A poem by Dr. Kenneth Boulding illustrates the difference of 

 opinion and concern for our resources. It outlines "A Preservationist's 

 Lament" and "The Conservationist's Reply" as follows: 



A PRESERVATIONIST'S LAMENT 



THE CONSERVATIONIST'S REPLY 



The world is finite, resources are scarce. 

 Things are bad and will be worse. 

 Coal is burned and gas exploded. 

 Forests cut and soils eroded. 

 Wells are dry and air's polluted. 

 Dust is blowing, trees uprooted, 

 Oil is going, Ores depleted, 

 Drains receive what is excreted. 

 Land is sinking. Seas are rising, 

 Man is far too enterprising. 

 Fire will rage with man to fan it, 

 Soon we'll have a plundered planet. 

 People breed like fertile rabbits, 

 People have disgusting habits. 



Moral: The evolutionary plan 



went astray by evolving man. 



Man's potential is quite terrific. 

 You can't go back to the Neohthic. 

 The cream is there for us to skim it, 

 Knowledge is power, and sky's the limit. 

 Every mouth has hands to feed it, 

 Food is found when people need it. 

 Ail we need is found in granite 

 Once we have the man to plan it. 

 Yeast and algae give us meat. 

 Soil is almost obsolete. 

 Man can grow to pastures greener 

 till all the earth is Pasadena. 



Moral: Man's a nuisance; man's a 

 crackpot 

 But only man can hit the 

 jackpot. 



MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF SOIL & WATER 



CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 

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Non-profit Org. 

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