Bill Graham's Blog, page 9

The Power of Legacy

During a recent summer camping trip, my partner and I visited Rocky Mountain National Park. The visit was a particularly emotional experience for me because, about 70 years ago at the age of 10, my parents took me to the Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Museum (now called the Moraine Park Discovery Center). At the […]

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Stewart Udall’s vision of building a legacy of environmental consciousness.

Recently, I spent some time visiting Canyonlands National Park in Utah.  I was particularly moved by the magnificent vista that surrounded and included the convergence of the Colorado River and the Green River. “Awesome” is an understatement. Later, I was deeply inspired by the story on a plaque that described the vision of the newly […]

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Thinking In Systems – Debunking Wizards and Prophets

I have acquired a strong interest in following the ideas and the activities of those scientific, educational, and political groups that claim to have solutions to the problems associated with mankind’s huge negative impact on the environmental welfare of our Earth. I have this intense interest because:   I truly care for a happy and […]

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Legacy Building Is A Powerful Conservation Strategy

In the context of our current ecological crisis, legacy building is the act of establishing and evangelizing a sustainable worldview that can be passed on to future generations.  Recently I gave a talk to a group of 40 senior citizens about mankind’s negative impact on Nature and the grim prospects of mankind in the near […]

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Online Resources: Mankind’s Unsustainable and Inaccurate Worldview of Nature

Environmental Educators Have The Power to Change Humanity’s Inaccurate Worldview About Nature http://www.freshvista.com/2018/enviro... ********** Is There A More Important Education? Solutions to our environmental dilemma rest in environmental education and behaviors that manifest our environmental understanding http://trib.com/opinion/columns/keown... ********** Stepping Back From The Brink – An astonishing new field of enquiry explores the deep changes that […]

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Environmental Educators Have The Power To Change Humanity’s Inaccurate Worldview About Nature

Recently, I was invited to speak at a community event on whatever topic that suited my fancy.  I chose the topic “The Fantasy Of Infinite Growth On A Finite Planet” because I have been deeply concerned about an unsustainable and rapidly growing human population that is consuming the limited supply of Nature’s resources. Current estimates […]

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My Musings – Ecological Succession

********** Wikipedia. Ecological succession is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. The time scale can be decades (for example, after a wildfire), or even millions of years after a mass extinction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecologi... ********** Ecological Succession notes from Penn State University. Within any community some species may become […]

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Empowering Stewards of Nature (Free Book)

Free Book Empowering Stewards Of Nature   At this point in our planet’s history, the group of people that includes everyone who is age 25 or less, environmental educators, and all current and future stewards of Nature are probably the most important people in the world. This group will build a legacy of future generations […]

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Nature Changes On Her Own Terms

Nothing in Nature exists in isolation. Life on earth is interconnected and interdependent because each plant and animal requires life’s energy flow that comes from the sun or other plants and animals. This fundamental truth about Nature is ignored by many humans who believe that mankind, and his technology, can control Nature. Much of modern […]

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Extensive Web of Life Internet Resource Lists

You are welcome to explore extensive Internet resource lists for 22 subjects about Nature and Her interdependent web of life . The lists are categorized by topic. These lists will be useful to environmental educators, students, and anyone who wishes to do further research on the material provided in this web site. To go to […]

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