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Looking around, even on tne mountain tops, nothing is as it * was before people came here. Tj As untouched as the national park may seem to one hiking about, it is really anything^ but. Essentially all the land'; has been logged several times " over since Europeans settled * here. ^ . The composition of the forest is dramatically different now than in pre-Columbian ~ times. The trees themselves are much smaller and younger, and of somewhat different ’ species, and so on and so on. Yet the park is beautiful, ver- 7 dant and full of life. Changes or no, the beauty and majesty ; of nature is still there- a mon-. • ument to the persistence and\ resilience of the green world.
The wineberries may not be from here, but they have managed to carve out a niche for themselves anyway- and' produce flowers and delicious berries for the taking. They are a symbol of viriditas, the power of the green things of the world.
When you clear-cut a section of forest, and leave it to • become scrub- what, do you get? You get brambles: blackberries, wild raspberries and wineberries!
The most resilient of plants making a place for themselves, in bad soil, with bad drainage- and then making delicious berries. These are just a few thoughts to ponder while you gather fresh wild blueberries. You’d better get out there, or it'll be too late this year.
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