City of Marathon Sustainability and Climate Plan 2012

Current trends in society highlight increasing levels of population and consumption and decreasing natural resources and ecosystems including forests, water, wildlife, and soils. At some point the population and increasing consumption will be greater than the ecosystems that support life. “Sustainable” actions are those that work toward reducing the demands and consumption of our ecosystems and also work toward preserving and restoring our forests, water, wildlife, and soils.