“Wilderness is not only a haven for native plants and animals but it is also a refuge from society. Its a place to go to hear the wind and little else, see the stars and the galaxies, smell the pine trees, feel the cold water, touch the sky and the ground at the same time, listen to coyotes, eat the fresh snow, walk across the desert sands, and realize why its good to go outside of the city and the suburbs. Fortunately, there is wilderness just outside the limits of the cities and the suburbs in most of the United States, especially in the West.” FeelsLittlesStatesStarsWaterRealizingWalksAnimalUnitedCitiesUnited StatesTreeSkyHavensWindColdLimitsPlantWestSmellSnowDesertSandNativeWildernessRefugeGalaxySuburbsPlaces To GoPlants And AnimalsCold WaterCoyotesPine TreesDesert SandFresh Snow Author:John Muir
“Does anyone pray before they cut a tree? I haven't seen anyone do that yet in the timber industry. But my vision is that that day is coming. I have a vision of a world in which we relate to each other as souls - not as personalities - not as bodies and minds and capabilities to accomplish things in this domain of the five sense, but as immortal spirits learning together how to co-create this world.” WorldMindDoeSoulBodyTogetherSpiritVisionFiveCuttingTreeHavensThis WorldPersonalityIndustryPrayingAccomplishRelateImmortalCapabilityDomainMind And BodyTimber Author:Gary Zukav
“Later, in a different home, I befriended a eucalypt, using a resilient bough as a trampoline. Learning nothing from having plummeted from the peppercorn, I'd bounce happily in my haven in the heavens. I loved that tree - and fully understand why Heysen, Roberts, McCubbin and the rest devoted so much time and effort to painting arboreal portraits.” DifferentHomeHeavenEffortTreeHavensPaintingDevotedPortraitsResilientBounceFloraTrampolines Author:Phillip Adams
“Throughout all of human history we've enjoyed certain benign circumstances: an envelope of atmosphere, an envelope of temperature. A kind of resilience that if you cut down trees, then they'll grow back. You take fish, they recover. You put stuff into the atmosphere that you know is not good for us, but we can still breathe. We haven't awakened, generally, to the sense of urgency that does exist.” IfsKnowsHumansKindDoeStillsCertainGrowsStuffCuttingTreeHavensCircumstancesFishesBreatheResilienceEnjoyedAtmosphereOver YouHuman HistoryTemperatureAwakenedUrgencyEnvelopesBenignSense Of Urgency Author:Sylvia Earle
“When I was playing in a junior tournament one time, I missed a short putt and threw my putter into the trees. I went on to win the tournament and later, instead of my dad congratulating me, he told me that if I ever threw a club again, I'd never play in another golf tournament. I haven't thrown a club since.” IfsPlayWinningTreeHavensDadGolfMy DadClubsThrownOne TimeJuniorsTournamentsGolf Tournaments Author:Arnold Palmer