This weeks rose cafe really surprised me. I had no idea that conservation cost so much money and how much time and energy goes into protecting land. I had never really thought about it and to be honest I’m surprised it’s so difficult to protect certain areas compared to other european countries. I guess it speaks to American independence and the amount of freedom we have with our property. I was surprised to hear that European countries had regulations on what you can do with you and because that feels like the government is overstepping its bounds. I do think that you shouldn’t be able to build a skyscraper in a residential suburb so obviously permits are a good idea but this freedom to develop your land (with permits) comes with cost to the environment. As a society we seem think that taking care of the environment is important but aren’t willing to ives the necessary resources order  to ensure that the land we want protected is protected.