Prize the natural spaces and shorelines most of all, because once they're gone, with rare exceptions they're gone forever. In our bones we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chapparal, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness. We require these patches of nature for our mental health and our spiritual resilience.

What would our lives be like if our days and nights were as immersed in nature as they are in technology?

The future will belong to the nature-smart...Th e more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.

The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.

There is another possibility: not the end of nature, but the rebirth of wonder and even joy.

An indoor (or backseat) childhood does reduce some dangers to children; but other risks are heightened, including risks to physical and psychological health, risk to children's concept and perception of community, risk to self-confidence and the ability to discern true danger

In our bones we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chaparral, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness.