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Robert E. Livingood's avatar

I love the feeling around teaching students the importance of picking a single place, visiting regularly, and simply being there for a given amount of time. I have many personal stories of how this practice has impacted my life - sometimes in profound ways. The thing about wild nature is, it takes time to connect with it. the relationships have to build, gradually, by all the participants (human and non-human alike). Eventually, they grow familiar with one another. Once that happens, a certain kind of dialog becomes possible. Thank you for encouraging your students to connect.

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Randall Van Nostrand's avatar

What a beautiful piece. I love that you teach your students to "reflect on the building blocks of their environmental identity," how profound a practice that is. They are fortunate to have you as their teacher.

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