It is with a heavy heart that I write these words. If you've been following the news, you've probably seen the devastating wildfires sweeping through the southwest of France, where I live. As I write this, the flames are only 9 km (5.6 miles) from my home. Watching this unfold has been heartbreaking..not only because it is happening so close, but because the places being lost are woven into the fabric of my life. For more than twenty years, the Landes Forest and Grand Crohot