How come every time I read or
hear something from somebody about the proposed Route 10A, they say how
"pristine" and "unspoiled" Paradise Ridge is? Do they
not know that all those "native grasses" used to be farm ground?
Don't they know that when Moscow was first settled there wasn't a single tree on
top of that ridge? If these people want to get everything back to the
"way things were", then we have a lot of work to do.
I am more saddened by the number of people who
have built the houses on Paradise Ridge, taking away natural habitat by
encroaching on it. There is far less impact on the wild creatures by a
highway than by people creating a suburban area.