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The Nature Mentor Momentum Our role in sharing with others John James Audubon 1785-1851 Ah! How often when I have been abroad on the mountains has my heart risen in grateful praise to God that it was not my destiny to waste and pine
Our role in sharing with others
1785-1851
“Ah! How often when I have been abroad
my heart risen in grateful praise to God that it was not my destiny to waste and pine among those noisome congregations
To advocate for the environment, connecting people with nature through EDUCATION, conservation, and research
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“An individual who inspires
natural world around them through observation and interaction” ~ Kate Hogan, Audubon Society of Greater Denver
Always a scientist by training A lecturer (spewing words at great length!)
Revealer Questioner Story-teller Patient Comical Learner Excited
Prepared Sensory Allows Freedom
~ Author Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods
“Today, we humans – especially those of us in the urban developed world – exist largely without a meaningful connection to place. We are dis-placed.” ~ Author Scott D. Sampson, How to Raise a Wild Child
Conserve Nature Restore Nature Celebrate Nature
Rediscover the Nature in Your Own Backyard
We need nature mentors now more than ever . . . Are you up to the challenge?
~ Pope Francis, Laudato Si’: On Care of Our Common Home
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