NEED that. That's it....end of story.

The amount of water needed to hydrate 18 holes of golf is obscene. Water in the near future...I say in OUR lifetime...will become so precious that this use will seem absurdly wasteful. Run off into the aquafir from fertilization and pest control to maintain a 'garden' on Green Ridge will poison nature.

Oh, I'm an extremist, you say? NO, a realist, says I. There are too many examples of this happening to ignore it. Bottom line, greed corrupts. Do you think corporations have your best interests at heart?

The water in the Basin....OUR Basin MUST be protected. It's a sacred trust. That which flows freely can't be owned and we shouldn't allow that it be bought, stolen or polluted.

Be vigilalent and when you see a hearing on this issue, or other clean water issues, pay attention and be ready to act. Write letters, attend meetins. Once a water resource is depleted their is no restoring it. The Metolius River is one of Oregon's truely special treasures. We MUST protect it.

But hey, I could be wrong....