Back in May the Boston Globe had an article *These Massachusetts landmarks made a new list of the ‘most endangered sites’ in the US* that included this:
Every year, Minute Man National Historical Park commemorates the opening > battle of the American Revolutionary War. But the 970-acre site in and > around Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, and Bedford, along with nearby Walden > Pond > <https://www.nps.gov/places/walden-pond-in-the-walden-pond-state-reservation.htm>, > is threatened by the planned expansion of nearby Hanscom Field, the trust > said in a press release. > “A proposed major expansion of nearby Hanscom Field airport could > significantly increase private jet traffic, leading to increased noise, > vehicular traffic, and negative environmental and climate impacts,” the > Trust said in a statement. “A strong coalition has formed in opposition to > this expansion, arguing that such an extraordinarily important historic > area should not be impaired by a development of this scale and potential > impact.” If you have a subscription, here is the link: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/01/metro/minute-man-walden-added-to-list-of-endangered-historic-sites/ On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 10:55 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > In the July issue of *The Atlantic, *Jeffrey Goldberg’s editor’s note, > is entitled “In Wildness is the Preservation of the World” from Henry David > Thoreau’s essay, “Walking,” first published in *The Atlantic* in 1862. > Lincoln residents, particularly those who have been working hard to oppose > the expansion of the Hanscom base for use by owners of private jets, will > be interested in the final paragraph of Goldberg’s essay which reads: > > “Me, I went to Walden Pond. I visit occasionally, walking > the path that starts behind Ralph Waldo Emerson’s house and ends up near > the pond’s big parking lot and little beach. Thoreau would be surprised by > Walden Pond today: more visitors, much more noise. The noise could get > worse soon. A proposed plan to radically expand a nearby airport for > private jets has conservations and preservationists worried that an > appreciation of the sanctity and history of Concord is not unanimously > shared. One doesn’t have to live like Thoreau to understand that wealth > comes in many forms - in the wildness of the world, for instance – and that > returning the planet to some sort of equilibrium is a universal interest.” > > Hear, hear! Thank you to *The Atlantic* for its > more-than-a century- long focus on the relationship between people and the > natural world we inhabit, a focus which grows in intensity in this era of > climate change. And thank you, as well, to the residents of Lincoln and > neighboring communities who have been vigorous opponents to the expansion > of Hanscom Airforce Base. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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