he said. "If we can clean and restore this estuary, that same model can be exported." Lickle is supremely confident that answers are coming, but perhaps not from traditional sources. "The guys with the badges and the regulators aren't going to solve this problem for us," he said. "It's too big and too complex and has too many interrelated parts. "The only way forward is changing people's attitudes-and that can be done. We've seen it happen with seatbelt use, and cigarette smoking, and the same thing is happening here with environmental conservation," Lickle said. "It's taking place a little at a time through education, and it's a slow process. But the benefits are huge, and they're going to be tangible for our kids, and their kids." AOPA BAKER VAIL EMAIL dave.hirschman@aopa.org