“Ethical and moral questions and how we answer them may determine whether primal scenes will continue to be a source of joy and comfort to future generations. The decisions are ours and we have to search our minds and souls for the right answers... We must be eternally vigilant, embrace the broad concept of an environmental ethic to survive.” MindMaySoulJoyDecisionAnswersMoralGenerationsSourceComfortFutureSceneEthicsConceptsEmbraceEnvironmentalDetermineBroadsEthicalFuture GenerationPrimalVigilantRight Answers Author:Sigurd F. Olson
“And so when we talk about intangible values remember that they cannot be separated from the others. The conservation of waters, forests, soils, and wildlife are all involved with the conservation of the human spirit. The goal we all strive toward is happiness, contentment, the dignity of the individual, and the good life. This goal will elude us forever if we forget the importance of the intangibles.” IfsHumansRememberSpiritValuesIndividualGoalWaterForgetForeverInvolvedDignityImportanceEnvironmentalStriveForestsSoilContentmentGood LifeConservationHuman SpiritWildlifeIntangibleEludeElude Us Author:Sigurd F. Olson
“Man's history is woven into waterways, for not only did he live beside them, but he used them as highways for hunting, exploration, and trade. Water assured his welfare, its absence meant migration or death, its constancy nourished his spirit. A mountain, a desert, or a great forest might serve his need of strength, but water reflects his inner needs.” MenNeedsMightUsedSpiritWaterMountainTradeEnvironmentalAbsenceForestsDesertWelfareExplorationHuntingAssuredHighwaysWovenMigrationConstancy Book:Wilderness Days Source: Wilderness Days
“As long as there are young men with the light of adventure in their eyes and a touch of wildness in their souls, rapids will be run.” MenLongSoulLightEyeRunningYoungAdventureRiversEnvironmentalYoung ManWildernessRapids Author:Sigurd F. Olson
