  Not content with mere theory, as noted in section 1, Sylvan also engaged in ambitious practical conservation work, acquiring high-value conservation properties for rehabilitation and protection. But the value of such rehabilitated landscapes is contested in Elliot (1982) and Katz (1992). Defending the idea that naturalness of origin is a valuable aspect of wild nature, they argue that not only is restored nature of lesser value than any wilderness that it replaces, but the restored copy could be described as “a fake or a forgery” (Elliot 1982, 84); restoration involves a “big lie” as Katz puts it. Sylvan thinks they have grossly overstated their case and responds in Sylvan (1994)—restored landscapes are not mere artifact or fakery. They are not contrived gardens devoid of natural values, artificial nature falsely presented as the real thing.