[The Urban Sombrero]

There was a time that the government played a negligible role in land management and conservation. Back in 1867, a United States Calvary colonel exclaimed, “Kill every buffalo you can! Every buffalo is an Indian gone.”

Fast forward: can we trust the philosophical descendents of said Colonel (developers, ranchers, oil men, etc.) to honor the spirit of Teddy Roosevelt? See the story of the buffalo. No, we can’t. The real estate mogul thinks a high rise hotel and casino is more sacred than the land itself. Viewing buffalo and land as simply a means to an end? We’ve seen it before. It’s tragic.