I plowed fields with horses and worked as a hired hand in high school for 50 cents a day.
Wilderness, like the national park system, was an American idea.
Where nature is concerned, familiarity breeds love and knowledge, not contempt.
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
A limit on the automobile population of the United States would be the best of news for our cities. The end of automania would save open spaces, encourage wiser land use, and contribute greatly to ending suburban sprawl.
Each generation has its own rendezvous with the land, for despite our fee titles and claims of ownership, we are all brief tenants on this planet. By choice, or by default, we will carve out a land legacy for our heirs.