With reality shows like Survivor, Man Vs. Wild, and Survivorman, survival has become a buzzword synonymous with crazy people willing to risk their lives on national television for the sake of entertainment. But with survival stories of missing families stuck in their cars and the climbers on Mt. Hood dominating the national headlines last November,… Read more »
Posts By: Ford Church
Quote for Tuesday, March 13, 2007
"A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children." -Audubon
Quote for Monday, March 12, 2007
"Nature has made neither sun nor air nor waves private property; they are public gifts." -Ovid
CAP Reflection, by Brittany Salley-Rains
The Community Adventure Program has changed my life. Not only has it awakened in me a passion I never knew existed; it has increased my awareness about environmental issues in my community and shown me that I can make a difference. After taking the CAP class for the first time I realized that I loved… Read more »
Journal Discussion for Friday, March 9, 2007
For this journal entry I’d like you to think about the things Bill Hayes discussed with us. Please spend a couple of paragraphs talking about what was most interesting to you and why. Also, I’d like you to consider our action project and its importance in our community. What are we achieving by our collaboration… Read more »
Quote for Friday, March 9, 2007
"The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between the way nature works and the way man thinks." -Gregory Bateson
Quote for Thursday, March 8, 2007
"Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things. Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds; do not overload them. Put there just a spark. If there is some good inflammable stuff, it will catch fire." -Anatole France
Winter Overnight, March 3-4, 2007
The fellas working hard on their snow trench and the ladies building a shelter that kept them warm in -9 degree weather; It’s just another beautiful day in the mountains.
Quote for Monday, March 5, 2007
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult." -Seneca
Quote for Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007
"The highest treason, the meanest treason, is to deny the holiness of this little blue planet on which we journey through the cold void of space." -Edward Abbey
