"The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive."

So it is claimed. But when I visited the Dutch Henry Falls Preserve on April 14, 2007, I found a scene that contradicted that mission statement. This preserve is part of the Nature Conservancy's 25,000 acre holdings in Moses Coulee, Douglas County, north-central Washington.

Steven G. Herman, Ph.D.
Emeritus Member of the Faculty
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington