“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
“Beauty is composed of many things and never stands alone. It is part of horizons, blue in the distance, great primeval silences, knowledge of all things of the earth. It embodies the hopes and dreams of those who have gone before, including the spirit world; it is so fragile it can be destroyed by a sound or thought. It may be infinitesimally small or encompass the universe itself. It comes in a swift conception wherever nature has not been disturbed.” WorldMayDreamEarthSpiritUniverseSoundNatureSilenceGoneAll ThingsBlueDistanceIncludingDestroyedWildernessHorizonConceptionFragileDisturbedStand AloneHopes And DreamsPrimevalSpirit World Book:Reflections from the North Country Source: Reflections from the North Country
