When investors from a foreign land
Come to build in your backyard
They will think nothing of native species
Because they nothing
Of our Mother River.
Where they see an opportunity
We see destruction.
We see murder.
Bulldozing our beloved
ancient ones
the cottonwoods
who cry for their sisters
while the beavers look for a new home
and the birds fly on with no where to land
and the river is angry.
And we are scared
now that there’s nothing protecting us
from her wrath.
The river will flood.
The investors will build
so tourists,
high up on their weekend balcony,
basking in a desert oasis,
get the view all to themselves
that was once for all of us.
Read more about the Kane Creek Development that’s underway in Moab:
- Kane Creek Development Watch– website created by Moab locals
- Follow Kane Creek Development on Instagram
- Consider donating to Kane Creek Development Watch– they have already used donations to up their lawyer game.
- Please Spare Kane Creek by the Moab Times
- Moab Residents Unite to Fight a Development on the Colorado River by The Denver Post
- Speak Now to Save Kane Creek by the Durango Telegraph
Beth Henshaw 