Support for Conservation
I'm a strong supporter of conservation, not only through my art and helping people understand our connection to nature, but through my commitment to on-the-ground stewardship efforts. I've volunteered at nature preserves near my home and during my travels. I've been dirty and sweaty and tired after a long day in the field, but I return home satisfied that I left a natural area better than I found it. Even when I'm just out walking or hiking, I pick up trash along the trail. I donate whatever funds I can to my favorite for-purpose organizations that are focused on conserving the natural world and helping wildlife.
The word conserve is derived from the Latin conservare, "to preserve"; from con "together" and servare "to keep". So conserve really means to keep together. How beautiful! |
"Let us be gentle with everything on the Earth.
Let us count as friends the land and sky,
the flowers, the waters,
and all the creatures that live."
~ Indian Proverb
Let us count as friends the land and sky,
the flowers, the waters,
and all the creatures that live."
~ Indian Proverb