Unfortunately very true.

Wow, my soil classes said the exact opposite. They taught me that the slash and burn agricultural absolutely destroys soil health in the Amazon, and that it takes an extremely long time to recover.

Frogs are just chill little dudes, but also I often find herps in less than ideal sites. I once found a tiger salamander in an area with nothing but corn and soy for miles around.

I looked at the Environmental Protection Agency's profile, and the first thing I see is a Hatch act violation. UGH yeah they're blocked.