I think you're right. I was struck by this line in the article: > The choices we make over the next few months will affect our state and ecosystems throughout

I think you're right. I was struck by this line in the article: > The choices we make over the next few months will affect our state and ecosystems throughout the West for decades to come That's a big bag of wishful thinking. What they're actually saying is "the choices we have made over the past decades have effected the current state of the ecosystems in this area, and there's only a few months left to undo those decisions."