A Future for Fireflies?
This is the summer of our climate emergency on full display. . . .The brief timeframe for decisive action on climate change seems suddenly to have collapsed upon us. We hope for a reprieve. We see little relief in sight, especially when observed on a global scale. Yet, and maybe because of this, a hyperlocal focus on the sustainability potential of my modest suburban yard has kept me going. Is this optimism or head-in-the-sand behavior? Maybe both, but taking concrete steps to make even a small patch of land a refuge for biodiversity can feel like a tonic against mounting climate despair.