Originally Posted by
cooker
All recreational areas used to be natural areas. Even a 3 foot wide biking or hiking trail is a recreational area that is no longer fully "natural'. If it goes on for miles, it disturbs more nature than a baseball field. Why do your recreational choices take priority over baseball?
Humans started out as part of nature, but they started competing with nature for space at some point instead of fitting their activities into it. Many species modify and clear away natural growth, but they don't have the ability to analyze the long term effects of their actions and modify them accordingly. Humans do.