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A student lost in thought during a NatureBridge program. |
"The power of imagination makes us infinite."
"The sun shines not on us but in is."
"Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world."
-John Muir
When I think of nature or conservation, John Muir always seems to come to mind. He seems to have such a good grasp on putting words to things not easily described. Muir was transformed as a young boy by the beauty of nature that surrounded him growing up.
"This sudden plash into pure wilderness-baptism in Nature's warm heart-how utterly happy it made us, wooingly teaching her wonderful glowing lessons, so unlike the dismal grammar ashes and cinders so long thrashed into us..." -Muir A Boyhood in His Youth
The beautiful setting of his settlement in Wisconsin was his teacher growing up. Being exposed to beautiful places as a young boy shaped him into the historical figure that we all know him as today. All great conservationists and naturalists were exposed to nature's classroom as kids.
Getting your children outdoors increases environmental awareness and teaches them the importance of caring for our planet.