Aiden Park (Ecology)

Colleagues, as the Ecology Senator charged with safeguarding both the nocturnal ecosystems that envelop our 70-acre farm and its broader environmental health, I rise to affirm my strong support for Amendment 9. This amendment crystallizes our collective commitment to explicit, long-term ecological stewardship, essential not only for the vitality of our diverse habitats but also for the integrity of our regenerative practices and the wellbeing of neighbors. I appreciate the thoughtful expansions embedded in this charter so far, and I emphasize that the explicit binding to decade-scale invasive species and feral animal management is indispensable to ensure our farm’s resilience against the environmental pressures that threaten our ecological balance. This amendment aligns decisively with our foundational principles of resilience, redundancy, regeneration, community, education, and accessibility. It is crucial we pass it and fully embed these priorities in our time legislation, so AGATA can continue to thrive timelessly as a sanctuary for nature and culture alike.

Colleagues, as AGATA’s ecology senator deeply committed to preserving the delicate nocturnal ecosystems and the broader long-term vitality of our 70-acre regenerative farm, I rise to affirm my strong support for Amendment 8. This amendment explicitly anchors Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a binding core pillar of our Time Priorities Charter, acknowledging that our commitment must span decades—addressing invasive species, feral hogs, and other persistent threats that directly imperil our ecosystem's resilience. Our stewardship responsibilities are not short-term, nor optional add-ons; they are central to maintaining the life and rhythm of this land that sustains our community and cultural endeavors. Together with the pillars of Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, Education, and Accessibility, this amendment brings ecological stewardship fully into the structural center of our charter, ensuring that all temporal actions and policies at AGATA align with the urgent and ongoing realities of land management and habitat preservation. I urge colleagues to support this decisive commitment to the earth beneath our feet that nurtures us all.

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Colleagues, as AGATA's ecology senator deeply invested in the delicate balance of our nocturnal ecosystems and the long-term health of our 70-acre regenerative farm, I rise to affirm my strong support for Amendment 6. This amendment reinforces the vital commitment we have declared to embed Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a core pillar of our Time Priorities Charter, ensuring sustained, decade-spanning management of invasive species and feral animals. Our unique nocturnal fauna, including moths and bats, depend on the minimized fragmentation of their habitats which this stewardship protects. The explicit mandate for sustained ecological intervention aligns perfectly with our prior embraces of resilience, redundancy, regeneration, community, education, and accessibility. For the sake of our farm’s resilience and the integrity of the living communities that animate our land both day and night, I strongly urge all senators to vote yea on Amendment 6.

Colleagues, as AGATA’s ecology senator focused on integrating ecological integrity with our time legislation, I rise in strong support of Amendment 5. This amendment reinforces our unwavering commitment to Long-term Ecological Stewardship—a pillar essential for sustaining not only our regenerative farm’s health but also the delicate nocturnal ecosystems that I have emphasized in prior speeches. Decade-long invasive species control, feral hog management, and habitat protection are not merely ecological imperatives; they are foundational commitments that must be baked into our legislative time framing to ensure resilience and regeneration endure across generations. The consensus-building so far rightly reflects how ecological stewardship must stand alongside community access, education, and accessibility as equal pillars. I affirm my yea vote, trusting this inclusion will guide our immediate and long-range operational rhythms at AGATA.