“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
“We all know the tragedy of the dustbowls, the cruel unforgivable erosions of the soil, the depletion of fish or game, and the shrinking of the noble forests. And we know that such catastrophes shrivel the spirit of the people... The wilderness is pushed back, man is everywhere. Solitude, so vital to the individual man, is almost nowhere.” PeopleKnowsMenSpiritGamesIndividualSolitudeTragedyFishesNobleForestsSoilWildernessCatastropheShrinkingErosionUnforgivable Author:Ansel Adams
“I'm weary of my lonely but And of its blasted tree, The very lake is like my lot, So silent constantly-- I've liv'd amid the forest gloom Until I almost fear-- When will the thrilling voices come My spirit thirsts to hear?” CountrySpiritVoiceTreeLonelySilentForestsLakesWearyThirstThrillingGloom Author:Nathaniel Parker Willis
“this is the spirit of the enchantment under which Venice lies, pearly and roseate, like the Sleeping Beauty, changeless throughout the centuries, arrested, while the concrete forest of the modern world grows up around her.” WorldSpiritLyingGrowsSleepGrowing UpModernCenturyForestsConcreteModern WorldArrestedVeniceEnchantmentSleeping Beauty Book:Venice observed Source: Venice observed
“Perhaps the rebuilding of the body and spirit is the greatest service derivable from our forests, for what worth are material things if we lose the character and quality of people that are the soul of America?” PeopleIfsSoulCharacterBodyAmericaSpiritLosesQualityMaterialsForestsMaterial ThingsRebuilding Book:Timber in Your Life Source: Timber in Your Life