Orr Reactions

"We, in contrast, must choose between biophobia and biophilia because science and technology have given us the power to destroy so completely as well as the knowledge to understand the consequences of doing so" (Orr 188).

I like this quote a lot because of the way it is worded. Orr does a magnificent job of explaining how because of our technology advancements we can destroy nature in an extremely quick rate. Our advancements have also made information about the effects of this damage known to a wider variety of people. It truly is a divide between those who want to limit the effects and conserve against those who want to expand and destroy.

"The ecological crisis, in short, is about what it means to be human" (Orr 197).

This quote was my favorite in the reading because how shockingly true it is. How one identifies themselves as what it is to be human directly influences how they approach nature. The people who believe that human and nature should be separate and that civilization should be above nature are the ones who will destroy the earth. The people who believe we are members of the natural order of things and are not above nature are the ones who will help conserve and sustain our earth.

Source: Orr, David. Earth in Mind. Island Press, 2004. Print.
Pics: Taken by Joshua Bonaparte

Field Trip Reactions Campus Wet Walk

The field trip that I enjoyed most was the campus wet walk. I was very uncertain about how I was going to react having to walk almost waist deep through water. My uncertainties were met with excitement as we began to slowly wade into the water. This field trip left the biggest impression on me because for the entire duration of the class prior to the wet walk I was very unoptimistic about the lessons. The field trip helped expand my sense of place because it exposed me to parts of nature I am usually not exposed to. I learned a lot about how some marshes and other forms of water help reduce flood risks naturally. The campus wet walk made me instantly think of the reading written by Douglas titled The Everglades: River of grass.  The scenes depicted in this reading I found relatively close to the scenes exposed to me during the campus wet walk. My overall experience had been a positive one because I am enjoying something I at first believed I would hate.

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