Comments on: Creek by Creek http://science.kqed.org/quest/2007/03/08/creek-by-creek/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ann Dickinson http://science.kqed.org/quest/2007/03/08/creek-by-creek/#comment-10503 Ann Dickinson Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:50:49 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/03/08/creek-by-creek/#comment-10503 Thank you both for your nice comments. I love your story, Jim. Many of my most vivid memories of childhood also involve being outside; sadly that seems a rarer thing for today’s kids. There is a great article in the current Orion magazine titled “Leave no child inside: The growing movement to reconnect children and nature” (http://www.orionmagazine.org/pages/om/07-2om/Louv.html). Author Richard Louv observes that the way in which kids interact with the natural world has changed radically over the past few decades. He notes, “Even as children and teenagers become more aware of global threats to the environment, their physical contact, their intimacy with nature, is fading.” And, he asks, if kids lack opportunities for transcendent experiences in nature, where will the future generation of environmental stewards come from? A great question. What do others think? Any solutions? Thank you both for your nice comments. I love your story, Jim. Many of my most vivid memories of childhood also involve being outside; sadly that seems a rarer thing for today’s kids. There is a great article in the current Orion magazine titled “Leave no child inside: The growing movement to reconnect children and nature” (http://www.orionmagazine.org/pages/om/07-2om/Louv.html). Author Richard Louv observes that the way in which kids interact with the natural world has changed radically over the past few decades. He notes, “Even as children and teenagers become more aware of global threats to the environment, their physical contact, their intimacy with nature, is fading.” And, he asks, if kids lack opportunities for transcendent experiences in nature, where will the future generation of environmental stewards come from? A great question. What do others think? Any solutions?

]]> By: Jim Gunshinan http://science.kqed.org/quest/2007/03/08/creek-by-creek/#comment-10505 Jim Gunshinan Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:40:06 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/03/08/creek-by-creek/#comment-10505 Ann's story reminds me of the fun I had with my friends as a boy back in Maryland. We went on clean-up campaigns, also known as scavenger hunts, in the creek that ran through our neighborhood. After a rain storm we would collect about a million--or so it seemd--tennis balls. Some were even useable. If we saw a "crawdad" it made our day. Once we saw a snapping turtle! How exotic! We couldn't help keeping it in a tub for a few hours to study it before we let it go. The creek flowed into the Anacostia River and the Chesapeake Bay. While I was exploring the creek with my friends I was away from the suburbs and the city and we felt we were in the wild like the early explorers. We also felt like guests and not the owners. Ann's story reminds me of the fun I had with my friends as a boy back in Maryland. We went on clean-up campaigns, also known as scavenger hunts, in the creek that ran through our neighborhood. After a rain storm we would collect about a million–or so it seemd–tennis balls. Some were even useable. If we saw a "crawdad" it made our day. Once we saw a snapping turtle! How exotic! We couldn't help keeping it in a tub for a few hours to study it before we let it go.

The creek flowed into the Anacostia River and the Chesapeake Bay. While I was exploring the creek with my friends I was away from the suburbs and the city and we felt we were in the wild like the early explorers. We also felt like guests and not the owners.

]]> By: Andrew Valdez http://science.kqed.org/quest/2007/03/08/creek-by-creek/#comment-10504 Andrew Valdez Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:33:07 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/03/08/creek-by-creek/#comment-10504 What a great article. I was not aware that small nonprofits in the bay area were having such a lasting impact on our community. Kudos to Ann and the staff at the Bay Institute for the wonderful work they do. Andrew Valdez What a great article. I was not aware that small nonprofits in the bay area were having such a lasting impact on our community.

Kudos to Ann and the staff at the Bay Institute for the wonderful work they do.

Andrew Valdez

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