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As responses to the nature-deprived habits of life Blake and Bob are referring to, over the past decade there have appeared lots of books that talk in particular about the plight of children who live in culture for which "web" first and foremost means the internet rather than a spider's construction. A few of these books include:
The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places, ed. Gary Paul Nabhan & Stephen Trimble (1994)
Children and Nature, ed. Stephen Kellert & Peter Kahn (2002)
Father Nature: Fathers as Guides to the Natural World, ed. Paul S. Piper & Stan Tag (2003)
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv (2005)
It's a sign of our times that such books are becoming so common.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob McDonald
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Disinterest in nature -- another threat to birds
What a cheerful note to start the day!!
Of course, many (most?) of our fellow citizens are not particularly interested in Nature, but there is nothing new here. Wendy and I did a lot of camping in our younger years, beginning in the early 70's, and the focus of many of our activities was the observation of nature - wildflowers, mammals and, of course, birds. On rising early to take a walk around the campsite or further afield, I very seldom met anyone who had similar interests. We travelled across Canada in 1981 and back in 1982, camping all the way. It was the same story - we met few people with a passion, or even an interest, in Nature.
This makes it even more imperative for those of us who care about Nature to do everything we can to protect it. It is also the responsibility of naturalists to educate those who are ignorant in terms of natural history and who want to learn more.
Cheers,
Bob McDonald
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As responses to the nature-deprived habits of life
Blake and Bob are referring to, over the past decade there have appeared lots of
books that talk in particular about the plight of children who live in culture
for which "web" first and foremost means the internet rather than a spider's
construction. A few of these books include:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need
Wild Places</EM>, ed. Gary Paul Nabhan & Stephen Trimble
(1994)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<EM>Children and Nature</EM>, ed. Stephen Kellert & Peter Kahn
(2002)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <EM>Father
Nature: Fathers as Guides to the Natural World</EM>, ed. Paul S. Piper &
Stan Tag (2003)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <EM>Last
Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder</EM>,
Richard Louv (2005)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> It's a sign of our times that
such books are becoming so common.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 05, 2008 10:40
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Disinterest in
nature -- another threat to birds</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT
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<DIV><FONT size=2>What a cheerful note to start the day!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Of course, many (most?) of our fellow citizens are not
particularly interested in Nature, but there is nothing new here. Wendy
and I did a lot of camping in our younger years, beginning in the early 70's,
and the focus of many of our activities was the observation of nature -
wildflowers, mammals and, of course, birds. On rising early to take
a walk around the campsite or further afield, I very seldom met anyone who had
similar interests. We travelled across Canada in 1981 and back in 1982,
camping all the way. It was the same story - we met few people with a
passion, or even an interest, in Nature.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This makes it even more imperative for those of us who care
about Nature to do everything we can to protect it. It is also the
responsibility of naturalists to educate those who are ignorant in terms
of natural history and who want to learn more.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV