A Reunion:Bringing humans Back To Nature

                                             A Reunion : Bringing Humans Back To Nature  While thoroughly enjoying my senior years, I have experienced a profound inter nal struggle as I try to understand why we older folks are leaving an ecological mess for our younger generations. As a scientist and conservationist, I see this process of "Nature denial" taking place. I see the everyday activities of ordi nary people impairing important ecosys tems with activities as simple as dog walking in legally restricted or prohibited areas where dogs have a negative impact on important ecosystems. Warning signs created by knowledgeable ecologists are completely ignored by some members of the adult public. When a dog walker is ap proached by a smiling and polite steward of Nature who is also a member of the lo cal community, tension ensues. In many cases, the dog walker continues...