Thoreau- Blog 2

 I have a sweatshirt with a tree on it surrounded by a quote from Thoreau. " In wilderness is the preservation of the world." It is a simple idea that seems easy to understand in regards to conservation. Any naturalist would certainly agree. However I an beginning to understand his words on a different paradigm. Perhaps he also means in wilderness we can find sanctity in our world as recognizing that we are part of it. Through the aesthetic appreciation of the natural world maybe our humanity can be preserved.