Tag Archives: nature

This is a video that I put together to encourage connecting our youth to the exciting wonders of nature. The ideas and concept of this video come from a book by author Richard Louv. He wrote a book called “Last Child in the Woods, Saving our Children from ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’”. It also supports an organization called the “Children and Nature Network”. All of this relates to how our children tend to spend up to 8 hours a day in front of some electronic device and are quickly losing their connection to the natural world, affecting their health, vision, education, and …

Welcome to Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation This video is from americaswildlife.org – “Conserving the Future, Wildlife Refuges & the Next Generation”. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Wildlife Refuge Association are spearheading a public engagement effort to shape a new vision for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System. There are 553 wildlife refuges – at least one in every state and territory in the U.S. Together these refuges comprise the National Wildlife Refuge System, providing 150 million acres of habitat for more than 750 animal and plant species. Strengthening the …

Change begins in us, in the choices we make for the things we believe in, says Sanjay Sondhi who took to full-time conservation at the age of 45. My love affair with nature began as a young child. During summer vacations in the serene hill station of Dalhousie, where my grandparents lived, long walks livened up the holidays. Loads of early memories linger… the sight of a Himalayan yellow weasel climbing up a pine tree in order to get to a bee hive, and scurrying back comically, after being stung by the bees. Plucking wild strawberries to make home-made jam, …