Native forests
Sir,—Clearly visible from the road between Springs Junction and Murchison in the vicinity of the Rappahannock River are dramatic hills. My road map told me those were the Rappahannock Pinnacles. I remember on previous journeys being thrilled by those distinctive hills, then clothed in their protective forest. Now they are denuded and vulnerable to erosion. It is undeniable that area is an eyesore, with erosion occurring, and weeds encroaching on land once bushcovered and of great scenic beauty. Are the Rappahannock Pinnacles safe from encroaching land clearance? I am saddened to be informed by W. D. Blackadder and Alison Holcroft (June 8) that the land out of sight from the road is in a worse condition than that visible from the highway. — Yours, etc.,
J. M. HEARD. June 9, 1984.
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