Richard Louv
Prize the natural spaces and shorelines most of all, because once they're gone, with rare exceptions they're gone forever. In our bones we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chapparal, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness. We require these patches of nature for our mental health and our spiritual resilience.Collection: Spiritual
An indoor (or backseat) childhood does reduce some dangers to children; but other risks are heightened, including risks to physical and psychological health, risk to children's concept and perception of community, risk to self-confidence and the ability to discern true dangerCollection: Nature
There is a real world, beyond the glass, for children who look, for those whose parents encourage them to truly see.Collection: Nature
The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.Collection: Nature
Now, my tree-climbing days long behind me, I often think about the lasting value of those early, deliciously idle days. I have come to appreciate the long view afforded by those treetops. The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.Collection: Thinking
Nature is about smelling, hearing, tasting, seeing.Collection: Nature
Nature is beautiful, but not always pretty.Collection: Beautiful
What if a tree fell in the forest and no one knew it's biological name? Did it exist?Collection: Names