**A big theme in the popular debate concerning
the environment (and one about which we will read) deals with natural places.
During the twentieth century the United States began to “conserve” land on a
large scale—creating national parks and monuments and preserves. Many parts of
the world have taken similar action or created variations on this theme.
**In our own class we’ve got significant
diversity in terms of our different relationships to the land—some of us grew
up farming, some next door to protected lands, some of us have lived lives
entirely within an urban setting. Our collective experience and attitudes and
approach are quite different. What are your own feelings and views with regard
to natural space?
**find, reference & discuss an article (either scholarly
or from a reputable news source) addressing the connection between natural
places or contact with other species, and human well-being.
**(im going use Great Falls
Park National Park Service site in Virginia as a setting)
