The Nature of Wilderness

Sunday, April 5, 2015
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

What Is It

Nowadays we think of wilderness as a fully natural environment that contrasts sharply with the designed and constructed environments in which we normally move. But does that vision of wilderness really exist anymore? What is natural and what is artificial about wilderness? Should humans be understood as a part of nature or distinct from it? And how should we approach conservation efforts so that we balance the needs of a growing world population with the need to preserve some aspect of the wild in our lives? John and Ken welcome Jay Odenbaugh from Lewis & Clark College, for a program recorded live on campus in Portland, Oregon.

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adammaurer

Friday, July 12, 2024 -- 8:17 AM

These days, we define

These days, we define wildness as an entirely natural setting that stands in stark contrast to the planned and built landscapes most of us inhabit. handyman masonry near me

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questmist

Friday, September 6, 2024 -- 12:43 AM

That's just to the point

That's just to the point thanks from Questmist Dream Journal

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