To the Editor:

There can be no higher art in the ecological preservation movement than to protect and provide access to both ancient human history and that of our natural environment.

What better way to extend the power of our ecological wonder of the Pine Bush than to make this wonderful living lab accessible to our schoolchildren and naturalists by including walks along preserved (not obliterated by neglect) trails of ancient human movement.?

We have a wonderful opportunity to present the beauty and uniqueness of the Pine Bush through the lens of Native Americans and New World immigrants. This is a significant intersectional moment of opportunity that should never be buried under one plan.

Living plans are about vision, and sometimes our visions need a little correction. This Vision Plan adjustment (while significant) to include ancient trails will be well worth the inclusion.

Dr. Hon. Aaron Mair

Sierra Club 57th President

Former Pine Bush Preserve Commissioner

Guilderland

Editor’s note: Aaron Mair is married to Elizabeth Floyd Mair, Guilderland reporter for The Enterprise, who wrote last week’s story, “Commission leaders say: Pine Bush road preservationists are too late.”