Comments on: You say “fundamental,” I say “essential” http://dharmablog.everyday-beat.org/2007/04/03/you-say-fundamental-i-say-essential/ Notes on paddling, fly-fishing, hiking, conservation, writing and reading, the St. Croix River, and life in Minnesota. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:52:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Legacy Amendment money at work in St. Croix watershed | Greg Seitz http://dharmablog.everyday-beat.org/2007/04/03/you-say-fundamental-i-say-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-44913 Legacy Amendment money at work in St. Croix watershed | Greg Seitz Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:17:17 +0000 http://dharmablog.everyday-beat.org/2007/04/03/you-say-fundamental-i-say-essential/#comment-44913 [...] “You say ‘fundamental,’ I say ‘essential‘” [...] [...] “You say ‘fundamental,’ I say ‘essential‘” [...]

]]> By: Deb http://dharmablog.everyday-beat.org/2007/04/03/you-say-fundamental-i-say-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-19052 Deb Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:08:35 +0000 http://dharmablog.everyday-beat.org/2007/04/03/you-say-fundamental-i-say-essential/#comment-19052 I am glad Anderson's finally seeing the light, or at least writing about it. I'm kind of in a unique situation; my kids probably suffer from Nature Overload at times "Mom, are you slowing down to look at a bird AGAIN?" yet they spend a lot of time on the video games, ironically, my 9 year old's favorites are a couple of hunting games put out by Cabela's. I'm just starting to read Louv, though I think I probably know what he's saying already. Anyway, my goal is to get my kids out enjoying the land this summer. Number one priority. I am glad Anderson’s finally seeing the light, or at least writing about it. I’m kind of in a unique situation; my kids probably suffer from Nature Overload at times “Mom, are you slowing down to look at a bird AGAIN?” yet they spend a lot of time on the video games, ironically, my 9 year old’s favorites are a couple of hunting games put out by Cabela’s. I’m just starting to read Louv, though I think I probably know what he’s saying already.

Anyway, my goal is to get my kids out enjoying the land this summer. Number one priority.

]]> By: Greg http://dharmablog.everyday-beat.org/2007/04/03/you-say-fundamental-i-say-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-19049 Greg Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:15:44 +0000 http://dharmablog.everyday-beat.org/2007/04/03/you-say-fundamental-i-say-essential/#comment-19049 Hey Justin - Thanks for the comment! You're absolutely right. Have you read Richard Louv's "Last Child in the Woods"? It deals with exactly this problem, as well as the problems it poses for the kids themselves. The problem of course is that we can't mandate every child spend time outdoors. We -- the dwindling number of citizens who care about our woods and water -- <em>do </em>have the opportunity now to mandate that our "natural resources" are protected for generations to come. By putting it in the state constitution, hopefully it will be safe from future, less-appreciative generations. And perhaps someday the trend will be reversed, and kids will return to the woods, and maybe the most we can do is make sure there's still something left for them at that time. As for both fighting for and enjoying the land... I do what I can. :D Hey Justin – Thanks for the comment! You’re absolutely right. Have you read Richard Louv’s “Last Child in the Woods”? It deals with exactly this problem, as well as the problems it poses for the kids themselves.

The problem of course is that we can’t mandate every child spend time outdoors. We — the dwindling number of citizens who care about our woods and water — do have the opportunity now to mandate that our “natural resources” are protected for generations to come. By putting it in the state constitution, hopefully it will be safe from future, less-appreciative generations. And perhaps someday the trend will be reversed, and kids will return to the woods, and maybe the most we can do is make sure there’s still something left for them at that time.

As for both fighting for and enjoying the land… I do what I can. :D

]]> By: MN Justin http://dharmablog.everyday-beat.org/2007/04/03/you-say-fundamental-i-say-essential/comment-page-1/#comment-19044 MN Justin Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:24:20 +0000 http://dharmablog.everyday-beat.org/2007/04/03/you-say-fundamental-i-say-essential/#comment-19044 It's so frustrating that we spend so much time and energy on means and neglect ends. In addition to funding though, we need our kids to get out and stick there heads in the streams and mash dirt under their fingernails. Every kid who spends all day at MySpace and texting his friends is one less supporter of the beauty of the outdoors... and if the next generation doesn't value our resources they won't fund their protection or betterment. Look to your Abbey quote in the sidebar: it is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. It’s so frustrating that we spend so much time and energy on means and neglect ends. In addition to funding though, we need our kids to get out and stick there heads in the streams and mash dirt under their fingernails. Every kid who spends all day at MySpace and texting his friends is one less supporter of the beauty of the outdoors… and if the next generation doesn’t value our resources they won’t fund their protection or betterment. Look to your Abbey quote in the sidebar: it is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it.

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